J. YU

Globally inspired Chinese American Artist & Founder of StudioYU International Artists’ Collective
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PROVIDENCE FOUND

"Looking out from her New Hope studio onto the Delaware River, J Yu dabs her brush into the wetted inkstone. A blank canvas awaits, filled with possibility. As her brush strikes, a line stretches across the length of the rice paper. Look closely, and you might see: it’s not a boundary, but a bridge."

 

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Torrey Pines, 12x12x0.75 in. A snippet from the Bluffs that reminded me of La Jolla. Did you know they are at risk of extinction?!? ☑️ Moving cost from @newhope_pa to @onsantabarbara: ~$10,000 + physical & mental exhaustion dealing w/ moving companies. ☑️ Sunshine tax to live in @california: (Cost of living before) x 2. ☑️ Being able to reflect while taking in this view during "winter": Priceless. #torreypines #preservation #ohtheplacesyoullgo #oil #acrylic #canvasart #chineseamerican #artist #latergram #nofilter #tgif
I don't cook very often because my husband rarely trusts me with his kitchen. So when I do, it should probably be documented: Curry fish balls with sweet potatoes 咖喱鱼丸加红薯, spicy green beans with eggs 四季豆加鸡蛋, and rotisserie chicken from Costco - over rice. #foodforfamily #survivalfood #tomistoobusytocookthisweek #yesiimprovised #kitchencreation #mydaughteronlyatethechicken 🤷
Drifting Off with Tai LaoLao. 24 x 18 x 0.75 inches @guangzhou ☑️ Passport and visa to China for baby: $245 ☑️ Passport and visa renewal post name change for Mom: $435+$150+$125+$165 + WAY too much time spent ☑️ Airfare to Hong Kong + Train to Guangzhou: $1309 + HK$420 ☑️ Snuggling with 91 year-old tight-lipped Great Grandma, who survived the Long March south, Communist Revolution, Great Leap Forward, Cultural Revolution, and has just recently discovered the joy of caring for babies because she didn't get to raise her own: Priceless. #ohtheplacesyoullgo #travelswithbaby #portrait #greatgrandmother . . . #oilpainting #canvasart #oil #acrylic #painting #fineart #representationaloils #portraiture #portraitpainting #drawing #travelsketch #originalpainting
Alexander Beach Court, Princeton University, at 4 Months. ☑️ Round trip tickets to @princeton so Rae can see where her parents met: $875.10. ☑️ Rental car to drive through our old stomping grounds in NJ & PA: $296.63 + gas. ☑️ Strolling babe to see where GC-X had dominated the intramural 🏐 Volleyball 🏐 championships 4 years in a row, all for the hideously bright orange tiger t-shirt: PRICELESS. #ohtheplacesyoullgo #baby #handprint #chubbyfeet #travelswithbaby #latergram
Guangdong, it has been fun meeting Great Grandma, Great Aunt, Uncle Jeremy from Australia, and my twin cousins; visiting Great Uncle @mian_situ's exhibition; and paying respect to Great Grandparents. Also the 12 hour flight back to the U.S. wasn't too bad. Love, Rae. . . . #international #travel #first #china #trip @guangzhou @insta.foshan
Good day and farewell, Hong Kong! We'll miss you. Look forward to visiting again. #international #travel #travelswithbaby #inspired
"Blue" has found a new home! This is one of my personal favorites because it was one of the first Chinese American pieces that I was happy with, and it decorated the cozy living room wall of my first home with Tom @newhope_pa. It will soon be the centerpiece for a beautifully remodeled mantel place and finally get the attention it deserves. #sold . . . #blue #peony #brushpainting #ink #watercolor #acrylic #xuanpaper on #canvas #putastamponit #signature #seal #asianamerican #art #painting #peopleschoice #award #winner #illmissyou
Sneak peek from @studioyu_org's Annual Global Arts Exhibition... on display until end of next month. Get a splash of cultural color at this hidden gem, while wine tasting, if you're in the Princeton / Central Jersey / Eastern PA area! Live music on the weekends as well ;) . . . #international #art #painting #music #culture #discoveries #chineseamerican #scrollart #costarican #acrylic #indian #oilpainting #spraypaintart #wine #brickovenpizza #livemusic #artsale #studioyu
The longest most painful cry I have ever had was the day I was discharged from the hospital after ~60 hours of labor, with no baby to bring home. She had to stay behind in the NICU to be monitored in a glass box, and was forced to be formula fed until I can produce enough breast milk to keep her alive. As I wailed into my husband's arms for this beautiful stranger that I had only met 2 days ago - who depended on me for survival - I knew my life will never be the same. Throughout her 9-month residence in my womb, she gave me no trouble at all. To this day, I still don't know how morning sickness feels. So, when we were told that our little one will stay in the birthing room with us after delivery, we believed it. When we were instructed on the importance of the first few minutes of skin to skin contact, we expected plenty of it. As I was encouraged to put my baby to breast for this "liquid gold" called colostrum, I intend for her to catch every drop of it. Instead, the few droplets of colostrum I could collect into a syringe wasn't sufficient for the syringe to push into her mouth. Our very first skin to skin contact lasted a blur of a split second, while my body shivered in shock. Then she was immediately relocated to the opposite end of two buildings, which I could only get to because Tom wheelchaired me there -as I bounced along on my fresh stitches- for every opportunity we had to hold her tiny hand through the arm holes of her incubator. I can honestly say that we went through hell to be blessed with a happy and strong baby. And we would do it again in a heartbeat for her. Thank goodness she turned out to be the healthiest kid in the NICU. Every time I think about her life that would've been lost if she were born in a different era, I am reminded of my inability to control what happens to my baby girl. Since I cannot protect her from the world in which we live, my hope is that by giving her a glimpse of the world that I've seen, she may be more equipped to take it on herself. Until then, the beginning of her journey starts in my arms, drinking fully from my breast. *Painting currently on display until this Thurs, Oct 11 (see StudioYU.org).
Hmm.... where to next?! #chubbybaby #workinprogress #scroll #painting #ohtheplacesyoullgo #asianamerican #art #arttherapy because the world is crazy