Kimoto Butsudan watercolor "Where We Left Off" is

"Where We Left Off" is part of the ダブル • Daburu collection

Reproduction of original oil painting from the Tadaima Collection

The last time I visited our family's home was shortly after he died

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

Kimoto Butsudan watercolor "Where We Left Off" is"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