“New Traditions: Buhay x Sei” at Asian Art Museum
“It’s Golden!” — San Francisco Asian Art Museum is celebrating their 50th anniversary this year. On the first weekend of March, Saturday March 5th and Sunday March 6th, 2016, I
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
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
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
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
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
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
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