kukuri

Kukuri was born in Kanagawa Prefecture in 1963.Having grown up in an industrial area,she came to long for a life in nature.So in 1997,after getting married,She moved with her family to the beautiful mountain recesses of Kiso,in Nagano Prefecture.After moving there,she discovered pottery.
At first,she simply enjoyed eating with the bowls and other things she made.Then,in 2017 she received a request to make dolls,so she set up a small electric kiln in her home.she has devoted herself to doll production ever since.

She held a solo exhibition at Yume Mirai Cafe in Tokyo in July 2019 and is planning a solo exhibition at CANTIK-MANIS cafe in Yokohama for April 2020.
For about ten years now,she has been visiting Shinto shrines and Buddhist temples in earnest,while living in nature.She feels connected to the universe and to many beings that cannot be seen.It gives her great joy to express sacred beings such as angels,Kannon (the Buddhist goddess of mercy),komainu (the stone guardian lion-dogs of Shinto shrines),and dragons,through the shaping of clay with her own hands.She would like for many people to feel a sense of security and solace from being connected to the universe through her works.

1963年神奈川県生まれ。
工業地帯で育った反動もあって、結婚後に大自然の中での生活を求め1997年長野県木曽の山奥に家族で移住した。移住後に陶芸に出会った。自分の作った器で食事をすることを楽しんでいたが2017年人形制作の依頼があって自宅に小さな電気窯を設置した。以来人形制作に没頭した。
2019年7月『YumeMiraiCafe』（東京都練馬区）にて個展開催、2020年4月『和カフェCANTIKMANIS』（神奈川県横浜市）にて個展開催。
10年ほど前から神社仏閣に熱心にお参りするようになり、大自然の中で暮らすことは宇宙との繋がりを感じることも多く見えない存在を感じ出した。粘土を使って自分の手で天使、観音様、狛犬、龍など神聖な存在を表現することに喜びを感じている。作品を通して、多くの人に宇宙と繋がっている安心感や癒しを感じてほしい。