Yumi Sakugawa is a comic artist based in California. Her work has been published online, in feminist magazines and in book form. Sakugawa also edits a blog about wellness.[1] She was nominated for an Ignatz Award in 2014 for her mini comic, Never Forgets.[2]
Yumi Sakugawa
Yumi Sakagawa at Los Angeles Times Festival of Books, April 2017
Sakugawa was born in Orange, growing up in Anaheim Hills.[3] Sakugawa had always loved drawing and writing, but she wasn't sure how to use both until in college, she started creating comics.[4] She attended the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA), where she was a part of the largest & longest running Asian-American Theatre Company in the United States; LCC Theatre Company.[5] She graduated in 2007.[6]
Sakugawa has stated that she prefers to write her ideas first, illustrating them after she has a clear sense of the narrative.[7] Her influences include Haruki Murakami, Aimee Bender, Hellen Jo, and Adrian Tomine, among others.[3] She is a self-professed Sailor Moon fan and has cited Noriko's Dinner Table as one of her favorite films.[8]
Her short comic “Mundane Fortunes for the Next Ten Billion Years” was selected as a Notable Comic of 2012 by the Best American Comics series editors.[9]
Reviews of her 2014 book, I Think I Am In Friend Love With You, have been favorable and her art and writing has been called "eerie and wondrous" by Juxtapoz.[10]
Her book, Your Illustrated Guide to Becoming One With the Universe, explores the ideas of mindfulness and meditation, making the abstract into the concrete and also with drawings that are "curious, mischievous, ready to engage."[1] She created the book in order to develop a kind of self-help book she had been unable to find on her own: one which wasn't simply written out or full of lists.[6] She decided to use her "love for creating visual stories" in order to make a new kind of self-help guide.[6]Your Illustrated Guide was selected by NPR's Book Concierge as one of "2014's Great Reads".[11]
Yumi Sakugawa, photographed at the LA Zine Fest, 2013
She was a regular comic contributor to the website, WonderHowTo.[12]
^ abcWoods, Wes (6 October 2014). "Comic Book Artist Yumi Sakugawa Provides Self-Help In Comic Book Form". Los Angeles Daily News. Retrieved 6 September 2015.
^Cills, Hazel (January 2013). "We're In 'Friend-Love' With Comic Artist Yumi Sakugawa". Paper. Retrieved 6 September 2015.
^Book, The Raw. "Yumi Sakagawa | The Raw Book". Retrieved 2015-09-08.
^"Yumi Sakugawa | DeFiore and Company". www.defioreandco.com. Retrieved 2015-09-08.
^Shafaghi, Lalé (12 March 2014). "We Are In Friend Love With Yumi Sakugawa". Juxtapoz. Retrieved 6 September 2015.
^"Best Books of 2014" NPR Books (December 3, 2014). Retrieved 9 September 2015.
^"Yumi Sakugawa's Profile « Wonder How To". WonderHowTo. Retrieved 2015-09-08.
^"Giant Robot Biennale 4 Artist List and Official Press Release".
^Macmillan. "The Little Book of Life Hacks | Yumi Sakugawa | Macmillan". Macmillan. Retrieved 2016-10-08.
^"Claudia Kishi: My Asian-American Female Role Model Of The '90s".
^"Saturday Rumpus Comic: Moon Between The Mountains". 16 February 2013. Retrieved 2015-09-08.
