a little about me ...

My name translates literally as ‘ten thousand mile child’ as it was thought that I would always be far from my birthplace, caught in the space between different cultures. I was born in Japan, spent my childhood in Hong Kong, and was educated in the UK.

I studied at Central St. Martins in London, where I was later an Associate Lecturer for several years. I freelance, and spend as much time in the print studio as I can. I’ve attended various international artists’ residencies, and regularly exhibit my work around the world.

I am a co-founder of the printmaking collaboratives wood+paper+box and Mokuhanga Sisters and I have a sketchbook class and an illustration class on Creativebug.

I happily work from wherever I am at the time, and now live between California, London and HK, depending largely on the weather.

My Hong Kong Willow Collection of ceramics was awarded the Silver Medal by the Society of Illustrators in New York.

In 2020 I celebrated 25 years of working as an illustrator!