Mayumi Sasage is a Japanese illustrator based in San Francisco. She graduated from Tokyo Zokei University with a bachelor’s degree in fabric design. After graduating, she worked for thirteen years as a shoe designer in Tokyo, Japan.

Mayumi recently illustrated a picture book inspired by Japanese traditional culture, art, and botanicals.

Through her art, Mayumi strives to share a wonderland of mystery with children. Her work captures a magical world in a way that invites children to enter - and bring their imagination with them. Mayumi tries to see the world from their perspective when creating her own stories.

When she was a child, Mayumi liked to visit the wonderland that books offer. Now that she is an adult, she wants to create new wonderlands for children to visit.  Her work, “Lost in the Rain,” was selected for the AOI World Illustration Awards longlist.
She delights in mixed media, such as hand drawing, printmaking, and digital arts. When not in her studio drawing, Mayumi loves taking care of plants, drawing with her daughter, and sharing meals with friends and family.

 Awards

• World Illustration awards 2021: long list. Title of book, Lost In The Rain - https://theaoi.com/wia/mayumi-sasage-lost-in-the-rain/

•  3x3 International Illustration Show No.19 2022: Honorable Mention. Title of project, Love is Love - https://3x3mag.com/annuals/annual19/s/sasage-mayumi-91175

Twitter: @SasageMayumi • Website: https://mayumi-sasage.com • Instagram: mayumi.sasage • Behance: mayumi-sasage