Etched Copper Relief Art

Interview with a popular copperplate engraver, Yui Koyanagi. Please enjoy reading the first half of this interview by the FFD editorial team! Interview with artist Yui Koyanagi (part 1) Drawing anything and everything in front of me Thank you for your time today. Could you tell us about what got you started in painting? I don’t remember the exact event that got me into painting, but as a child I was always drawing. I used to draw on the front and back of flyers since pre-school. Although I didn’t know it at the time, my parents actually kept those drawings in a box for me.  In elementary school, I was … Read more

Interview with popular copperplate engraver, Yui Koyanagi. Please enjoy reading the second half of this interview by the FFD editorial team! Interview with artist Yui Koyanagi (part 2) The flightless butterfly flies One recurring theme we see in your art is the “six-winged butterfly”. Whenever I see it, I wonder where the inspiration came from.  I created that out of my desire to describe what I was going through. I was frustrated not being able to become the woman, the person, and the artist I’d longed to be. The six-winged butterfly was born out of that internal conflict. The butterfly has such beautiful wings, but having too many wings can … Read more