 <Biography>
I
was born in a small town of northern Kyushu island
of Japan in early Spring.
I was a shy kid. I liked looking for fairies in
grass and reading adventure stories from my
gigantic book case. My parents were great patrons
of cultures and art and made sure I had many
opportunities to grow artistically. It seemed like
I have been painting and drawing from my first
breath. My school note books are filled with
drawings.
My
professional art career started in the graphic arts
field in Fukuoka, Japan in the early 1990s. After
graduating from Seinan Gakuin University with a BA
degree in French and Nihon interior design school
with a BA degree in design and rendering, I founded
Atelier Yume-Tsumugi Ltd. I operated that studio
successfully for 5 years. I emphasized working on a
variety of projects with varying requirements
rather than a distinct style. Many of my works are
displayed in hospital lobbies, corporate offices,
and commercial building entrances in Japan.
In
1998, I broadened the scope of my endeavors to
include projects in the United States. In the US, I
decided to start concentrate on oil painting. I had
always wanted to paint with oils in Japan, but slow
drying oils were not realistic with the short
deadlines of my commercial clients. Now I could do
it.
San
Francisco, with its vibrant arts culture, became my
second home and was a source of much inspiration.
For a while, I felt disadvantaged because I was a
foreigner learning a second language. Now I know
that my differences are my strength and I can
combine my Japanese and San Francisco backgrounds
to produce powerful and unique art works.
When we tap into our powers of
imagination, we are blooms of possibilities.
I
believe that I am one of the happiest creatures in
the world because I have found what I am meant to
do on this Earth and what I want to do from now
on.
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