External links
Official Site
Across the Yumiverse (Tumblr blog)
Facebook (Artist page)
Yumiverse Online Store
WonderHowTo (Creator page)
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Yumi Sakugawa is a comic artist based in California Her work has been published online in feminist magazines and in book form Sakugawa also edits a blog about wellness 1 She was nominated for an Ignatz Award in 2014 for her mini comic Never Forgets 2 Yumi SakugawaYumi Sakagawa at Los Angeles Times Festival of Books April 2017BornOrange County CaliforniaNationalityAmericanAlma materUniversity of California Los AngelesGenreComics Contents 1 Biography 2 Bibliography 2 1 Books 2 2 Selected short stories and minicomics 3 References 4 External linksBiography EditSakugawa was born in Orange growing up in Anaheim Hills 3 Sakugawa had always loved drawing and writing but she wasn t sure how to use both until in college she started creating comics 4 She attended the University of California Los Angeles UCLA where she was a part of the largest amp longest running Asian American Theatre Company in the United States LCC Theatre Company 5 She graduated in 2007 6 Sakugawa has stated that she prefers to write her ideas first illustrating them after she has a clear sense of the narrative 7 Her influences include Haruki Murakami Aimee Bender Hellen Jo and Adrian Tomine among others 3 She is a self professed Sailor Moon fan and has cited Noriko s Dinner Table as one of her favorite films 8 Her short comic Mundane Fortunes for the Next Ten Billion Years was selected as a Notable Comic of 2012 by the Best American Comics series editors 9 Reviews of her 2014 book I Think I Am In Friend Love With You have been favorable and her art and writing has been called eerie and wondrous by Juxtapoz 10 Her book Your Illustrated Guide to Becoming One With the Universe explores the ideas of mindfulness and meditation making the abstract into the concrete and also with drawings that are curious mischievous ready to engage 1 She created the book in order to develop a kind of self help book she had been unable to find on her own one which wasn t simply written out or full of lists 6 She decided to use her love for creating visual stories in order to make a new kind of self help guide 6 Your Illustrated Guide was selected by NPR s Book Concierge as one of 2014 s Great Reads 11 Yumi Sakugawa photographed at the LA Zine Fest 2013 She was a regular comic contributor to the website WonderHowTo 12 She was one of the participating artists in the Giant Robot Biennale 4 which will be featured at the Japanese American National Museum between October 2015 and January 2016 13 Bibliography EditBooks Edit I Think I am in Friend Love With You Avon Massachusetts Adams Media 2014 ISBN 9781440573026 Your Illustrated Guide to Becoming One With the Universe Avon Massachusetts Adams Media 2014 ISBN 9781440582639 There Is No Right Way to Meditate And Other Lessons Avon Massachusetts Adams Media 2015 ISBN 9781440592522 The Little Book of Life Hacks How to Make Your Life Happier Healthier and More Beautiful St Martin s Press 2017 14 Selected short stories and minicomics Edit A Special Message For You Hand Delivered To You From The Universe 2012 Self published compilation of comics between 2010 and 2012 Intergalactic Telepathic Pen Pal and Other Super Short Stories 2012 Self published compilation of comics between 2011 and 2012 Claudia Kishi My Asian American Female Role Model of the 90 s 2012 Self published originally posted online on Sadie Magazine 15 Moon Between the Mountains 2013 Self published originally posted online on The Rumpus 16 Never Forgets 2014 Self published Bird Girl and Fox Girl Sparkplug Books 2014 Transcendent Exercises for the Uninspired Artist 2014 Self published Ikebana Retrofit Comics 2015 Fashion Forecasts 2016 Self published a limited run for Crosslines a SmithsonianAPA event in Washington D C References Edit a b Brooks Katherine 12 August 2015 12 Books That Will Lift You Up When You Are Down Huffington Post Retrieved 6 September 2015 Akhtar Zainab 8 September 2014 For One Week Only Read Yumi Sakugawa s Fantastic Never Forgets For Free Comics Alliance Archived from the original on 8 September 2015 Retrieved 6 September 2015 a b Murillo Aimee 19 December 2014 Magical Realism Comics and Friend Love The Artwork of Yumi Sakugawa OC Weekly Retrieved 6 September 2015 Chow Kat 4 January 2014 Comic Artist Yumi Sakugawa On Friend Love Identity And Art Code Switch NPR Retrieved 6 September 2015 LCC Theatre Company at UCLA lcctheatre com a b c Woods Wes 6 October 2014 Comic Book Artist Yumi Sakugawa Provides Self Help In Comic Book Form Los Angeles Daily News Retrieved 6 September 2015 Cills Hazel January 2013 We re In Friend Love With Comic Artist Yumi Sakugawa Paper Retrieved 6 September 2015 Book The Raw Yumi Sakagawa The Raw Book Retrieved 2015 09 08 Yumi Sakugawa DeFiore and Company www defioreandco com Retrieved 2015 09 08 Shafaghi Lale 12 March 2014 We Are In Friend Love With Yumi Sakugawa Juxtapoz Retrieved 6 September 2015 Best Books of 2014 NPR Books December 3 2014 Retrieved 9 September 2015 Yumi Sakugawa s Profile Wonder How To WonderHowTo Retrieved 2015 09 08 Giant Robot Biennale 4 Artist List and Official Press Release Macmillan The Little Book of Life Hacks Yumi Sakugawa Macmillan Macmillan Retrieved 2016 10 08 Claudia Kishi My Asian American Female Role Model Of The 90s Saturday Rumpus Comic Moon Between The Mountains 16 February 2013 Retrieved 2015 09 08 External links EditOfficial Site Across the Yumiverse Tumblr blog Facebook Artist page Yumiverse Online Store WonderHowTo Creator page I Think I Am In Friend Love With You excerpts Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Yumi Sakugawa amp oldid 1101946161, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
