Born to a Japanese father and an American mother, I grew up straddling two different worlds. It made me sensitive to how we perceive ourselves and others as I tried to fit into cultures that viewed me as other. From this early childhood experience, I grew fascinated with the dichotomies that we designate in our lives - East/West, us/them, introvert/extrovert. We define each against the other and yet they live in harmony and balance. My forms strive to find this sense of equilibrium between binary oppositions like volume/openness, movement/stillness, suspension/structure, light/shadow. Through my work, I try to capture the quiet wonder that offers us time to reflect and pause. 

My latest series explores the subtleties that shape who we are - how subliminal aspects of culture and environment affect our understanding of our world. Subconscious repetition and patterns throughout life can unknowingly form our identity. Like a basket woven from strands of fiber, we weave our narratives from an accumulation of individual experiences and memories. Embracing the notion that our lives are composed of seemingly insignificant moments that together form embodied memories, each object is composed of individual dots of clay that are carefully pressed together to create a structure. Drawing inspiration from weaving and textiles, my making method emphasizes the beauty in repetition, sequencing, pattern, and ritual. 

The tacit knowledge gained from the repetitive process is balanced with a material understanding as I explore the limits of the clay. Through a conversation with the material, the structures emerge, allowing space for introspection and meditation. Each dot is a representation of time and focus, building into a physical expression of the intimacy of the process. My intention is to create a sense of solace and tranquility through the contemplation of the work, a space to acknowledge that in the repetition of each dot contains the rhythm of memory. As the viewer moves around the work, compelled by the pattern and changing of light, they are encouraged to reflect on the significance of fleeting moments - the quiet between breaths.

  • BA (HONS) CERAMICS (2022-2025)

    Cardiff School of Art & Design at Cardiff Metropolitan University | Cardiff, UK

    First Class Honours

    BACHELOR OF SCIENCE IN HOSPITALITY ADMINISTRATION (2009-2014)

    Cornell University | Ithaca, NY

    Minor in Architecture, Minor in Real Estate

  • New Designers, Summer 2025, Business Design Centre, London, UK

    The Unearthed, The Imagined, Summer 2025, Cardiff School of Art & Design, Cardiff, UK

    Foyer Showcase, Spring 2025, Llantarnam Grange, Cwmbran, UK

    Collections, Summer 2024, The Stradling Collection, Bristol, UK

    8209', Summer 2024, Anderson Ranch Arts Center, Snowmass Village, CO

  • Emerging Ceramic Talent Award Finalist, Summer 2025, Ruup & Form at New Designers, London, UK

    Eversheds Sutherland Prize, Summer 2025, Eversheds Southerland at Cardiff School of Art and Design, Cardiff, UK

    Potclays Award for Innovation in Clay Runner-Up, Summer 2025, Potclays Ltd. at Cardiff School of Art & Design, Cardiff, UK

    Award for Highest Achieving BA Technical Report, Summer 2025, Cardiff School of Art and Design, Cardiff, UK

  • Workshop Assistant for Takuro Shibata, “Wild Clays”, Summer 2025, Starworks Ceramics, Star, NC

    Workshop Assistant for Sam Harvey, “Face Your Fears: Discovering Bold New Forms”, Summer 2024, Anderson Ranch Arts Center, Snowmass Village, CO

    Workshop Assistant for Joanna Poag, “Clay Collage”, Summer 2024, Anderson Ranch Arts Center, Snowmass Village, CO

    Workshop Assistant for Heesoo Lee, “Expression of Depth and Layering”, Summer 2024, Anderson Ranch Arts Center, Snowmass Village, CO

    Workshop Assistant for Doug Casebeer, “Sense of Place: The Artist’s Voice”, Summer 2024, Anderson Ranch Arts Center, Snowmass Village, CO

    Workshop Assistant for Jinsik Yoo, “Rerecorded Bodies”, Summer 2024, Anderson Ranch Arts Center, Snowmass Village, CO

    Workshop Assistant for Matt Katz, “Better Living Through Glaze Chemistry”, Summer 2024, Anderson Ranch Arts Center, Snowmass Village, CO

    Workshop Assistant for Hae Won Sohn, “Thinking Positive: Molding and Casting the Sculptural Form”, Summer 2024, Anderson Ranch Arts Center, Snowmass Village, CO

    Workshop Assistant for Yutaka Kawahito, “Path Into Practice: Wheel Throwing and the Creative Practice”, Summer 2024, Anderson Ranch Arts Center, Snowmass Village, CO

  • Starworks, Studio Intern, 2025-Present, Star, NC,

    Maker's Guild of Wales/Craft in the Bay, Work Experience/Volunteer, 2024-2025, Cardiff, UK,

    Anderson Ranch Arts Center, Summer Intern, Summer 2024, Snowmass Village, CO,

    Jacob's Doland Beer (Foodservice Facilities Design), Project Manager, 2017-2022, New York, NY,

    Cini-Little International Inc. (Foodservice Facilities Design), Project Coordinator, 2014-2017, New York, NY,