After graduating from Osaka University of Arts with a degree in Design, I worked for five years as a designer at a paint company specializing in color formulation. During that time, I became deeply interested in how color influences both human emotions and society, and I explored the power of color through hands-on experience.

After becoming independent, I began creating art focused on animal welfare—an inspiration rooted in my childhood experience of adopting a rescued cat as a family. Through pet portraits and charity-based artworks, I aim to express the warmth of animals and the beauty of life.

Selected Activities

2021

• Started volunteering weekly at a local cat rescue shelter.

• Created artwork for the shelter’s building exterior and began painting portraits of the resident cats to help raise awareness of the facility.
  

2023

• Partnered with Tennoji Zoo as a sponsor of an eland, providing donations and original artwork.

• Participated in a charity art exhibition at a Los Angeles bookstore, supporting a local cat rescue shelter.

• Launched WHISKER FLORA, a custom pet art project.
  

2024

• Joined a collaborative exhibition between Tennoji Zoo and Hanshin Department Store, presenting art and merchandise themed on exotic animals.

• Reached 100 custom pet portrait orders.
  

2025

• Launched SAHIRA, an original brand of hand-painted picture frames.

• Featured in ANIMAL 2025, an artbook published by artbook.jp, with one of my works selected for the cover illustration.
  

Currently, I am developing an “experience-based art plan” in which each piece is co-created through in-depth client counseling, as well as working on a picture book themed on animal protection.With the magic of color, I will continue creating art that connects animals and people.