Since she was a little girl, with a strong interest in wild creatures and numerics, Uchizono has been drawing animals as her daily practice. Her inspiration is driven by her memories and the wealth of knowledge she has accumulated through reading encyclopedias and visiting zoos and aquariums. Uchizono even perceives numbers as colors and shapes, and finds joy in discovering birth dates, anniversaries, or wordplays within the infinite pi sequence. Whenever she sees a landscape or a trace of nature, she also sees numbers—a sensation that breathes life into her art. “I am not good at telling stories, so I tell them instead through drawing”, says Uchizono, who vividly depicts her inner world using hues and figures.