Kimoto Butsudan watercolor 4"x4" gouache on paper

4"x4" gouache on paper

which only places value on the Japanese side of identity rather than embracing the entirety of a person’s experience

a partnered exhibition with my friend and fellow Japanese-American artist Marie Okuma Johnston at Gallery 110

ikebana encourages one to appreciate the beauty of nature while simultaneously recognizing that everything in nature is temporary

Kimoto Butsudan watercolor 4"x4" gouache on paper"Kimoto Butsudan" is part of the Daburu collection, a partnered exhibition with my friend and fellow Japanese American artist Marie Okuma Johnston at Gallery 110. This collection explores our bicultural identities and experiences between the United States and Japan. Daburu is the Japanese hepburn spelling of double, a rising identity of mixed race Japanese. Traditionally, mixed race Japanese have been called hafu or half, which only places value on