Warm Rain tadaima a vase of long-dead flowers

a vase of long-dead flowers still propped up beside his palette and brushes

The title of Daburu is also a play on the double feature of the artist's stories

and bicultural experiences

SIZE: 6"x12"x2"

colors may vary from actual work

Warm Rain tadaima a vase of long-dead flowers"Warm Rain" 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