In the method known as wax resist dyeing, the powerful resistant force of the wax allows the artist to apply dye in rich quantities, and to layer colors over each other. When colors are layered in this way, it produces an effect like the layering of colored cellophane, where the combination with the color beneath creates depth. It is this color layering effect that has been the principle underlying my wax resist dyeing to date.

The technique also allows me to produce smooth, transparent color gradation effect. I consider this result as the spatial, multi-dimensional framework for the works, and allows me to add clarity in the expression of their representational themes.   In the works exhibited here these are: food, coral, the human figure, octopus, and games.

When a kimono is displayed on a stand it produces a fascinating effect, the surface design and something beyond. Likewise, when it is worn, the act of wrapping it around a body produces numerous curved surfaces. These surfaces of the kimono also create the pleasure of very different ways of viewing the work. Cloth that contains movement delights us  with its beauty. The shape of the kimono harmonizes with the themes I bring to it.