Yuri Tozuka

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    Yuri Tozuka
    Girl and Boy

    Marionette necklaces. Sterling silver, fine silver, brain coral.

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Yuri Tozuka
Girl and Boy

Marionette necklaces. Sterling silver, fine silver, brain coral.

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Yuri Tozuka
Boy and Girl

Marionette necklaces. Sterling silver, fine silver, brain coral.

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Yuri Tozuka
Boy

Marionette necklace. Sterling silver, fine silver, brain coral.

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Yuri Tozuka
Girl

Marionette necklace. Sterling silver, fine silver, brain coral.

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Yuri Tozuka
Kaeru-chan

Marionette necklace. Sterling silver, fine silver, peridot, brain coral, gold leaf.

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Yuri Tozuka
Kaeru-chan & Kaeru-kun

Marionette necklaces. Sterling silver, fine silver, peridot, brain coral, gold leaf.

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Yuri Tozuka
Kaeru-kun

Marionette necklace. Sterling silver, fine silver, peridot, brain coral, gold leaf.

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Yuri Tozuka
Kaeru-chan

Marionette necklace. Sterling silver, fine silver, peridot, brain coral, gold leaf.

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Yuri Tozuka
Nest II, Nest I, Dialogue, Rings

Sterling silver, jet, fine silver, 22K gold

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Yuri Tozuka
Nest I, Ring

Sterling silver, jet, fine silver

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Yuri Tozuka
Dialogue, Ring

Sterling silver, jet, fine silver, 22K gold

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Yuri Tozuka
Nest II, Ring

Sterling silver, jet, fine silver, 22K gold

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Yuri Tozuka
Tiger

Marionette
Necklace.
Silver, fine
silver, coral,
Urushi
lacquer. Cast
and
fabricated.

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Yuri Tozuka
Tiger

Marionette
Necklace.
Silver, fine
silver, coral,
Urushi
lacquer. Cast
and
fabricated.

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Yuri Tozuka
Tiger

Marionette
Necklace.
Silver, fine
silver, coral,
Urushi
lacquer. Cast
and
fabricated.

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Yuri Tozuka
Tigeror

Marionette
Necklace.
Silver, fine
silver, coral,
Urushi
lacquer. Cast
and
fabricated.

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Yuri Tozuka
Tigeror

Marionette
Necklace.
Silver, fine
silver, coral,
Urushi
lacquer. Cast
and
fabricated.

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Yuri Tozuka
Pipe Necklace

2019.
Sterling silver,
18k gold.
Hand formed,
forged, and
fabricated.

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Yuri Tozuka
Long Pipe Necklace

Sterling
silver, hand
fabricated,
adjustable
clasp.

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Yuri Tozuka
Ring

Sterling silver, 18k gold, Green amethyst
Ring size 7.
1 ½ h × 1 1/8 w × 1 1/8 d inches.

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Yuri Tozuka
Pipe Rings on Hand

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Yuri Tozuka
Pipe Rings Group

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Yuri Tozuka
Large Pipe Ring

2023
Sterling silver, sapphire.
Approx. size 6

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Yuri Tozuka
Pipe Line Ring

2023.
Sterling silver, Mokumegane (shakudo and fine silver), 18k gold, black diamond.
Approx. size 6.

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Yuri Tozuka
Elevated Pipe Ring

2023
Sterling silver, 18k gold, diamond.
Approx. size 6

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Yuri Tozuka
Pipe Band

2023.
Sterling silver, sapphire.
Approx. size 6.

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Yuri Tozuka
Tank Pipe Ring

2023
Sterling silver, 18k gold, sapphire.
Approx. Size 6

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Yuri Tozuka
Chandelier Earrings

2022
Sterling silver, 22k gold fused over silver
3.5″ x 5/8″ x 5/8″

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Yuri Tozuka uses her work to explore the invention and expression of both humans and nature. She delves into these themes using both hand-fabrication techniques as well as hand-carved wax models that are cast in precious metals. 

Statement

Pipe Jewelry: I have often found myself inspired by the intricacies of anatomy that animate living things. This inward focus on the beauty of the minute within a closed system helped me to see a previously hidden beauty within larger man-made systems. Considered a blemish on the landscape by some, I found a harmonious beauty within industrial installations. By fabricating these structures within the form of something typically beautiful, I hope to be able to share this insight with others.

Marionettes: My recent work with marionettes  began as an expression of how we often overlook the true controlling forces within our lives; our internalization of experience. By first creating a focus on attention to detail, while drawing from the commonplace or traditional, I am able to re-imagine and repurpose both the form and function of that which inspires me. By creating this refocus, I hope to show others the world as I experience it.

Selected Collections

  • Numerous private collections throughout the United States