During carving, I often have various conflicts, anxieties, and confusions running through my mind. In addition, perhaps due to the color and grain of the magnolia wood, I had not been able to take ...

I was concerned about a large knot on the back, so I started carving while keeping an eye on it. Even soft wood has hard parts around the knot near the core. However, as I expected, there is an int...

I am surprised at the comfortable softness of this magnolia wood. It's the exact opposite of zelkova wood. The dull grayish brown color is beautiful. I am excited, and so far the only disadvantage ...

The next wood is Big Leaf Magnolia. I will aim to create an interesting design with branches that have large movement, as if a tree is dancing. There is a large knot from the bottom to the back, bu...

The new work BLOOM has been completed. Tree shaped like a flower just starting to bloom. Each of the six branch tips goes in different directions. I represented the way they move upwards and o...

The overall shape is being adjusted little by little. Hard zelkova wood is very difficult and time consuming to carve. However, I realized that hardness has the great advantage of being strong, and...

This is a view from the top with it lying down.I was finally able to get to this point.It takes twice as much time and effort to carve zelkova compared to cypress. Furthermore, the risk of cutting ...

At the stage when only the last branch was left, I finally saw a breakthrough. I feel like I'm gradually starting to understand how to deal with this hardness. The advantage of the hardness and sti...

The color near the bark is reddish and beautiful. The feel when carving reminds me of red clay. Feeling the difference from other parts, I think about how this tree has grown. I want to preserve as...

At first I only thought it was a little hard, but as I continued to carve it, its hardness became a wall in front of me. Just as everyone has strengths and weaknesses, to me, the hardness seems to ...

Even though I have only carved this much, I am deeply, very deeply fascinated by zelkova. As soon as I started carving it, I felt like a door to a new, bright and different world had open...

Zelkova is different from cypress in that it is dark and deep brown in color. Since it's a small piece of wood measuring 8 x 7.5 x 7 cm, what I can represent is limited, but I never want to comprom...

Wood from tree species other than Japanese cypress arrived. I would like to try carving them. I only have experience carving cypress wood. I want to enjoy trying out the different colors, textures,...

A YouTube video of 'ANCIENT TREE' has been posted.At first, I felt that the wood was very heavy and large for my hands, even if I could just hold it. When wood is this thick, it tends to crack when...

The new work ANCIENT TREE has been successfully completed.Being able to obtain wood with such depth has greatly expanded what I can represent, and this is also the first time I have tried painting ...