Happy New Year! To my future self in 2026: How much did you learn? How many habits did you form? Did you gain any insights? Did you reduce your screen time? Did your perspective on social media shift from consumer to creator? In 2025, I was fortunate to have five exhibitions. I also got to paint a large welcome board for a friend's wedding. All in all, it was a year filled with satisfaction. And of course, there were realizations too. First, I realized I'd been lazily interpr

At the beginning of 2025, it had been two and a half years since I moved to New York, and I felt unsettled because my parents had never once had the chance to see any of my exhibitions. So I took action myself, and in April I was finally able to hold a long‑awaited solo exhibition at the Tenri Cultural Institute. My parents were happy to see it, and for me, it was a significant step forward. The warm words I received, even just a single phrase, and the support from everyone w