I won an award at Tokyo Metropolitan Art Museum, ZEN art exhibition! I am so grateful that so many people voted for my artworks here. It is such an honor to win an award from over 700 artists from all…
I won an award at Tokyo Metropolitan Art Museum, ZEN art exhibition! I am so grateful that so many people voted for my artworks here. It is such an honor to win an award from over 700 artists from all…
There are so many Koi ponds in Japan everywhere and you can enjoy seeing beautiful Koi fish swimming. We use Koi fish paintings on many art crafts, such as Kakejiku hanging scrolls, Kimono patterns, dishes, etc, as Japanese good luck…
I always love to express Japanese beauty and symbols in art, such as paintings and jewelry. Making Japanese scenery in 3D paintings in accessories is one of my favorite ways of expressing them. Using resin allows me to make 3D…
Japanese EMAKIMONO style hanging scroll First of all, what is EMAKIMONO?? Emakimono – “E” means “pictures”, “makimono” means “scroll” in Japanese. Emakimono is a Japanese traditional horizontal scroll which tells stories with pictures. From right side, we unroll the scroll…
Most of Japanese gardens have Koi pond. Koi pond is the symbol of Japanese garden. There are stones around Koi pond, sometimes there is even a stone bridge over the koi pond. Pine trees, bamboo trees and other trees are…
When I started doing calligraphy again, I did not think about painting. Ink painting (墨絵 Sumie) is well known in Japan, and my grandmother used to do Ink painting art, so it was familiar to me too. Plus I liked…