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陰翳 IN-EI: The Resonance of Shadows on Hokkaido Newspaper / SHIFT

My on-going solo exhibition “陰翳 IN-EI: The Resonance of Shadows” was featured in Hokkaido Newspaper, evening edition on March 1st.  The article briefly summarizes my background and artist activities in

Live Calligraphy Performance + Presentation + Studio Talk at Asian Art Museum

Tomorrow & Sunday, I'll be back at San Francisco Asian Art Museum for a large-scale live calligraphy performance, accompanied by Japanese taiko drummers Galen Rogers & Aleo Mok of Jiten Daiko,

Solo Exhibition & Live Performances in Japan “陰翳 IN-EI: The Resonance of Shadows”

I'm proud to announce that my solo exhibition, titled "陰翳 IN-EI: The Resonance of Shadows", is opening on Friday, February 19th at Cross Hotel Sapporo, Hokkaido.  All artworks for this

Atelier Towa in Winter Hokkaido

  25.01.2016   admin   Art Shows, Calligraphy, Travel

I’m working in Hokkaido from January 20th until the end of February. I have a few more weeks until my solo exhibition opens on February 19th… I love Winter with snow

“掌” Tanagokoro: Season’s Greetings from the Atelier

  2.01.2016   admin   Calligraphy, 随想

  SEASON’S GREETINGS from  ATELIER TOWA Hope everyone had a great start of the New year! My resolution for this year is “掌 (Tanagokoro)”: In Zen teaching, there is this

“Kakizome” Workshop: First Writing of the Year

  31.12.2015   admin   Calligraphy, Events, Workshops

  Kakizome (書き初め) is the term for the first calligraphy writing of the new year, traditionally performed on the second day of January. This event is also called 吉書 (kissho), 初硯

Open Studio & Holiday Art Sales

  15.12.2015   admin   Events, Holidays

It’s been about a year since I moved to this beautiful new location in North/West Berkeley. Just before this year ends, I’ve decided to do open studio / holiday sales!

JAPANESE CALLIGRAPHY WORKSHOPS STARTING IN DECEMBER

  25.11.2015   admin   Calligraphy, Events, Workshops

Starting December 2015, I’m going to begin teaching a series of Japanese calligraphy workshops in my studio in Berkeley California, called Atelier Towa. The first two sessions are on Sunday

Calligraphy Logo for Omakase San Francisco

  22.11.2015   admin   Branding, Calligraphy, Commission, Food

Earlier this year, I worked on a calligraphy logo for Omakase, a new high-end Edo-mae style sushi restaurant in SOMA district of San Francisco. They just opened in September this

Back in the US: at Atelier Towa.

  6.11.2015   admin   Calligraphy, 随想

  “To be creative means to be in love with life. You can be creative only if you love life enough that you want to enhance its beauty, you want