Tomoko Shitozawa

She was born in Kyoto in 1968.
Since she was a little child,she loved to draw.She aimed to pursue the path as an artist,but due to the opposition from her parents she went into preschool education instead.
She has experience in the teachings of morality and the free expression of art with various techniques through her career as a nurturer.
After the resignation because of marriage,she learned techniques in tole painting with acrylic paints and rosin during child-rearing.
In 2011,she participated in Osaka Canvas Project and experienced modern art for the first time.She was surprised with this form of expression that wasn't cute or beautiful,and started to explore it on her own.
In the fall 2016,she began making flower cakes with bean jam and buttercream.She was surprised to see that food can be a part of art and that she could have the opportunity to learn it.She will continue to look for the ways of expression beyond fine arts or food.

1968年京都にて生まれる。
幼い頃から絵を描くことが好きだったので芸術家を希望するも両親の反対があり、幼児教育の世界へ進んだ。そこで心の教育や、様々な手法で心を解き放つ自由な芸術表現方法を保育を通して経験する。
結婚退職後、子育て中にトールペイントを通してアクリル絵具や樹脂を使った表現方法を学ぶ。
2011年現代アートイベント・おおさかカンヴァスに携わり、はじめて現代アートに触れた。可愛い・美しい以外表現方法の幅の広さに驚き、さらに自分なりの表現方法を模索するようになる。
2016年秋、餡やバタークリームを使った華やかなフラワーケーキを知り食材もアートの一部になることに驚き、学ぶ機会を得た。画材・食材を越えた表現方法をこれからも模索していく。