Yuriko has practiced Japanese calligraphy since age 7. She often writes calligraphy on a human body as an artistic expression as well as for spiritual and healing purposes. Images above are from the live calligraphy performance in Santa Fe, NM, for the opening of the Window Project 2000. Writings on their bodies are from John Milton's Paradise Lost, in Japanese. Images below are from New Mexico Journal Newspaper (left), Feb. 2000, and The Arizona Republic, "Rep" entertainment guide (right), Nov. 2000.