Yuri Tsuzuki
Metal, Clay, Mixed Media (Intertnational)
Greenville, SC
South Carolina has been Yuri’s home since the 1960s when she moved there from Japan. Her grandfather and father traveled to South Carolina from Nagoya to build the first of many textile mills in the South. As a child shuttled back and forth, her only constants were the two trees in her respective gardens: A magnolia tree and a cherry tree.
“I believe that the way we see and interpret the world is imprinted upon us as a child. Having been brought up between Japan and Greenville, the way nature is experienced and appreciated in these two cultures greatly influences and informs how I work as an artist.”
Yuri’s approach is to abandon preconception. To thoughtfully let go. The material — whether paper, wood, or steel — is approached with humility and an understanding of its innate properties. Paper tears. Wood rots. Steel is too heavy to lift.

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Sale$1,200
Tequila Sunrise Vase
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Sale$1,200
Lidded Maple Urn
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Sale$500
Teardrop
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Sale$1,100
Large New Eden
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Sale$450
New Eden
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Sale$500
OS Bowl
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Sale$1,400
Cherry Bomb
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Sale$275
Spiral Bowl
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Sale$1,400
Double Gourd
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Sale$700
Red Hollowform
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Sale$650
Sea Urchin
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Sale$2,100
Large Deep Vee
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Sale$1,200
Sardinian Coast Vessel 3
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Sale$2,700
Sardinian Coast Vessel 2
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Red Dog
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Sale$450
OS Vase
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Sale$1,100
Tall Bottle
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Sale$600
Declan’s Gourd
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Sale$1,100
Deep Vee
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Sale$1,200
Sea Goddess
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Sale$800
Large Teardrop
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Sale$1,600
Sardinian Coast Vessel 1