Harumo Sato is a Japanese visual artist. Rooted in her Japanese-born culture and with an upbringing embedded in historical studies, her work has followed a path in response to an illness she overcame through personal guidance, extreme perseverance and unwavering efforts. It was this single breakthrough that launched Harumo into a bright light of embracing community and seeking coexistence in the natural world. This world is evident in her most recent Sunnyvale and San Jose public projects depicting a natural world through dynamic colors and specific placement of humans, fauna, and flora. At the same time, Harumo’s work can also depict the other side of this harmonious world — one in opposition and looking for the better future. These latter depictions are also meant to portray a positive message of change.