I initially started in the bookmaking world, where I was involved in the industry for several years. However, I realized down the line that I wanted to expand my artistic passions into other ventures. All my life, I have had a love of cats and their beauty. They had always inspired me in all of my various artistic disciplines. When I finally decided that it was time for me to pursue painting, the subjects of my work were therefore an easy and obvious choice. Since then, I have been drawing and painting cats in various forms, often integrating these images with nature-inspired insignias. Bookmaking still impacts my work, as I have been involved in that world for far longer than I have been painting. The knowledge I’ve gained in binding manuscripts and designing covers has proved useful, as the craft continues to inspire the images that I continue to draw and paint to this day.
This piece was created in collaboration with the cat gallery "Neko No Hikidashi", with whom we have a long history. Kaya, one of the resident glass artists, created the piece using my original black and white illustration, which was inspired by the BOTANICAL FANTASY series. Shop / Kaya glass
2019 model / White gaura glass (1)White gaura glass
(2)White gaura glass
(3)2020 model / Devon Rex glass
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