"It is said the washi is 'paper with soul.' I truly sense that with every piece of washi I touch, collage and sculpt with. I will always make art…..I will always use washi."
"While my art forms are sculptural and abstract, I wish the audience to find them as familiar as a flower vase – a form of earth carrying life and energy, freely given from nature."
An offering to the gods, burning incense helps set intention, create space, and clear physical tension. Here, a visit to Gyokusyodou, a two-hundred-year-old incense maker, for our upcoming artisanal product.