The butohBuddies are Kiyono Kishi, Nina Moore, Lipton Mah, Ruth Ichinaga, and me. We are buddies. We practice and perform butoh and movements that are maybe not pure butoh, but that are buddies with butoh. Our dance and movements or stillness, and all aspects of our production are on our…
I chose to profile only 3 species of plants and 1 species of butterfly because I ran out of time. The three plants are: Willow, Fescue (bunchgrass), and Dutchman’s pipevine. The butterfly is pipevine swallowtail. None of these look exactly like the species I intended to portray, but that’s ok…
Home202433″ x 23.5″FabricThis quilt is about Point Molate being not just another place, another location but also home. It is my hope that when we reframe a space as a home, as a place of longing and belonging, that we treat it with love and respect, and not merely exploit…
I showed my quilt, The Residents, about some of the residents of Point Molate to some of the Point Molate residents. I hope they approve. I’m honored to say that my first quilt will be part of the exhibit, Point Molate, thanks to ARTSCCC (Arts Contra Costa County) and Richmond…
Artist statement: Sending Love is a collaborative installation by Reiko Fujii, Manon Wada, Irene Wibawa, and Maggie Yee, which references the collective of care that has formed between them. They are four multidisciplinary artists who first met through Asian American Women Artists Association and an affiliate program called A Place…
https://youtube.com/shorts/bEH2myRL_0E day 1. In 1979 one of my sisters @tinad05 rollerskated around Monas in Jakarta in an event. I was too young and hadn’t learned to skate and this deteriorating photo was the only one I could find of of her in her skates and her yellow track suit, both…
This feels a little liberating, not to have to make polished works that are social media acceptable, but more of a un-curated documentation of stuff I’ve done, as this blog was first intended to do.
this is a butoh inspired outdoor impromptu improv on a trail on Pt Pinole. I go to this trail pretty much everyday now even for only 20 minutes. It is a bit farther but I really love this trail. It’s not crowded, the trail is wide, there’s usually a breeze,…
I was approached for an exhibition and I wanted to make work in a way I have not done before. I approached 3 Richmond-based non-profit organizations to get permission for which I was granted to use for the art. In turn the art will be up for sale and all…
