fall and heARTs are in the air!

greetings heARTists and heART lovers everywhere! 

it’s the 8th day of the 9th month and time to share more of Yuri’s incredible heARTwork.

say, can you sense the change in the air? surely, fall is about to arrive.

and with fall, comes bountiful harvests.

so here are some of Yuri’s paintings that represent produce. they're all painted on wood, too!

bamboo shoots are a delicious vegan food

notice that the foods represented are all vegan. yep, we’re sneaking that plug in to let you know about our upcoming documentary about Indigenous cultures and their pre-colonization diets.

yellow onions, green onions and garlic

carrots, jalapeños and green pepper

below is a very ‘quick and dirty’ short video of our upcoming film. 

arrigatou! to VeganFlix for giving us a grant to make our future documentary:

Native Vegan

and, please check out Yuri’s website to see more of her heARTwork:

iAmArtistYuriko

when we meet again, it will be chilly winter. please stay safe, and don’t forget that we are and will always be...

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Bodhi day and heARTwork, nature-ly

greetings, heARTists and heART lovers of the multiverse.

it’s the 8th day of the 12th month, and time for more heARTwork by Yuri.

it’s also time to celebrate Bodhi Day!

like Buddha, Yuri was also born on April 8. and, they share a love for Nature.

the story of Buddha is that while he was still Prince Siddhartha, he sat under a Bodhi Tree for 7 days fasting and meditating. on the 8th day, he found enlightenment.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bodhi_Day

we fans of Yuri would like to enlighten the world about her beautiful heARTwork. especially those pieces that reflect her love for nature.

in our last blog post, we announced our intention to work on a film about her. unfortunately, life has distracted us in numerous ways and we’ve had to postpone our project--but just temporarily. we'll make up for lost time in 2021.

meanwhile, here are some of Yuri's heARTwork reflecting both Nature and her connection to Buddha.

ps since WIX changed its software, Yuri’s paintings aren’t showing up on her website. Please give us a moment.

https://lenastarwheels.wixsite.com/iamartistyuriko

best new year's wishes, and we'll return on March 8 where we'll continue to be...

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A Japanese heARTist Inspires A Docu*Memory Film

"Koi" painting by Yuri

greetings, heARTists and heART lovers of this heARTistic universe!

it’s the 8th day of the 9th month, and time for more heARTwork by Yuri.

again, this quarter, we digress from our usual exhibit of Yuri’s heARTwork (scroll down to view older posts featuring it). instead, we continue to bring you news about the 5-part series titled “War Brides of Japan, a docu*memory”, made in Yuri’s honor.

even though we were this close to wrapping up the films last quarter, we got so busy cutting new shorts and trailers to enter into film festivals. please give us a few more days, then check out our Vimeo link below to view the films. 

https://vimeo.com/watermelonsushi

"War Brides of Japan, a docu*memory" collage

our last post featured 5 posters representing chapters of the docu*memory series, and we’re so happy to announce that all 5 were accepted as Official Selections in the Indo-Global International Film Festival, with the one titled “War Brides of Japan, a docu*memory: The Culture” winning a Best Poster award.

"Certificate of Excellence" from Indo-Global International Film Festival

our winning poster

and, in June, we also won Best Concept and Best Trailer awards at The Buddha International Film Festival of Pune Maharashtra India, respectively, for the film “BFF’s; Buddhist Friends Forever” and the short promo trailer "This Doc Rocks! (Buddha)".

"Best Concept Award" from The Buddha International Film Festival

"Best Trailer Award" from The Buddha International Film Festival

here’s the winning short promo trailer:

This Doc Rocks! (Buddha)

https://vimeo.com/305290266

here are the other 2 promo trailers:

This Doc Rocks! (Daruma)

https://vimeo.com/301430743

Rock This Doc! (Kokeshi)

https://vimeo.com/305181525

and, here are all 5 film trailers on Vimeo:

Herstory:

https://vimeo.com/337430653

The Brides:

https://vimeo.com/337432897

The Kids:

https://vimeo.com/337436195

The Culture:

https://vimeo.com/337747906

BFF’s: Buddhist Friends Forever:

https://vimeo.com/337749810

you can also get updates about the film at:

www.warbridesofjapan.com

https://www.facebook.com/WarBridesOfJapan/

https://www.facebook.com/throwingriceproductions/

and, please check out sugoi heARTist Yuriko and her sugoi heARTwork at this site:

https://lenastarwheels.wixsite.com/iamartistyuriko

until we meet again on December 8, we are and always will be…

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a heART for you!

konnichi-wa all heARTists and heART lovers across the universe. it’s the 8th day of the 5th month and, we’re celebrating Yuriko’s art once again.

however, while we’re still in the editing phase of War Brides of Japan, we don’t have time to share as much as we’d like. 

a heART for you!

