CONOKA, woodworking of Tottori prefecture

“Each wood has its own character and one can have a dialogue or consult with the wood as one uses it to create something,” says Kaori Fujimoto of CONOKA Workshop who was attracted to the charm of woodcraft. Having fallen in love with the woodcraft by Tadashi Yamane who works at Wakasachō in Tottori prefecture, she decided to become a kijishi (woodturner or woodworker) basing in Tottori, where she was born and raised. In the past kijishi were artisans who made wood crafts by moving from place to place, wherever there was an abundance of timber. Kaori Fujimoto creates works using a great variety of wood because she wants people who use what she creates to know about the benefits of the type of wood used.