Yokosuka Naval Base employee’s solo art exhibit at local hotel starts Aug. 9

Miho Onodera’s “Les deux lunes lumineuses” exhibition flyer

Miho Onodera’s “Les deux lunes lumineuses” (Mercure Hotel Yokosuka)

A Japanese employee at Yokosuka Naval Base is taking her after-hours art passion to a solo exhibit to a local hotel.

By day, Miho Onodera works as an asset manager at the Naval Facilities Engineering Systems Command in Yokosuka, and in her free time, she is a copperplate artist.

Also known as etching, copperplate printing is a time-consuming art form unchanged since its inception in Europe during the 15th century. Though not as colorful as the watercolor pieces she used to paint, Onodera said copperplate printing sparks her passion for art.

Onodera’s “Les deux lunes lumineuses,” featuring 16 copperplate prints will be on display at the Mercure Hotel Yokosuka starting Aug. 9. The collection is inspired by Yokosuka’s landscape, Onodera said.

Onodera grew up in Yokosuka City and lives there with her husband and twin daughters. Despite her busy schedule at work and home, Onodera still makes time for her artistic pursuits, including working on her art before her morning commute to the base. Another source of inspiration and art discipline is Onodera’s mother, who she said is a traditional Japanese miniature artist herself. Onodera was moved to study art in school, pursue watercolors and, eventually, turned to copperplate prints.

Don’t miss Onodera’s solo exhibit running Aug. 9-23 in Yokosuka.

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Miho Onodera’s “Les deux lunes lumineuses” (The shining two moons)