FEATURED · 2026
— Threads of Continuance
Six paintings of monarch butterflies — a meditation on memory carried across migrations. Sumi ink, mineral pigments, coral, and pure gold on Hosho shikishi.
Presented at SF Art Fair 2026 at Fort Mason Center, San Francisco, through Arc Gallery SF.
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A practice grounded in the materials of Nihonga — sumi ink, mineral pigments, pure gold — and the patient time they require.
作家ステートメント
I work in sumi-e and Nihonga using materials drawn from the natural world — sumi made from soot and nikawa, pigments derived from minerals, shells, plants, and coral, along with pure gold. My Nihonga works are typically built on washi, including kozo and mashi (hemp paper), while many of my sumi-e works take shape on Xuan paper through direct and accumulated brushwork.
Trained in Kyoto under the Seitōsha school of the Shijō-Maruyama lineage, my practice continues to evolve at the intersection of classical technique and contemporary sensibility, exploring invisible relationships between humans and the natural world, and resonances that move across time, memory, and the threshold of the seen.
最近の展示・お知らせ
2026 · July 1 · Zoom
I'm honored to be the final speaker in the Bewitched / Kitsune Artists' Talk. I'll share the story behind Tōryanse – The Gate — inspired by Fushimi Inari Taisha in Kyoto, the foxes at the shrine gates, and the children's song Tōryanse.
Wednesday, July 1 · 6:00–7:00 PM (Pacific) · Zoom · Registration required.
2026 · June 13–14
1021 Broadway Ave. #205A, San Pablo · 11am–4pm. Both pieces of Tsunagu together for the first time, in the studio where they were made.
2026 · June 20 – July 18
Arc Gallery SF, 1246 Folsom St, San Francisco. Opening Reception June 20, 7–9 PM. Showing Tōryanse — The Gate, sumi ink triptych on washi paper.
