Sayoko Pettigrew

Sayoko is a Japanese born New Zealand resident painter and potter based in rural Selwyn. After graduating from Nagoya Zokei Junior College of Art and Design, she found her calling as a Nail Art technician. After over 20 years of Nail Art, with multiple awards won in both Australia and New Zealand, Sayoko has turned her attention and talents to big canvas painting and pottery/sculpture. Sayoko’s current focus is on coil pottery, Gauche painting and capturing NZ icons in her paintings. Her art is influenced by a mixture of pop art and Japanese wood block prints.