RESUME - TEACHING - PUBLICITY
EXHIBITIONS AND PUBLIC WORK
Paper Circle Origami Exhibition - Nelsonville, OH (March 14, 2020 - TBD)
The artist will be displaying 7 mobiles of 1000 cranes and three framed shadow boxes. This was a combination of three previous collections combined into one to tell the story of her family’s internment at Heart Mountain, WY during WWII for almost three years focusing not on the negativity of the injustice carried out by the United States Government but on the ability of people, her family, to accept the reality of an injustice and not allow themselves to be changed by it. To not become prejudiced against those who have wronged them through prejudice. If they had Tamaki has mused she wouldn’t be who she is, she would have been someone else. She could have become someone who was raised to distrust and even hate people who looked like, but weren’t, the people who cost her family and approximately 150,000 other Japanese Americans and Resident Aliens their belongings, homes, farms, businesses, culture, freedom, dignity, and for some, even their lives.
Windy City International Origami Exhibition - Township Library, Schaumburg, IL (June 21st - 23rd, 2019)
The exhibition featured the work of more than 80 artists from 25 different countries. The artist attended all three days of the event displaying an itty bitty, 6.5” high mobile comprised of 3/8” high cranes. Please visit her Patreon page for more details about, and a video of this event.
ArtPrize 10 - Grand Rapids, MI. (September 19th - October 7th, 2018)
"Kintsugi Heart"
A mixed media entry that incorporated a painted heart and tiny gold cranes. The title "Kintsugi Heart" is a piece the artist had wanted to create since learning about kintsugi several years ago. Kintsugi is a Japanese method of mending a favorite piece of broken pottery with real gold powder mixed with lacquer or resin. The heart is a representation of all of our hearts. Though life will break and shatter us time and time again we always have the opportunity to heal, like the broken pottery, in a way that leaves us both more beautiful and more interesting than whatever hardships broke us. Not everyone will. Some will hold onto the grief and anger that accompany loss. But if we can learn to confront and process the pain, replace grief with gratitude, and the anger with an open and fearless heart that is when hardships can become lessons that help us evolve and move us closer to finding contentment within our lives.
Grand Rapids Asian-Pacific Festival - Grand Rapids, MI. (June 2018)
The artist displayed 12 mobiles of miniature origamis, each containing 1000 tiny cranes, rabbits, or frogs. The mobiles were on display throughout the monthlong Asian art exhibit at the Devos Place Convention Center in conjunction with the second annual Grand Rapids Asian-Pacific Festival.
ArtPrize 9 - Grand Rapids, MI. (September 20 - October 8, 2017)
"Acceptance" is comprised of three mobiles with each representing aspect of the artist's family history. Focusing on the Japanese American internment the mobiles take viewers through a visual story of prejudice, healing, and love. The "Internment" cranes are 1000 tiny yellow cranes hung from a wreath of miniature barbed wire that binds into place a photo of Tamaki's maternal family while they were held at Heart Mountain, WY during WWII. The blue and gold "Kintsugi" mobile represents a beautiful metaphor the artist wants to share in that the way we heal from hardships can make us more beautiful and interesting than before. And the "Filled with Love" cranes embody the hearts of her parents and family who, despite suffering from extreme prejudice, resolved to never be prejudiced themselves, choosing love over hate.
Art.Downtown Avenue for the Arts - Grand Rapids, MI. (April 8, 2017 from 12:00-9:00 PM)
Curator: Zahara Avalon
"AMERICAN" The exhibit asks: "What does it mean to be American? The space focuses on intersections of Asian and Hispanic/Latinx identities especially in a political climate of anti-culture/color/immigrant." My contribution to the installation will be three framed pieces depicting my maternal family's experience during the Japanese American internment and how I see myself as an American.
ArtPrize 8 - Grand Rapids, MI. (September 21 - October 9, 2016)
"Tinygami" is comprised of three mobiles with each representing a different cultural theme based on customs and traditions of Japan. The titles of the mobiles are "Moon Rabbit," "Bonsai," and "Good Fortune Frogs." Each contains 1000 miniature origami rabbits, cranes or frogs that measure from 1/4" to 3/4" high. Tamaki's diminutive mobiles are 8"-12" in diameter and measure 24" to 36" in length. The structures the cranes are hung from and all additional ornamentation are also handmade by the artist.
LowellArts! ArtPrize: Second Glance - Lowell, MI (January 9 - February 20, 2016)
On display at LowellArts! King Gallery. The exhibition included 21 artists who live within 20 miles of the City of Lowell. This is the third exhibition of this kind to be held at LowellArts! It gives a snapshot of artwork by local artists that visitors may have missed at ArtPrize. This was an invitational exhibition, artists were selected by the LowellArts! Gallery Committee. The committee reviewed over 300 pieces of artwork by artists who fit the geographical criteria - both by visiting works in person during ArtPrize and by utilizing the ArtPrize website.
