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If you have spent any time looking at my work, you might notice a recurring rhythm in the curves of the water and the peaks of the mountains. Much of that rhythm is a quiet thank you to Katsushika Hokusai. While many people recognize his most famous piece, The Great Wave off Kanagawa, his influence on japanese paper art and my own handmade collage art goes much deeper than a single image. He was a man obsessed with the energy of the world, and that is a spirit I try to bring

In my studio in Boston, I find myself constantly striving for a certain feeling. It is a sense of "quiet." It's that feeling when you walk into a room and your shoulders naturally drop an inch. This is the heart of japandi interior design. It is a beautiful marriage between Japanese wabi-sabi and Scandinavian minimalism. My japanese wall decor is designed to be that breath of fresh air for your home. Why Collage Fits the Japandi Aesthetic Japandi wall art isn't about being co

I often say that my art is a conversation between my hands and the paper. People often look at my prints and think they are paintings, but when they see the originals, they realize they are looking at a hand-layered collage. There is a warmth in handmade collage art that no digital tool can ever truly replicate. It's about the tiny imperfections, the height of the paper, and the physical time spent with each curve. The Influence of Hokusai on My Work One of my deepest inspira

By Reut Akerman, Brookline Massachusetts 2023 T here is a quiet, rhythmic sound in my studio that I've come to love. It is the soft sliding of high-quality washi paper against itself. When I first discovered chiyogami paper, I didn't just see patterns. I saw stories. These papers are the heartbeat of my work at ArtbyReut. Often, people ask me why I don't just use standard scrapbook paper or digital prints. The answer lies in the thousand-year-old history and the tactile soul