After my BA, I worked as a textile designer and CAD operator in Japan, but I always wanted to be an artist. A scholarship from the Japanese Rotary club enabled me to do an MA in Textile Design at Nottingham Trent University, along with help from my Rotarian host in Derby. I chose to come to the UK because I preferred British textile artists’ works compared to other countries. On completing my MA I applied for, and was selected, for the Starter Studio Programme at Yorkshire Artspace, Sheffield. I have my studio at Yorkshire Artspace ever since and have had many art commissions including the ‘Blue Bird’ installation at Sheffield Central Library


Persistence Works, Yorkshire Artspace