JUURI Blogs
New Painting: "Broken or Whole?"
I had wanted to make a piece based on a certain strange Japanese festival that I had read about before... but I could not remember the name of the festival. I googled with the scanty bits of information I had in my memory, but found nothing. Alas!
But then one day, out of nowhere, I got a random email from someone I didn't know, telling me that he had written a blog post about the very festival for which I had been searching.
"A Vivid Paradox" Exhibition Night
Well well, after months of hard work and a week or so of pure stress and seemingly insurmountable deadlines, we have safely opened "A Vivid Paradox"! Plaza Night was lovely with lots of visitors stopping by to see the show. Thank you thank you everyone who came to see it. I'd love to hear your thoughts!
Yucatan Inspiration from Mexico: Maya
One night, I saw at my hotel the most beautiful Mexican girl of all time. To me, she looked exactly like all the girls in my paintings combined and come to life! I'm not sure how that's possible, since my girls are Japanese. But in some magic way, it was. Waaaaaaahhhh, she was gorgeous! >.< Of course, I was super shy and terrified to talk to such a stunning lady... though I really wanted to take her photo. The other sadness is that I can't speak Spanish. I'm pretty sure it would have been an awkward disaster. But, I still keep thinking about my perfect "Maya" as I've 勝手に named her in my mind. Hah...
Summer Show Announcement! “A Vivid Paradox” Featuring JUURI & Amanda Bradway
Yaaaay, it’s official. My big show of this year will be on August 9th during Live on the Plaza in OKC. It will be a two-person show with my lovely artist friend Amanda Bradway. She and her husband Dylan own the space in which the show will be hung, the gorgeous new DNA Galleries! The space is a fantastic old building which they have redone, but some of the original walls are still visible. Check it out.
New painting: “Rotten or Redeemed”
Here is my latest piece, just in time for the Easter-ly themes of newness & life! Phooo, this one took longer than most because of all the intricate tattoos. :O I actually did them in watercolor pencil so I could be precise, and then added careful little washes of water to give the watercolor effect. The large kanji character is gilded in real gold leaf.