Drawn during a deeply immersive painting period. What unfolded felt like an explosion from another realm, chaotic and alive, yet somehow guided by unseen rhythms.

Emerged from the love for hip-hop dance. A dance shoe appeared almost intuitively, unplanned yet unmistakable. Upon closer look, a blue dragon’s face is subtly hidden along the shin area, and the entire canvas is touched with that evokes moonlight filtering through movement.

Originally drawn in ballpoint pen while the artist lived in Zushi for seven years. After moving, she colored it primarily with water-based marker pens. Rather than outlining distinct figures, the original sketch consisted of countless circular shapes. Adding color to it later felt like filling in her own coloring book.

Inspired by tropical flora, this piece gradually revealed a web of white lines toward the end of its creation. While reflecting on plants like avocado and olive, various animals emerged in the layers, dragons among them. Their presence felt like silent guardians.
Posted the time-lapse on Instagram.

While working on this piece, she was captivated by an image of a baby bat that appeared online—its adorably unfamiliar face left a lasting impression. She later visited the zoo in Ueno to observe the creatures. The enclosures felt too small and made her sad, but the bats' wings and movements were strikingly beautiful. A small bat clinging to an apple helped her grasp the animal’s scale in a visceral way. Through the process of painting, a bat’s right arm, a front-facing face, and even the face of a dog emerged. The piece eventually felt like a visual metaphor for the beginning of life itself, and thus came to be titled Bats.