Old woodcuts with motives of women with amazing hairstyles, red mouths and dressed in kimonos with beautiful patterns give me some of my inspiration. Now interpreted in my work , where I want to unite the modern woman and modern expression with traditional form and composition. I also want to show the strong and courageous woman, breaking with old tradition and setting her own path.

In some of my paintings the face is cut down and the Japanese calligraphy is dominating the picture, I want to show the secretiveness about people and that which we don't understand when we get to know a person or learn a language the understanding is greater and we see more.

In my paintings I often use motifs symbolizing the four different seasons, and some also have haiku-poems painted in calligraphy.

To continue the motive with pattern or flowers around the edges of the paintings, is to completely finish them and also a way to communicate thorough fullness and esthetics. Something I apprehend as a common expression in Japan, in gift packages as well as in everyday objects.

To make a surface seem printed or associated with Japanese lacquer, I paint with acrylics on canvas with thin colour in many layers.