I am a leather artist based in Izumo, Shimane, Japan.My practice is rooted in reinterpreting ancient Japanese mythology and spiritual traditions—including the myths of Izumo and Iwami Kagura—through a contemporary perspective. Working primarily with genuine leather, I transform these cultural...
Read MoreI am a leather artist based in Izumo, Shimane, Japan.
My practice is rooted in reinterpreting ancient Japanese mythology and spiritual traditions—including the myths of Izumo and Iwami Kagura—through a contemporary perspective. Working primarily with genuine leather, I transform these cultural narratives into contemporary sculptural forms.
Leather once carried life, and I am deeply drawn to the traces of that life that remain within the material. I believe its texture, memory, and accumulated passage of time possess the power to evoke human memory, the history embedded in the landscape, and the enduring presence of mythology in the contemporary world.
Living with a rare illness led me to confront a profound personal calamity. Yet that experience also became a turning point, prompting me to reconsider the course of my life and ultimately opening the path to my artistic practice.
For me, creating is an act of discovering hope through hardship. This belief forms the foundation of my work, including Ame-no-Murakumo-no-Tsurugi — Hope Emerging from Calamity.
Today, I work from an atelier and gallery located within a traditional ryokan in Izumo, where Japanese architecture coexists with European antiques. Immersed in this distinctive environment, I continue to create works that explore mythology, landscape, memory, and the spiritual dimensions of human experience.
In 2025, my work pìccolo received an award at Kawakon, a Japanese leather craft competition. My work and artistic journey have also been featured by NHK WORLD-JAPAN, NHK, TSK, BSS, and the San-in Chuo Shimpo, among other media outlets in Japan and abroad.
