Cutout and stencil art, invasive plant pigments, art zines, and community collaborations in New York's Hudson Valley.
I'm an artist originally from Japan, now based in Columbia County, New York, working with hand-cut stencils, paper cutouts, and natural pigments made from invasive plants. My practice draws on Japanese stencil textile traditions and the Mingei folk art movement, while exploring ecological relationships and the ways people connect with the natural world.
Since 1999, I've created artwork for clients including the National Audubon Society, The Nature Conservancy, and Williams Sonoma. (Commercial Illustration Portfolio)
Alongside my studio practice, I develop collaborative art projects that bring together artists, farmers, scientists, and local communities. Through Beakuency, an artist-led initiative I founded in 2023, I produce radio interviews, free art publications, and community projects that explore birds, conservation, and relationships between people and their environment.
My work with invasive plant pigments also extends into exhibitions, workshops, and collaborative projects, inviting people to consider ecological and cultural relationships through the act of making art.
Across these activities, I'm interested not only in representing the natural world, but in imagining and creating new connections between people, communities, and the places we inhabit.
Interconnectedness (American Robin), hand-cut and stencil printed on paper with natural pigments from invasive plants: Multiflora Rose, Toringo Crab Apple, Common Buckthorn, Japanese Barberry, Honeysuckle, all collected at Hawthorne Valley Farm’s Biodiversity Trail.
Beakuency
A community initiative bringing people together through publications, broadcasting, and collaborative art projects.
Invasive Plant Art
Artistic exploration of materials, ecological relationships, and cultural perspectives, which also generates exhibitions, workshops, and community collaborations.
Updates
Feature on Native Plant Society of Texas' Fall 2026 Member Magazine
My invasive plant art was introduced in "A Colorful Approach to Invasive Species Management" by Peter Keilty.
Three upcoming workshops: Hudson NY, Acra NY, and Berkshire MA.
Upcoming Invasive Plant Pigment Making Workshops
Penguin Random House
Cover Illustration Commission
Book cover illustration for Little Wonder: A Novel By Sophie Chen Keller.
Beakuency Zine Vol.2 : Bird-Friendly Farms in Hudson Valley!
From fear to coexistence, bird-friendly farmers are adapting with curiosity, observation and care on working lands. An art zine to highlight local agricultural conservation.
Open Call for Invasive Species Art Show
Submit your invasive species art for a group show at the Agroforestry Resource Center in Spring 2027! I am co-curating it with CREATE Council on the Arts, and Cornell Cooperative Extension of Columbia and Greene Counties.
September - November 2026 HARVEST: Three Artists and Rose Hill Farm
Harvest: Three Artists, an art show at Rose Hill Farm features work by Adi Blaustein Rejto, Mayuko Fujino, and Tanya Marcuse.
HAND-CRAFTED STENCIL PAINTING MAKING PROCESS
All of my pieces are hand-printed with stencils which I hand-cut. This means every piece is unique and slightly different from the others.
Workflow (watch the video to see it in action)
1. create a draft 2. cut the stencil 3. paint using the stencil
