About Me
I'm an artist based in Aichi, Japan. I express my imaginary world with painting brushes and clay molding.
Painting have been always saved me from adverse circumstances since I was a small girl.
I've been inspired by nature such as plants, small creatures and animals around us.
They're so beautiful and entertaining as they are.
I love Japanese old folktales in which dragons fly around, animals talk to us and live with us,
in the time when the boundary between bare nature and humans was blurred.
I paint and create wishing happiness for who see and receive my works.
1974 Born in Gifu Pref.
1993 Entered in the art department of Nagoya University of Arts. Also joined in the drama club and the pottery club.
1998 Became a full time teacher of the Prefectural Special Support School for Handy Capped Children in Kasugai, Aichi after graduation.
1999 Became a teacher of Hikousen Art School.
2003 The picture book "Kappataro and Sakanabue" won The Humming Bird Prize in the department of the 21st visual award of Shinchosha Publishing Co., Ltd.
2016 Opened "Katsurako Home Art School"
2017 Had an art exhibition at Tsuchikawa Shoten in Ikeda town, Gifu Pref. Painting show of dragon god, wind god and thunder god.
2017 Had an art exhibition of the original painting from the picture book "Jigoku ni itta Kannedon".
2018 Pictured the art image "Hansel and Gretel" for the concert of boys and girls choir organized by NHK Nagoya.
2018 Had an art exhibition of the original painting from the picture book "Doctor Lion's Flower Shop".
2018 Opened English website for oversea customers .
And painted art for many picture books for children, recently have lots of work shops for adults and children.
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