Blog Posts about Yoshiko Yamamoto

Live Oak Park Fair – A Berkeley Tradition

Jan Etre throws her heart into each art fair that she produces. This is why I enjoy attending her events. Yoshiko Yamamoto is also a loyal fan. She contributes her designs to support Jan's work.   In July of 2005 I met Anita Lear at the Fair. She was visiting Berkeley with her son Kye. I will write some posts about Anita, her pioneering work with Anita Marquetry and Aryma, and her current projects. Although I want to tell the whole story, I'm determined to train myself to write quick, imperfect posts - as long as the facts are correct. So I'll write more later... Here is another...

A visit to the Arts and Crafts Press – Bruce Smith and Yoshiko Yamamoto

A visit with my friends Bruce and Yoshiko Smith I drove up to Port Orchard, Washington to visit with my friends Bruce and Yoshiko Smith. I brought an offering of brilliant yellow and orange tulips. While Yoshiko placed them in a hand crafted vase, Bruce took me on a tour of the studio. Bruce and Yoshiko are living their Arts and Crafts values with heart and soul. As Bruce showed me the Arts and Crafts Press print shop, their apprentice, Ryan Rodel*, tended to the letterpress printing press as it clattered through a short run of one of Yoshiko's original note card designs. Bruce told the tale...