Threads of Continuance

I work in sumi-e and Nihonga — traditions rooted in materials drawn from the natural world. Sumi made from soot and nikawa; mineral pigments ground from stone; gofun from fermented shells; natural earth pigments; and pure gold are applied to washi, mashi (hemp paper), kozo, and Xuan paper, often mounted on wood panels.

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 the resonances that move across time, memory, and the threshold of the seen.

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