The visual dialogues that I engage in with my work explore a range of aspects that are inherent and specific to my Japanese cultural heritage. It often springs from my daily encounters with the subtle nuances and observable oddities of living in the West. These experiences have added to my self-awareness, and my sense of identity.
Ive always been fascinated by the visual phenomenon that occurs when light is transmitted, reflected, and/or refracted on, in, and through glass materials. I integrate these observable optical phenomena into personal narratives; by using the-perceptional-shifts that only the quality of glass itself can generate, I transform my emotions into concrete materiality.
Revived 2009
Recycled glass, mirror
73" x 30" x 36"
GAHHH 2009
Mirrored blown glass, foam, flitter
48"x 48" x 24"
Shipping from California 2009
blown glass, neon, wood,
26 "x 52 "x 36"
Parallel Lives
I have an identical twin sister with whom I share a parallel existence and a conjoined emotional life in Japan.
My current work, a core of my inspiration and creativity is derived from my parallel life and the emotional connection between my identical twin sister and myself. We see ourselves as one person, which I feel creates an extremely strong bond between Kotomi and myself. My challenge is to transform this special intangible connection between twins into a concrete materiality, and to offer a sense of this oddly spiritual connection that exists between us.
Birthmark You have it on your left butt cheek
I have it on my right butt cheek
Blown glass, cacsted glass, mirror, wood 2010
32 years after we were born, and 6800 miles apart, we still see the same moon
Photographed April 28th 2010 at Zushi in Japan
Photographed April 28th 2010 at Richmond, VA in United States
32 years after we were born, and 6800 miles apart, we still see the same moon 2010
Photograph 20"x 20"
Fly Away
Glass, thread, plastic, metal
Design & Functional work
Gathering 2008
Blown glass , plastic
Codependent
Blown glass
More Work!
What does a material do? My curiosity leads me to experiments in the studio, and it helps me to solidify my reasons for using each materials.
Material Studies
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A shape of breath
Galaxy
Thin shard of glass can reflect/refract light, and almost like a chandelier, but on a ground.
Volcane!
Natural Phenomenal that involved heat and requid such as volcane can been seen in a hot shop?!
Process
Inspirations
Work in Progress
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