Rina Aoki
I speak three languages; English, Chinese and Japanese. And I love nature and do art works. I began mountain climbing in China and Nepal to paint pictures with black ink and often go to the mountains in Japan.
When I was in my twenties, I didn't know which field I should focus on to go for my future. But here I seem to be able to make all of my talent useful to live with Echizen Washi. I work hard for our paper every day, but also I do enjoy my life a lot with the beautiful nature and lovely people here.
CV
| 2010 | Decorated a local train with Sakura designed Washi |
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| 2009-present | Washi workshops with ALTs in Fukui |
| 2008 | Art exhibitions with wood cut printings and water color pictures in collaboration with a Japanese and an American artist, Udatsu Museum, Echizen, Japan. |
| 2007 | Wood cut printing art exhibition, Fukui, Japan. Visited paper mills in Anhui, China. |
| 2006, June/July | Participated and assisted in the handmade paper workshops organized by Viviane Fontaine in Switzerland and Italy |
| 2004-2005 | English and Chinese interpreter, Yagi, Ltd. |
| 2004 | Paper with lights exhibition, Udatsu Paper & Craft Museum |
| 2003 | Visited the other paper mills in Mino, Tosa, and Kurotani, Japan. |
| 2000-present | A papermaker and salesperson, Jiyomon Papermaker, Echizen, Japan. |
| 1999-2000 | Major in mountain sceneries with studies in Chinese brush ink art, Central Academy of Fine Arts ( CAFA ), Beijing, China. Joined an international Kendo club. |
| 1998-1999 | English instructor at Ability Development Center, Fukui, Japan. Traveling for three months alone in USA, Germany and Europe. |
| 1998 | Graduated from Osaka University of Foreign Studies with a major in Chinese. |
| 1996-1997 | Major in Fine Art with studies in Chinese brush ink art, Hangzhou Teachers College, Hangzhou, China. |
