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Kirstin McCoy
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Hazuki Koike
Lives and works in Tokyo. Using watercolor pencils in a unique way, she expresses the theme of the moment in a poetic way, using natural scenery, plants and animals as her main motif.
Since 2009, she has been working as an illustrator, participating in many exhibitions and events, while slowly expanding her activities to include illustration work for miscellaneous goods and textiles.
In 2015, she started "sotlight" as one of the brands in POTPURRI Inc. where creators of different genres gather.
sotlight is an illustration brand that handles all aspects of planning, drawing, and designing for stationery and interior goods, with the hope of "gently" lighting up our daily lives. It is the main focus of my current activities.
Hazuki Koike
sotlight
"FOREST HOUSE" Oct. 12 (Tue) - 24 (Sun)
A small solo exhibition was held at the gallery space of the lifestyle store "POTPURRI" in Kiyosumi Shirakawa. In addition to the original artworks and other limited edition items, the exhibition and sale of the tableware series developed in collaboration with a Minoyaki pottery company, which was released this summer, will be held at the same time.
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Kirstin McCoy
Kirstin McCoy is a popular International Contemporary Artist.
Her art captures the essence, spirit, and energy of the world around her. As well as painting in her studio Kirstin also paints and sketches outdoors, 'en plein air,' in the countryside or by the sea and occasionally in urban spaces.
Influenced by the French Impressionists, Expressionists and Fauvists - such as Van Gogh, Dufy, Cezanne, Matisse, Derain etc. and other artists such as Hopper and Hockney. Like the artists that inspire her, she is also very interested in the expressive power of colour.
Artworks by Kirstin McCoy are featured in collections worldwide.
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Mako Kawai
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Mako Kawai
Born in 1990. Graduated from Nihon University College of Art, majoring in film, and after working on TV commercials, became a freelance illustrator. She draws people and animals with a slightly retro and warm touch in a humorous way.
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藤牧徹也
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photographer
Tetsuya Fujimaki
Born 1970 in Kyoto
Graduated from the design department of Kyoto Seika University. Studied under photographer Akisuke Shibata while in school.
Member of Japan Photographers Association
Music distribution "I'm here" by Kanako Kato & Takuya Osawa
The unit of Kanako Kato and Takuya Osawa. (ex.CANNABIS)
In April 2021, they released their first soundtrack "I'm here".
Directed by Tetsuya Fujimaki and edited by Ryohei Yokomizo, this is a work that draws you in with its unique view of the world, which seems to go back and forth between the parallel worlds of the everyday and the extraordinary, using the "boxes" that appear in the lyrics as a motif.
freelance travel photographer
freelance travel photographer
Itxaso Zuñiga Ruiz
Itxaso Zuñiga Ruiz (1978) born in Terrassa, Spain. Free-lance photographer for travel magazines and social media visual content developer specialized in tourism. Passionate rock climber, van lover and knitter.
Based in Japan (Tokyo) from 2005 to 2009 working for Spanish news agencies and Japanese travel magazines and in India (Delhi&Rishikesh) from 2010 to 2016 working for Japanese, Korean and SE Asia travel magazines.
Since 2017 she is living in Catalonia, Spain where she continues working for foreign media and develop social media visual content for NGO's and tourism industry.
In 2018 she published her 2nd photobook “The Journey” a hard cover book exploring the meaning of travel and photography.
Photo book "The Journey
A collection of photographs on the theme of "travel" and "photography" by travel photographer Itxaso Zuniga Ruiz.This is a book to enjoy while touching the internal world beyond time and space, and observing how you feel.