so we'll leave you with Yuriko's handmade hearts and the links below for more info about the film.

please scroll through “Older Posts” to see more of Yuriko’s fabulous heARTwork!

war brides of Japan videos:

youtube 88.1 Fresno interview

vimeo behind-the-scenes trailer

youtube behind-the-scenes trailer

vimeo pre-production trailer 

youtube pre-production trailer

youtube v.2

youtube v.1

war brides of Japan websites:

warbridesofjapan.com

weebly

jimdo

war brides of Japan news:

multiracial media

DIFT interview

NBC

international examiner

international examiner 2

discover nikkei

war brides of Japan Facebook:

fan page

war brides of Japan LinkedIn:

how they learned to forgive and love the enemy 

making love, not war

those bad ass brides! 

war brides of Japan Twitter:

watermelonsushi

war brides of Japan G+:

google plus

war brides of Japan blogs:

on the road

tumblR

a war bride's artwork:

iamartistyuriko

heartworkbyyuri

arrigatou!

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the fabric of heARTwork

konnichi-wa, heARTists and heART lovers everywhere!

it’s the 8^th day of the 7^th month, and time to view more heARTwork by Yuri.

as an accomplished seamstress and tailor, Yuriko loved working with fabric. all of the pieces displayed here are created with some kind of cloth. it's pretty amazing (sugoi!) when you realize she made them all by hand. take a look:

homegrown bamboo & yarn dusters

bean bags made of scrap material

cloth box, outside

cloth box, inside

fleece football helmut, outer

fleece football helmut, inner

geisha in satin, front

geisha from behind

heART pincushion in red satin

heART pincushions in blue polyester

cotton sewing kit with denim scissors pouch

happy puppet in cloth, paper & yarn

happy puppet flipped to its mad side

some of Yuri's raw materials

when you return next month, we’ll have more fabulous heARTwork by Yuri.

meanwhile, please check out Yuriko’s heARTwork in oils at this website:

http://lenastarwheels.wix.com/iamartistyuriko

thank you for noting that all images are copyright protected.

we’d also appreciate you taking time to "like" our Facebook ‘War Brides of Japan’ page featuring Yuriko:

https://www.facebook.com/WarBridesOfJapan

ja!

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little pieces of heARTwork

konnichi-wa dearheARTs!

it’s the 8^th day of the 6^th month, and time for more heARTwork by Yuri.

unlike our last month's featured pieces, there’s no particular medium showcased this time around. instead, we’ve selected a small diverse group featuring clamshells, wooden coasters, a ceramic plate, and papier-mâché masks.

aren’t these clamshells sweet? they’ve been sprayed with gold paint and illustrated in brightly-colored oils. we especially enjoy the one with the royal couple on it (upper right).

clamshells with Japanese motifs

these wooden coasters with fauna and flora are hand-painted with oils.

wooden coasters with fauna and flora

this ceramic plate was illustrated with red grapes hand-painted with acrylics.

grapes on a ceramic plate

and, finally, these are Yuri’s handmade papier-mâché masks. if you’re familiar with Japanese culture, you’ll recognize them as they are often featured in Noh plays.

upper class woman

old man

remember, you can check out Yuriko’s heARTwork in oils at this website:

http://lenastarwheels.wix.com/iamartistyuriko

please note that all images are copyright protected.

while you’re on the internet, won't you take a minute to "like" our Facebook ‘War Brides of Japan’ page featuring Yuriko:

https://www.facebook.com/WarBridesOfJapan

ja!

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is your HEART into ART?

do you love art? is your heart into art? then, welcome!

on the 8th day of every month, we will feature heARTwork by Yuri, right here at this blog.

a brief bio…

born in Tokyo, Yuriko left for the U.S. after marrying an American soldier. Living in Texas, Germany and Washington State, she raised two children and six different dogs named Bosco, Tiger, Lulu, Shogun, Princess and Muffin.

all her life, Yuriko made art. besides being a talented seamstress who could sew anything by hand, she also made quilts, crocheted doilies and miniature high heels, knitted hats and shawls, made Japanese dolls, cloth puppets and Noh masks, carved illustrations in wood, created all kinds of knickknacks, and eventually painted in oils on canvass, clam shells and wood.

some of Yuriko’s heARTwork in oils can be seen at this website:

http://lenastarwheels.wix.com/iamartistyuriko

coming soon…photos of her delicious home-grown, home-cooked meals!

in celebration of Yuriko’s April 8th birthday (and Buddha's), we present you with these selections from her collection of oil painted farmhouses. even though she grew up in the big city of Tokyo, she was just a country girl at heART.

please remember, all images are copyright protected.

and, you can "like" our Facebook War Brides of Japan page featuring Yuri here: 

https://www.facebook.com/WarBridesOfJapan

ja!

 Yuri’s Fans Forever