Kimie’s journey beautifully illustrates the power of pursuing one’s passion. After establishing a career in engineering, she courageously chose to follow her lifelong dream of becoming an artisan. In 2012, her deep interest in traditional Japanese ceramics led her to travel to Japan, where she immersed herself in studying the craft. Since then, she has dedicated herself to honing her skills and creating art that showcases her distinctive aesthetic. 

Using clay as her primary medium, she channels her creative spirit to craft simple yet breathtaking pieces that reflect her technical expertise and the valuable lessons learned from failure. Despite lacking formal training in the art field, she operates as a nomad, traveling the world in search of opportunities to experience the richness of different cultures firsthand. Her main passion lies in traditional crafts and cultural heritage.

Through her work in ceramics, she has come to understand her identity. As a Brazilian, she embraces diversity and draws inspiration from the « Anthropophagic Manifesto »—an artistic expression that emerged in Brazil during the 1920s, founded and theorized by poet Oswald de Andrade and painter Tarsila do Amaral. This manifesto suggests that Brazil should not merely imitate Western culture in a one-sided manner; instead, it should absorb and reinterpret it to create something new:
« Tupi or not Tupi: that is the question. » 

子曰わく、
吾十有五にして学に志し、
三十にして立ち、
四十にして惑わず、
五十にして天命を知り、
六十にして耳順い、
七十にして心の欲する所に従へども矩を踰えず （孔子）