Marko KITAZAWA, illustrator
More than 60 craftsmen from Japan come to the WABI SABI area to show you their creations and talk to you about their art. Illustrator Marko KITAZAWA will be part of this big gathering!
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Illustrator Marko KITAZAWA expresses her subtlelty with color pencils and watercolors. As she lives by the sea, she often takes aquatic animals and plants for models. She creates various products, including calendars or notebooks in which tourists add seals of the temples they’ve visited. She often holds workshops during which she organizes entertaining and amusing activities such as shell painting.
This year, she will come to the festival to present you her work at the WABI SABI area alongside many craftsmen eager to show you the wealth of Japanese folklore!
Find Mariko KITAZAWA's creations on maricokitazawa.blogspot.jp
A word on the art of calligraphy
Calligraphy appeared in Japan more than 1200 years ago. This art consists in expressing letters estheticism as well as the meaning of words with a paintbrush and India ink. Calligraphers traditionally paint on washi, which is a type of hand-crafted paper that has been produced in Japan since the 7th century. However, we can now encounter a wide range of calligraphic expressions: some artists mix this art with digital technology, use paint instead of ink, or draw on various materials such as fabrics, wood, leather or glass.
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