Artist's Statement
Most of my life has been spent balanced between two worlds: the traditional simplicity of a Japanese temple and the majesty of the old growth redwoods of Northern California. My vision was filled with pure earth, ladybug nests, wild thistle, unnamed berries and secret forests.

New York City has its own rhythm. If you catch it with the right eye, an apartment building will turn into a seaside cliff covered in bird caves. With the right ear, the cacophony of cars down Fifth Avenue will sound like the rumbling of a mountain stream.

My heritage and the natural setting I grew up in compel me to view the city as organic, like the subway violinist who is compelled to play, not for small change, but to hear the strains of her music weave between the concrete forest and glass cliffs.

Dreams is my vision of this union: the beauty of tradition, nature and the city. They are the focus of my designer's eye. My efforts, I hope, can begin to express my gratitude to those ancient trees, the Japanese aesthetic calm and simplicity and the urban inspiration that surrounds me now.

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Brooklyn, NY

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