いのちをはぐくむ

　It expresses a sense of life and dynamism. The driftwood used in this work was coated with glue many times. At first, the surface was coated with alumite-containing douser. At first, the surface looks as if it has absorbed the glue and nothing has happened to it, but after many coats, the surface gradually becomes more lifelike. I think that the shape of the tree itself is a work of art. I hope the history of the tree can also be conveyed. When I look at the surface of the tree, it is as if I am being told to "paint here. I painted it to make it my own, even if I didn't want to destroy its power. I think that Japanese paper is originally covered with a sense of life. In order not to destroy the power it has, I painted it with iwa-enogu (mineral pigments). The rough particles of the paint are applied in such a way as to catch on the surface. Since the work is three-dimensional, the paint accumulates in the hollows. The power of the glue gives it a new face. It becomes quite strong. Since I have not yet made the most of it, I would like to make it with materials from various regions. I always want to be the first witness to a world I have never seen before. Since the end of the year before last, I have been pursuing matiere in the expression of washi paper and iwa-enogu (mineral pigments), and I am also making my latest works using washi paper pasted directly on wood and painted with iwa-enogu (mineral pigments). I would like to continue to evolve.