Awards
My original background is a fine art portrait photography. I make portraits to extract the sitters' natures during the session through the 5x4 camera. I produce prints to control the colours mixing cyan, magenta and yellow to get the perfect combination of colours. There is the only one answer for the colour of the print. But for pottery there are a lot of different kinds of answers for the colours. I enjoy the combination of mixing colours. My techniques are pinched pots and coiled pots to create an original and unique work of art for everyday life. I use pieces of lace to get patterns on the surface of clay and push them into mouldings then draw some nature plants on front or back of the works . I am inspired the Japanese four seasons as I have grown up in a country side, surrounded in mountains, rivers, ponds, different kinds of trees and plants. I always felt the seasons changing in nature. I think of the scenery while creating my pottery.
Exhibition and Talk
2024
2022
2021
2020
2019
2018
2017
2016
2007
2006
2006
2006
2005
2003-2004
2003
2002
2001
2000
London Craft Week, Photography & Ceramic exhibition for Japanese Textiles & Craft Festival at Deptford Market Yard, London.
Ceramic exhibition for Japanese Textiles & Craft Festival at the Forge, Craft Central, London.
Ceramic exhibition for Japanese Textiles & Craft Festival, part of the official Japan Season of Culture 2019-2020, at the Forge, Craft Central, London.
Photography and Ceramic exhibition for Japanese Textiles & Craft Festival, part of the official Japan Season of Culture 2019-2020, at the Forge, Craft Central, London.
Exhibition and Talk for Japanese Textiles & Craft Festival, part of the official Japan Season of Culture 2019-2020, at the Forge, Craft Central, London.
Craft Central Market at Forge, London
London Print Studio, London
The London Artisan, London
Craft Central Market at Forge, London
London Print Studio, London
Ceramics and photography exhibition, Craft Central Corner Shop, London.
Ceramics and photography exhibition, Craft Central Corner Shop, London.
`My Alice`, Akane Art Gallery, Tokyo Japan and Bratto Gallery, Fukushima Japan
Contemporary Art Biennale of Fukushima, Fukushima Japan.
'Face - Mask', 8th International Festival of Artistic Photography, Athens Greece
Talk for the Cambridge University Photographic Society. Cambridge
`Secret`, Royal College of Art, London.
`Schweppes Photographic Portrait Prize` , National Portrait Gallery, London
Aberystwyth Arts Center, Lighthouse, Poole's Center for the Arts.
`Reduced`,Century Gallery, London
`Our Travelling Show Photography 2003` Royal College of Art, Londom
`Another way is possible`, Royal College of Art, London.
`japan four`, Pump House Gallery, London.
`Meantime`, Royal College of Art, London.
`Behind the kimono`, Norwich Arts Centre, Norwich.
`Mixed`, The Mall Gallery, London.
Award
2003
Schweppes Photegraphic Portrait Prize 2003 The National Portrait Gallery
2003
The Gen Foundation
2002
Fin Art Bursary from Royal College of Art
2001
Japan 2001 (Embassy of Japan)
Sponsorship
2001-2003
Jemca Plc (TOYOTA)
Publicity
2019
Catalogue for Japanese Textile & Craft Festival
2005
2003
2003
2002
'Rurubu - United Kingdom & London' , JTB publishing, 15.03.2005
'Schweppes Photographic Portrait Prize 2003' catalogue for National Portrait Gallery, 2003
`British Journal of Photography` , 05.11.2003
`Time Out` , February 13/20 2002 no.1643
Photography
I use the 5x4 camera with the negative film. I like the time to set up the camera and load the film, which makes my mind calm before taking a portrait. This is also the precious moment to build up a relationship between a sitter and I through the camera.
Pottery
寿 - Longevity & Felicitation
I stamp 寿on some of my work. This is one of my name letters, meaning longevity and felicitation. This character plays a role of signature, made by me.
Education
2001-2003
Royal College of Art
Master of Arts Degree course in Photography