MAKI MAKI

“MAKI MAKI” illustrates the excitement of being in a group but also an urge to leave it.

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TSUBAKI

“TSUBAKI” illustrates the daily lives of the maiki-san (the geisha apprentice). They all have shredded for the day, and have gotten ready for their first ozashiki of the night. Don’t forget to recharge with the spam musubi - the ultimate Hawaii energy bar!

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IKURA

“IKURA” highlights the nori-person, that always has to hold everything together but often under appreciated. It’s a tough job.

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Solo

“SOLO” is from the “DNA” series 2024. It’s about the importance of making time for yourself - your solo time.

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DNA

DNA is a new series in which the artist delves into her Japanese origin. This is an attempt to redevelop her relationship with her heritage that she once felt estranged from, avoided, and felt embarrassed for in her adolescence.

Artist Statement:
In starting this new series, which had been brewing in my brain since 2021, I immediately needed to revisit one of the pieces I did in 2013 - a piece in which I had sold immediately upon creating on one of the First Fridays in Downtown Honolulu - without making a scan of it for archival reason, nor did it have a title.