My atelier is located at the foot of a small mountain in Sapporo, Hokkaido. I love this place where I

was born and raised because the distance from the mountains is not too far, and the mountains are not too high, allowing me to feel the expanse of the sky. More than in the past, I have come to appreciate the dandelions that bloom along the roadsides. The white stillness of midwinter now seems clear and far away. Mountains are made up of individual trees that are so clear and beautiful to the eye that I wish I could look at them all the time.

In between painting, I go for a walk and  talk to the plants that always sprout every year after the harsh winter, and to the mountains that are always there, unchanged.They show me their natural forms as they flow.For me, living and creating here is something irreplaceable and precious.

Painting pictures, Bookbinding, embroidery and ceramic clay, and creating works of art from found wood and driftwood. Feeling the wind, looking up at the stars, not to overlook the flow of thechanging seasons, and not to close any important doors, I hope to be holding a paintbrush again tomorrow.