ArtPrize 7 - Grand Rapids, MI. (September 23 - October 11, 2015)
"4000 Culture Cranes" is comprised of four mobiles of 1000 miniature origami cranes (each) that represent the following Japanese traditions and customs: Mochibana and Kagami Mochi, Daruma, Maneki-neko, and Sadako Sasaki. The cranes range from 1/4" to 3/4" high, the mobiles are 7"-8" in diameter and measure 24" to 36" in length. The structures the cranes are hung from and all additional ornamentation are also all handmade.
ArtPrize 6 - Grand Rapids, MI. (September 24 - October 12, 2014)
"Tiny Cranes" is comprised of four mobiles of 1000 cranes each representing the four seasons. The cranes range in size from 3/8" to 3/4" high and the mobiles are all approximately 8" in diameter and 30" high. The structures the cranes hang from were also meticulously handmade as were their flowers, leaves, and additional ornamentation. For 19 days three square miles of downtown Grand Rapids, MI is transformed into a public art gallery. In 2014 194 venues hosted artists of their choosing during the three week competition from Sept. 24th through October 12th. Artists from around the world submit their work via the ArPrize website. If they receive an offer to have their entry hosted they are then eligible to win the Public Vote Grand Prize.
Purple Moon Dance Project - San Francisco, CA. (July 7, 14, and 15, 2006)
Artist was contacted by the curator of the production of "Mahina" being performed at the Zeum theatre in the Yerba Buena Gardens in Downtown San Francisco. The theme of the performance was inspired by the Pacific islander myth of Hina, a goddess who lives on the moon. Mahina is a story about facing timeless challenges and ultimately responsibility - to ourselves and the world we want to live in. The artist provided three sculptural pieces to be used in the entry area to help reflect the message that we all contribute to the condition of the world in which we live.
The message of the Purple Moon Dance Project is to increase the visibility of lesbians and women of color and to encourage social change, peace and healing in our society through the medium of dance.
750 Gallery - Sacramento, CA. (March 10 - April 2, 2000)
Peace Crane exhibit: Included were 3 sets of one thousand cranes, 1 framed collage and 2 collaborative collages incorporating the work of the photographer/co-exhibitor Patricia Ternahan.
Japanese American Citizens League - San Jose Chapter (1996)
Artist volunteered to create origami displays for the JACL National convention being hosted in San Jose that year. Pieces were displayed at the San Jose Fairmont Hotel. First phase of the project was creating floral origami centerpieces for a luncheon. The second and larger phase was creating a flock of 75 cranes ranging in size from one to four feet high. The cranes were hung using a lift, from two parallel cables strung across the ceiling of the ballroom. This display was for the final banquet in the main ballroom.
Demonstration + Exhibition + Entertainment
Detroit Institute of Arts (March 4, 2018)
Artist was hired to give an origami presentation during their Hina (Japanese Girl’s Day) Festival. During the one day event Stacie gave a brief history and description of Origami, taught an audience of 300 people how to fold an origami swan from onstage. She spent the rest of the day demonstrating how she folds her tiny crane gifting each one to the attendees who waited in line to view and receive one. Her tiny mobiles were on display at her booth. The event was presented by Japan Cultural Development, cosponsored by the Consulate General of Japan in Detroit, and the Japan Business Society of Detroit.
Grand Traverse Resort and Spa (February 17, 2018)
Artist was hired to provide entertainment to the resort's guests at a Chinese New Year party. She displayed two mobiles then spent two hours folding and giving away each creation to guests.
Varnum LLC (September 20, 2017)
Each year since the inception of ArtPrize the Varnum Law Offices have hosted an ArtPrize Client Appreciation Party on the opening night of the first day of ArtPrize. In 2017 the Artist was hired to give a continuous folding demonstration and display two mobiles of her miniature mobiles of 1000 tiny cranes at Varnum's Bridgewater Place office in Downtown Grand Rapids, MI.
Bloomingdale's - Stanford Shopping Center Palo Alto, CA (May 5, 2012)
Artist was hired by Hanae Mori Fragrance to teach shoppers of all ages how to fold an origami crane in the cosmetics section of the store.
Mandarin Oriental Hotel - San Francisco, CA. (November 8, 2004)
Artist was requested to come on location at the hotel and demonstrate how to fold an origami crane for a bridal event where Wedding Consultants from the Greater Bay Area had been invited to attend. Artist also brought a finished set of 1000 cranes to exhibit at the event.