I was 9 years old when I created my first calligraphy piece during a kanji class (studying Japanese ideographs) at primary school. It was love at first brush stroke. When I came home after school, I immediately shared my newfound passion with my parents, and asked them to sign me up to a class in a specialist school. Every week, I dedicated several hours to this activity, and when I was 17, I decided to become a professional calligrapher. I was highly involved in fine arts and turned towards calligraphy without hesitation, since it was the means of expression that resonated the most with me.