つなぐ
Tsunagu — Threads of Continuance
2026 · Sumi ink, mineral pigments, coral, and gold on Hosho shikishi · 11" × 10" each, mounted as hanging scrolls
作品一覧
A selected survey from 2014–2026, organized by series.
つなぐ
2026 · Sumi ink, mineral pigments, coral, and gold on Hosho shikishi · 11" × 10" each, mounted as hanging scrolls
生命のちから
2025 · Sumi ink, pure gold, and Nihonga mineral pigments on wood panels · 48" × 12" each
阿頼耶
2024 · Sumi ink, gold on Kozo paper · mounted on 5" × 5" wood panels · 7.5" × 7.5" each · series of 16
境域 — The Realm
2024 · Mountain · Waterfall · Enrai · Sumi ink, Iwaenogu colors, gold on Kozo paper · 7.5" × 7.5" each
During a summer visit to Japan in 2023, I found inspiration while exploring a promenade near a mountainous hot spring ryokan where I was staying with my elderly mother. Considering her weak legs, I left her at the inn and set out on a short solo stroll — and found myself unexpectedly drawn deeper into a densely wooded path.
As I walked, the path became concealed by overgrown bushes. I pressed on, stumbling upon a small, dilapidated pavilion. Suddenly, the surroundings darkened — and upon turning around, the road I had come from had vanished amid dense vegetation. A chill ran down my spine. I realized I should not proceed further, and turned back.
Had I continued, I might have truly lost my way. I found myself pondering the phenomenon of kamikakushi — being spirited away without a trace, as if hidden by kami. The experience renewed my awe of nature's ancient, unseen presence.
Drawing from this peculiar encounter, I created this diptych after returning to the United States — using traditional Japanese techniques with ink and mineral pigments to capture the energy and aura of that liminal moment.
左 · Left Panel
2024 · Sumi ink, Nihonga pigments, gold on Kozo paper · 48 × 12 in.
右 · Right Panel
2024 · Sumi ink, Nihonga pigments, gold on Kozo paper · 48 × 12 in.
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森の中を抜けて
2023–2024 · Sumi ink on Xuan paper and Kozo paper
響きあうもの
2024 · Sumi ink, mineral and natural colors, gold on kozo paper
Resonance Interwinded
螺旋
2024 · Sumi-ink, Iwaenogu colors, gold on Mashi paper · 9"×9" mounted on 6"×6" panels · series of 8
根と脈
2024 · Ink and gold on Xuan paper · 14" × 24"
螺旋となって混ざる記憶
2023 · Ink and gold on Bunko paper
響
2022 · Ink and gold on bamboo paper · 44" × 14" · series of 6
瞑想のかたち
2021 · Ink, Nihonga pigments, gold on paper · 5" × 5"
すべての命は地球の子
2021 · Sumi-ink, nihonga pigments, gold on kumohadamashi kozo paper · 10 × 10 in. · Series of 16
Inspired by the 12th-century Chōjugiga scrolls, this series imagines a world where every living creature — big and small, predator and prey — is painted with equal affection. Each of the sixteen paintings carries a seasonal or folkloric theme drawn from Japanese tradition.
Exhibited at Arc Gallery & Studios, San Francisco, 2021. Presented alongside an art and music video collaboration with musician Sizzle Ohtaka (おおたか静流).
書道 · インスタレーション
A series of twenty-eight calligraphies exploring the Zen concept of Tenchi Dōkon (天地同根) — "heaven and earth share the same root." Each piece renders a single character in sumi ink on handmade paper: words that move from the cosmic (Time, Death, Firmament, Eternal) through the natural (Root, Fire, Earth, Wind) to the human (Resonate, Letter, Person, Mixture) — tracing the one thread that runs through all.
The twenty-eight pieces are strung together with paper and cord and installed as a continuous garland — a living connection between the words and the space they inhabit. The installation has been ongoing since 2016.
Sumi ink on handmade paper · Series of 20 · 2022
魚
2012–2014 · Sumi ink on paper
以前の作品
2014–2019 · Ink, mineral pigments, acrylic on paper
