wing sleeping

wing sleeping
Mixed Media Photography, Wax on Panel
© Yuko Ishii
www.yukoishii.com 

 

Krab Jab Studio Presents

Arboreal Dreams

February 13th - April 2nd
Opening reception on February 13th, 6-9PM


In this group show, artists were asked to explore their own connection to the nature of trees. Whether they hail from the Pacific Northwest or as far as Belgium, these participating artists visually narrate an arboreal song that weaves together almost seamlessly. The result is as ethereal as it is solid, drawing into the depths of our communal consciousness.

Krab Jab Studio Presents ~Arboreal Dreams~ My New Work is Available!!!

burned forest (consoling your soul)

mixed media assemblage, wax on panel
© Yuko Ishii www.yukoishii.com
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Artist Statement for Burned Forest (Consoling Your Soul)

In recent years, Washington state has suffered from record-breaking heat, devastating drought and widespread forest fires. My sacred mountains were also burned last August. It was devastating, yet really beautiful.

October, 2000 - I visited Riverside, WA for the first time in my life.

October, 2013 - I said goodbye to my mountain life of 12 years, and moved to Seattle.

August, 2015 - We cried over the phone...the Tunk Block fire (part of the Okanogan Complex fire) swept through our precious forest. It burned my ex-husband’s house, garage, my art studio, and everything.

November, 2015 - I finally returned to my sacred home to console all the souls of trees and animals that died in fire. In this great nature all I can do is to create art and pray for the mountains. Through my new series entitled Consoling the Souls, I am also supporting new generations of wildlife and forest regeneration.

Consoling the Souls I

I was deeply overwhelmed by the devastating aftermath,

and felt what I had never felt before

between shadow & light of the burned trees:

something intense and pure, sensuous, rising,

like the birds spinning toward the shining sky.

In the heart of this flame

all my painful memories were fading away.

Catch me now between the destruction and the new beginning.

What it tells me is how I have been loved.

I must love in return with all I have carried.

What we need is here -

Nature knows the way of truth,

the path to the divine oneness.

Breath to breath,

let my heart awake.

With golden revelation

I am slowly healed in beauty.

~ Yuko Ishii

My New Mixed Media Pieces are on View at Confluence Gallery!

Artist Statement for Shadow & Light Exhibit

October, 2000 - I visited Riverside, WA for the first time in my life.

October, 2013 - I said goodbye to my mountain life of 12 years.

August, 2015 - We cried over the phone...wildfires swept through our precious forest.
November, 2015 - I finally returned to my sacred home to console all the souls of trees and animals that died in fire. In this great nature all I can do is to create art and pray for the mountains.

Through my new series entitled Consoling the Souls, I am also supporting new generations of wildlife and forest regeneration.

Consoling the Souls I

I was deeply overwhelmed by the devastating aftermath,

and felt what I had never felt before

between Shadow & Light of the burned trees:

something intense and pure, sensuous, rising,

like the birds spinning toward the shining sky.

In the heart of this flame

all my painful memories were Fading Away.

Catch Me now between the destruction and the new beginning.

What it tells me is how I have been loved.

I must love in return with all I have carried.

What we need is here -

Nature knows the way of truth,

the path to the divine oneness.

Breath to Breath,

let my heart awake.

With golden revelation

I am slowly healed in beauty.

~ Yuko Ishii

Shadow and Light Exhibit at Confluence Gallery, Twisp, WA
January 16 - February 27
Opening Reception, Saturday, January 16th 4-8pm
www.confluencegallery.com
www.yukoishii.com

Fading Away (Mixed Media Photo Painting) is Available!!!

Fading Away
Mixed Media Photo Painting on Panel
© Yuko Ishii
Model: Mary Graham,
www.yukoishii.com

Shadow & Light Exhibit starts on January 16
Opening Reception, January 16, 4 - 8pm.
www.confluencegallery.com

My New Mixed Media Work is Available at Confluence Gallery!

Catch Me
Mixed Media Assemblage in Lantern
© Yuko Ishii
(Photo & Poem by Yuko Ishii, Model: Mary Graham,
Dried Moss, Flowers, Feather,etc in Antique Bottle)
www.yukoishii.com
#catchme #mixedmediaassemblage #driedflowers #antiquebottle #vintagebottele #antique #vintage #homedecor #artforthehome #feather #roses #lantern #rustymetal #art #yukoishii #spiritual #interior #poetic #nostalgic #nature #memories #universe #portrait #dancer #dance #healing

Shadow & Light Exhibit starts on January 16
Opening Reception, January 16, 4 - 8pm.
www.confluencegallery.com

My old & new pieces are at ArtXchange Gallery in Seattle!

