Fate ～twenty happy cats

Fate ～twenty happy cats

Overview・Handmade item・Framing: Unframed・Height: 19 Inches・Width: 23 Inches・Materials: Japanese paper sumi gansai————————————————————ShippingReady to ship in 10–14 business daysFrom Japan————————————————————About This ArtworkA happy cats led by destiny. I will make everyone smilecalligraphy by Keiko Nogami

I came across calligraphy for the first time when I was nine years old.  I became absorbed in it at once.  I still remember I felt at ease in a room filled with a scent of India ink produced when I rubbed an India ink stick on an inkstone. 

On the other hand, I was a girl who loved painting pictures and enjoyed by myself every day in making beautiful colors by mixing various colors together. After marriage I had been busy with the care of my children for many years without any chance of painting pictures, though I have been continuing to practice calligraphy. However, just before I turned sixty, a strong feeling that I wanted to resume painting pictures at all costs began to grow in my mind. After due consideration, I decided to create my original works by combining calligraphy with cat pictures as I love cats very much. 

After trial and error, I have completed a series of my works named “The Moon and Cats”.  I combined lovely cats with the moon as the symbol of romance which is represented by calligraphy arranged in various shapes of the moon.  I adopted passages from the books written by famous Japanese writers as the material for calligraphy. 

I devote these works to people in the world who love cats. I have been continuing to create a series of my works named not only “the Moon and Cats” but also “the Beauty of Japan and Cats”. I would like you to notice “the beauty of blank spaces”, too.https://www.jcatny.com/keiko-nogami