Born on January 1st, a Happy New Years baby! My mother called me "E.T." because I had big curious eyes and long fingers with lots of wrinkles. I love to smile at strangers, ever since I was a little girl. After graduating from Aoyama Gakuin University in Tokyo, I worked as a chief overseas event coordinator. The fabulous Japanese illustrator Makoto Nagasawa taught me watercolor painting and he became my mentor, which changed my life completely! Summer of 1999, I visited New York City for the first time and fell in love with the New York Energy! In December 2001, I moved to New York City to pursue my career as an artist and received a BFA in illustration from School of Visual Arts in 2005. My Dubai skyline illustration for Wassla Weekly received the Altpick Award Second Place! Since September 2009, I have been studying Sustainability & Environmental Management at Harvard University Extension School and enjoying learning how to live in balance with our precious planet. I continue selling artworks and working as a freelance artist & designer and recently having fun being a runway model! I love to share the beauty in reality through my artworks and communicating with art lovers has been such a wonderful experience. I would like to spread happiness and "Relax & Feel Good" energy all over the world!

Clients include:
Welti & Rose Advertising Inc., Wassla Weekly, TAKARA Magazine, Whole Earth Vegan Bakery, Grandaisy Bakery, Sambazon, Harvard University, Two Sigma Investments, 11211 Magazine, New York Walker, POP IN New York, ACT Inc, Diamond-Big, Creative Studio Rin, Kobunsha, Ryugau Journal Inc., Gakken, Nikkei Home Publishing Inc., Robert Rhodes & Associates Architects, Universal News & Cafe, Cafe Amrita, VUIVUI, Caravansary, Internet Lounge Cafe, Subia's, Beechwood Cafe & Market, PEPE Life, Advertising Media Production, Needleman Drossman & Partners, Green Box