Yoshino Rosalia Jasso was honored with the first Emerging Artist and Arts Leader award, presented to her in 2012 by the Arts Council for Long Beach. Yoshino has been a creative force in the community for many years, both as a teacher, mentor, and as co-founder, with her mother Lisa Hernandez, of the celebrated Long Beach Depot for Creative Reuse.

Her work explores the blurred boundaries between art and craft. She’s best known for yarn bombing, where she attaches hand made webs of crocheted yarn to trees, light polls, and other objects in the neighborhood. She’s also used paper, plastic, and many other found objects to create figures, jewelry, and clothing. She sees reuse as a critical tool in preserving the environment, and strengthening community.

In this interview, shot at The Collaborative art gallery, she speaks about her art, her pageant experience, and the Depot. Her work, along with that of Paul Hogue and Trace Fukuhara, will be exhibited in a show titled Intersect, at The Collaborative through November 10th, Wednesdays through Sundays from 11 AM – 5 PM. The opening reception is being held this evening, Thursday, September 19th, from 6-9 PM.

The Collaborative is located at 421 West Broadway. More information about the Arts Council for Long Beach can be found at ArtsLB.org.

Watch video interviews with the other two Intersect artists, Paul Hogue and Trace Fukuhara.

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