It's Seattle Art Fair week! ArtXchange Gallery will be open throughout the week and Fair, Tuesday through Saturday, 11am-5:30pm AND open on Sunday Aug 2 from 12pm to 5:30pm.

Join us in Pioneer Square for all the events and fair activities! Stop by ArtXchange Gallery to view our special exhibition focusing on the local-global perspective in Seattle art.

My new work is featured in a special two-week satellite exhibition, July 21 – August 2!

Please come join us for this special two-week satellite exhibition
at ArtXchange Gallery in Seattle, WA!
July 21 - August 2!

My group show at Bainbridge Arts & Crafts Gallery ends June 1st!

Big Bad Birds

All birds, all mediums, all month, until they fly out the door.
May 8 – June 1 | Artists’ Reception 6-8 p.m. Friday, May 8

My new mixed media pieces are available at
Bainbridge Arts & Crafts, Bainbridge Island, WA
http://bacart.org/exhibitions/current-exhibitions/

My new group show starts at Bainbridge Arts & Crafts on May 8th!

Big Bad Birds

All birds, all mediums, all month, until they fly out the door.
May 8 – June 1 | Artists’ Reception 6-8 p.m. Friday, May 8

My new mixed media pieces will be available at
Bainbridge Arts & Crafts, Bainbridge Island, WA
http://bacart.org/exhibitions/current-exhibitions/

Northern Pygmy Owl in Snow is Available at Confluence Gallery!

Northern Pygmy Owl in Snow
Mixed Media Photography, Wax on Wood Panel
www.yukoishii.com

This piece is available at Confluence Gallery, Twisp, WA
www.confluencegallery.com

The new exhibit opens on November 15th and extends through the new year until January 20th.

Art Opening at Cloud Gallery 2014

Artwork by Danse Perdue
photo by Yuko Ishii

Artwork by Danse Perdue
photo by Yuko Ishii

Kaoru Okumura
photo by Yuko Ishii 

Kaoru Okumura
photo by Yuko Ishii 

Kaoru Okumura
photo by Yuko Ishii 

Vanessa Skantze
photo by Yuko Ishii

Vanessa Skantze
photo by Yuko Ishii

Vanessa Skantze
photo by Yuko Ishii

Vanessa Skantze
photo by Yuko Ishii

Vanessa Skantze
photo by Yuko Ishii

Mixed media and sculptures by Danse Perdue, Butoh dance by Kaoru Okumura and Vanessa Skantze. Curated by Yvette Endrijautzki.

Check out Danse Perdue's stunning artwork at Cloud Gallery, 901 E. Pike Street, Seattle (inside Frame Central)!

My old & new mixed media pieces at Yogalife Green Lake, Seattle!

I am very grateful that my work is appreciated by many spiritual people
who visit this beautiful yoga studio called Yogalife Greenlake Studio & Store.
It is located in the Greenlake neighborhood of Seattle. 


Hope you stop by the studio and enjoy my old & new mixed media pieces!

If you are interested in purchasing my work,
please visit my website and contact me.

Just like I Imagined (soul encounter) is Available at Confluence Gallery in Twisp, WA!

Just like I Imagined (Soul Encounter)
Mixed Media Photo Painting on Wood Panel
www.yukoishii.com

This piece is available at Confluence Gallery, Twisp, WA
www.confluencegallery.com

The new exhibit opens on November 15th and extends through the new year until January 20th.

Last Memory is available at Confluence Gallery in Twisp!

Last Memory
Mixed Media Photo Painting on Wood Panel
www.yukoishii.com

This piece is available at Confluence Gallery, Twisp, WA
www.confluencegallery.com

The new exhibit opens on November 15th and extends through the new year until January 20th.

Ballard Artwalk Tonight 6 -9PM!

My work is displayed by ArtXchange Gallery at Miro Tea in Ballard for the month of 
October. Miro participates Ballard Artwalk. Ballard Artwalk: SATURDAY, 
October 11th.  http://mirotea.com/about/our-story/
Please come see me and my art tonight!
www.yukoishii.com

My new mixed media piece is on view at Confluence gallery in Twisp!

requiem (kyrie)
mixed media photography, wax on wood panel
© Yuko Ishii
www.yukoishii.com
model: Sierra Catanzaro

This piece is available at Confluence Gallery, Twisp, WA.
September 27 - November 8
Opening Reception 4-8pm, Saturday, September 27.

Here is my artist statement for this piece:
"We experience enlightenment through requiem.

Death is the progression onto a higher level of being. To transform flesh into light is not an easy task, yet we must be moving to the next level in the process of spiritual ascension.

Birth and death bind the cycle of life.

Let our hearts be struck open by passion,

and listen to the music of the soul until the last day comes.

We will find ourselves in bliss, and remember who we truly are."