The process of going from a single block of wood to a finished sculpture is a long journey for me. The journeys that go as planned give a sense of accomplishment, while the journeys that don't go a...

One of the answers to overcome feelings of anxiety during times of uncertainty is to look at things from different perspectives.なかなか先が見えないときにどのようにして不安な気持ちを打開していくか...

Roughly and boldly, rough shapes are carved. When carved roughly, the wood shavings are also scattered roughly. The rougher I carve, the rougher my mind becomes, so I sometimes have to restrain mys...

I am now truly enjoying being able to hit it with a chisel as hard as I can.力いっぱいに鑿で叩けるというこのことを、今、心から楽しんでいます。

The very hard woods of zelkova and wild cherry seem to have strengthened my muscle and patience more than I had imagined, because compared to them, this well-dried cypress wood feels surprisingly s...

Designs that I don't know if I am able to carve or not give me thrills, excitement, improved skills, and new possibilities. It is a cypress wood with a large arc-shaped crack. The dimensions a...

Like the cells of a honeycomb, I represented the trunk of a tree, with its various sized undulations and spaces created by birds, small animals, and insects.--CELLS / W145×H70×D115 mm / 419 g蜂の巣...

I wonder why the wood feels soft at the final stage of finishing, even though it was so hard. I also felt this with zelkova wood, which is even harder than wild cherry wood. Its softness feels as i...

There are many elements that make up a single undulation, and how I make them move backwards and forwards, left and right, determines the intention of the undulation. How I make each of them move d...

I wonder what the advantages are of using hard wood for carving. Hard wood means it takes longer and requires more patience to carve. However, I realized that because it takes a long time, I can sp...

It's getting interesting to compare the already carved parts with the parts that haven't been carved yet. To create a rounded shape from a rectangular prism, I need to carve deeper and deeper towar...

The slightest lapse of attention will cause the gears to gradually fall out of alignment and eventually have a major impact on the whole project. The material is wood, so if I carve too much I can'...

I have only progressed a little bit so far, but I am fascinated by the unique colors and depth created by the wild cherry wood catching light and shadow.まだ少ししか彫り進めていませんが、山桜材が光...

The wood of the wild cherry tree is hard, and the size of the wood and the design I want to create, there is only a limited area that can be struck with chisels. When I carve a piece like this, I f...

I cut it out avoiding some cracks in the newly acquired hard wild cherry wood. One of my aims is to create pieces that can be enjoyed from a few angles. I will create a few interesting facial expre...