TORINOKO
五 十 子 友 美
Mimeograph and wood carving artist based in Kanagawa, Japan. Irago Tomomi started wood carving while she was in college. Her new artworks are presented regularly in solo exhibitions at galleries all over Japan under the brand name “TORINOKO”, established in 2010.
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絵を描いたり木を彫ったりしている人
1984年三重県生まれ。2007年武蔵野美術大学工芸工業デザイン学科卒業。大学在学中より、木彫作品の制作をはじめる。現在は日本各地のイベントやギャラリーでの個展を中心にハンドメイドの作品を発表している。
1984 Born in Mie, Japan
2007 Graduated from the Musashino Art University, Tokyo
2007 Started working as an illustrator and wood carving artist
2010 Established her own studio and brand “TORINOKO”
2010 Mimeographed postcard exhibition ~ Tokyo
2017 Mimeographed postcard exhibition ~ Chiba
2018 Wood carving and mimeograph exhibition “Bremens” ~ Tokyo
2020 Wood carving exhibition ~ Taichun, Taiwan
Exhibition “TORINOKO” ~ Tokyo
2020 Group exhibition “Flying dream” ~ Tokyo
Group exhibition “Zoo” ~ Tokyo
Group exhibition “Walk with a picture” ~ Okayama
2021 Exhibition “TORINOKO’s bird” ~ Tokyo
2015 “The Sun Gods” by Jay Rubin ~ illustration
2017 “The Portraits” by TORINOKO ~ writer & illustration
2020 “The Past and Future of Mimeograph”
by Tomoko Kanzaki ~ work included
2021 “つながる短歌100 人々が心を燃やして詠んだ三十一文字”
by Hideko Ahno ~ illustration
Like a cuddly toy to a kid, TORINOKO wants to create things like an Amulet, for those who treasure it to feel safe and peaceful.
子供の頃に大事にしていたぬいぐるみのような、それがそばにあると安心できる、誰かにとってのお守りのような存在になれるモノを作っていきたいと考えています。
