spheris gallery | 59 South Main St | Hanover, NH | 603.640.6155

Tachibana's work in intaglio, chin colle and monoprinting reaches a quality not often achieved in this country. Her prints have been an important addition to the gallery's inventory. Printmakers visiting the gallery examine her work closely to absorb the lessons in printmaking evident in these finely crafted pieces. This is an artist who takes uncommon care, and who also possesses a wonderful, quiet aesthetic. She incorporates complex textures and patterns in her delicate works on paper, while maintaining a seeming simplicity to each finished piece. In the style of Japanese sumi drawing, she freely adds fluid brushmarks that belie the sureness of her hand and eye - a difficult gesture to render, and one that tells much about her artistic discipline.