Hydrangeas tadaima inspired by the Japanese art

inspired by the Japanese art of floral arranging

With roots in Zen Buddhist philosophy

Ikebana is the Japanese art of floral arranging

36"x18" oil on stretched canvas

Hydrangeas tadaima inspired by the Japanese art"Hydrangeas" 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 the