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Hisae Sakuma: Biography

World Pressed Flower Art Association Instructor, Mysterious Flower Club Instructor
Japan Flower Designers Association Headquarters Lecturer
Honorary Member of the Royal Society of Arts, UK; Full Member of the Japan-Europe Palace Art Association
Member of the Italian-Japanese Artists Association
MINERVA Jury Special Award, Japan-France Friendship Art Contribution Grand Prize, Japan-Europe Palace Art Association Gold Prize
Mongolian International Exchange Heemori Award, École de Paris Art Award, Environmental Culture Honorary Artist Grand Prize
Japan Art Publishing Culture Award, Nikko Toshogu Toshukake Award, World Art Competition in Paris 2024 Bronze Prize
Union des Arts Selection “Paris International Art Award”, Japan Art Special Jury Prize
Pionnier Nouvelle Histoire Artistic Medal Award, Japan-Germany Cultural Advancement Award
International Art Symposium Sfarelito Award, Neo-Japonism Art Selection Award
Japan-Malta Friendship Art Selection Award, Pablo Picasso 50th Anniversary “Rose-Colored Art Award”
Henri Matisse Art Award, Utrillo and Contemporary Montparnasse Art Special Prize
Venus Shining Art Grand Prize, Creative Culture Award, Contemporary Fine Crafts Artist Award
International Arts and Culture Promotion Laureate Award, International Crafts Supreme Award, Nikko Toshogu Shrine Peace Contribution Fraternity Artist,
Contemporary Popular Artists Yearbook Annual Grand Prix, France International Art Award, and numerous other awards
Collection of the City of Bologna, Italy
Collection of Thammasat University, Thailand
Dedicated to Nikko Toshogu Shrine
Collection of the Crocetti Museum, Rome, Italy
Art Panel Collection at the Michelangelo Fortress, Florence, Italy
Collection of the “Salvador Dali 120th Anniversary Art Label” in Catalonia, Spain
Solo Exhibition at Virtual Museum
Solo Exhibition at Yagihashi Department Store

－Pressed Flower Art－
I have been involved in floral arrangement for about 40 years.
Seeking to preserve and express my designs as pressed flower art, I entered the world of pressed flowers about 30 years ago.
Using original techniques, I dry plants in their natural state.
Using specialized drying mats with superior drying capabilities, I complete the pressed flowers in a short time.
The vibrantly colored finished pressed flowers are stored long-term in special bags.
I then frame these pressed flowers as art pieces.
After designing, using my unique technique, I remove and seal out air, allowing the beautiful flower colors to be enjoyed for a long time.
I value the plant’s form and shape, finishing them without coloring, using their natural colors, and without any glue.
Removing air creates a vacuum, preventing the design from shifting.
Exposure to air is the greatest damage to dried pressed flowers.
Creating pressed flowers begins with collecting plants.
Freshness is crucial for pressed flower art.
Over time, vibrant colors begin to fade.
Therefore, the work of growing plants or collecting them is also important,
and materials for pressed flowers are gathered year-round.
The season when flowers bloom is the moment. If you miss that moment, you must wait until the next season.
It is both a labor and a pleasure.
Each piece is an expression of the heart at that moment, flowers of memory.
I would be honored if you could see those feelings.　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　

Hisae Sakuma