Hello.
I am a NY-based illustrator and artist.
I was born in Kurashiki (please google it, it’s a beautiful historic town in Okayama) and raised in Yokohama, Japan. After graduating from The Cooper Union School of Art with BFA, I started taking editorial assignments as well as other projects big and small.
Trained in a hardcore fine art school by hardcore fine artists, I’m more comfortable using old school media like a pencil, pen, or brush on a piece of paper, but I’m still on a quest to find the “perfect” paper. Watercolor is always my favorite medium but I also love to experiment with different stuff. Sometimes you can find me making small sculptures and wood whittling too.
こんにちは。
NYでイラストレーター/アーティストとして活動しています。
倉敷生まれ、横浜育ち、そしてNYの The Cooper Union School of Art で美術を学び、卒業後は雑誌や本、カード、ウェブサイトなどのコミッションをいただいくようになりました。
がっつりオールドスクールの美術学校で学んだためか、紙にペンまたは筆、というのが一番好きです。水彩絵具が相棒ですが、いろんなメディウムを使うことも好きなので色々試して楽しんでいます。未だに『完璧な紙』に出会えず探索中。
Recognitions:
2023
Communication Arts -Award of Excellence, Illustration Annual 64 selected
Applied Arts -Illustration 2023 winner
Tapirulan Illustrators Contest -18th Edition “Tilt” Exhibition and Calendar selected
American Illustration -AI42 Selected Winner
World Illustration Awards -Shortlisted & Longlisted
3x3 Magazine -Honorable Mention
2022
Society of Illustrators of Los Angeles -Illustration West 60 selected
2020
Society of Illustrators -Illustrators 63 selected
Society of Illustrators of Los Angeles -Illustration West 58 selected
2019
3x3 Magazine -Honorable Mention
2017
Communication Arts -Award of Excellence, Illustration Annual 58 selected
World Illustration Awards -Shortlisted
2016
Society of Illustrators -Illustrators 58 selected
Clients:
Amanda Jones Aromatics, Association of Writers & Writing Programs, Aurelie Paradiso Design, BeOnlineSolutions (England), BestBrains (Denmark), Brenyama, Buzz Snatching, Casper Skern (Denmark), ContentsPower Corp., The Drift Magazine, Hales Creative, Holly Harrell Design, LDS Living Magazine, Ocean Freight Refund, Sommcierge Wines, Stars Like You (Australia), Sunrise Fellow (Japan), Tin House Magazine, Y’s Publishing
Contact:
Please email me at: info(at)makiyamaguchi(dot)com
For book illustration commission, you can hire me at Reedsy.com as well.
日本語でお気軽にどうぞ。