heARTwork by Yuri: kimono

here’s a self-portrait of her as a cross-dressing dancer. seriously, she took on the role of a famous judo master in a dance recital, and even made the man’s kimono herself. then, she painted herself from a photo.

Yuri means lily flower, and here are lilies that Yuri grew in her garden.

finally, here’s a plate of her homemade spaghetti with steamed green beans, and garlic toast from her favorite whole wheat bread that she baked from scratch.

and here are all the links to the War Brides of Japan documentary which we're now anticipating will be completed by fall.

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 gozaimashita for your continued support!

Yuri’s Fans Forever

Wednesday, March 8, 2017

heARTing Yuriko, heARTing Women Everywhere!

Yuri, lei-making in Honolulu

a heARTy International Women’s Day to all heART lovers everywhere!

it’s the 8th day of the 3rd month and time to celebrate more of Yuri’s heARTwork with her fans.

apologies for missing you last month, but our documentary War Brides of Japan is taking us away from regularly posting on this blog. arrigatou for understanding.

while we were gone, Hinamatsuri (Girls Day or Dolls Day) was celebrated in Japan on March 3.

hinamatsuri card lights up and plays music

above is a photo of a celebratory greeting card that the wife of one of Yuri’s nephews sent us. when the button is pressed, the lanterns light up and a Japanese tune plays.

girl and boy dolls crocheted by Yuri

originally, Dolls Day was for removing bad luck and curses. in ancient times, people believed they could speak their misfortunes into their dolls, then sail them away down the river; thus, banishing evil from their lives. in modern times, Japanese girls get expensive replicas of the royal family—emperor, empress and other court figures—then, have them set up in display along with offerings of food like sweet mochi deserts.

speaking of dolls, here are a few more that Yuriko made by hand.

made with fabric, a man and woman dance in kimono

two of three boys appliqued onto a noren (door banner)

here's the third boy

two girls on a noren, one carries a baby (aka-chan) on her back

enjoy!

and, please follow the links in the December 8 post below to know more about War Brides of Japan.

Yuri's Fan Forever

daruma's a Yuri fan, too!