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CRAFT
Yuriko Nishiishigaki
After participating in the Izena Island Koji Qingming Festival and encountering culturally important ritual implements and lacquerware still in use, she began crafting vessels as "tools." The way their appearance changes over time reflects the way tools should be, and she finds beauty in this.
PROFILE
Yuriko Nishiishigaki
Born on Ishigaki Island in 1978. After graduating from the Okinawa Prefectural Craft Training Center, an institute that trains craftspeople, she established her own studio.
Born on Ishigaki Island in 1978. After graduating from the Okinawa Prefectural Craft Training Center, an institute that trains craftspeople, she established her own studio.