Finding the joy of Japanese calligraphy again in Australia

Japanese-born calligrapher, Tomoko, has found the beauty and the joy of Japanese calligraphy again in Australia.

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Tomoko performing calligraphy demonstration Source: Tomoko

When she was a kid, she loved drawing Japanese characters so much that she begged her parents to let her take calligraphy lessons. 

Tomoko has been away from calligraphy during her early adulthood.  But in 2007, when Tomoko was working as an assistant Japanese teacher in Melbourne, she demonstrated Japanese calligraphy as a part of a Japanese class.

Calligraphy artwork by Tomoko Source: Tomoko

Tomoko now creates artworks and performs demonstrations as a calligrapher.  She is holding her exhibition this month at a winery called Small Forest in the Upper Hunter in New South Wales (NSW).  Tomoko now resides in the Central Coast in NSW.

In the interview, Tomoko tells us how she started taking calligraphy class and became a professional calligrapher in Australia.

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