Mellow Glass
- Japanese glasswork artist Yumi Tanaka (Mellow Glass) based in Nagano, Japan.
- Born and raised at the foot of Yatsugatake Mountains in Nagano Prefecture, Japan.
- Studied glass making at Toyama Glass Art Institute, Department of Art.
- Started working at Kanazawa Utatsuyama Craft Studio in 1998.
- Then became an independent glasswork artist with her artist name “Mellow Glass”
- Awarded at various art fairs in Japan and New Glass Review Competitions held by N.Y. Corning Museum of Glass between 1998 – 2002.
- Tanaka’s glass objects are exclusive to be exhibited at art events and several exhibitions curated by art galleries in Japan every year.
- She always cherishes the creation of her works that can deliver a sense of warmth and quietness involved in daily life that people can feel when they hold in hands.
Messages from Mellow Glass
Glass objects that shape our memories
A story about creating a memory of winter.
I was born and raised at the foot of Yatsugatake in Nagano Prefecture, where is
1100 meters above the sea level. In the cold winter, the temperature can drop to -15 degrees. It’s my precious experience to be able to observe the sparkling diamond dust and rime in the garden. There’s not much snow so I could sweep it with a broom and shovel it. When it snows, I see it in a blue colour because of the cold. I then memorise the winter scene in these forms.
For me, glass is the material to express the scenery deep inside our hearts. I feel happy and satisfied that I can turn the shapes in my heart into the sceneries that I see from here.
