Atelier Towa

Aoi Yamaguchi Calligraphy

アトリエ咏遠

Born and raised in Hokkaido, Japan, Aoi Yamaguchi has been trained to master the basics of calligraphy by learning under the Master Zuiho Sato since at the age of 6, while refining her knowledge and skills. She is a recipient of numerous awards including the First Place prize from the Minister of Education at 44th Asahi Calligraphy Nationwide School Exhibit, and received the Title of Master of Student Calligrapher at the age of 14. Since landed in the U.S. in 2004, she has performed and exhibited her works in many galleries, museums, universities and festivals in the United States, Middle East, across Europe, and Japan. 

Aoi established her studio “Atelier Towa” in 2014 in Berkeley, California, where she creates one-of-a-kind artworks, offers Japanese calligraphy workshops and calligraphy supplies curated by the artist herself. The studio is relocated to Los Angeles in 2020, and now opening its door in 2024. In-person workshops and classes in the studio will be offered starting in January, 2025. 

咏遠 (towa) is a made-up word consisting of 咏 (to read a poem) and 遠 (faraway) , inspired by the existing word 永遠 (towa) for "eternity". The artist hopes that the studio to remain as a place where the beautiful poems are woven infinitely, and where we can share the beauty, depth, and joy of calligraphy art with people from around the world.

書家・山口碧生の制作工房である『アトリエ咏遠』。北海道生まれ、６歳で書道を学び、依嘱作家佐藤瑞鳳氏に師事。2014年に米国カリフォルニア州バークレー市にその扉を開けてから、自身の書道作品制作のみならず、多くの書道ワークショップを開催、指導している。2020年にロサンゼルス・ベニスビーチに拠点を移し、2024年、ウエスト・アダムス地区に新たなアトリエを構える。

「永遠」（とわ）の言葉を編み咏い続けるという想いを込めて名付けた『咏遠』。その想いと、書芸術の美しさ、奥深さ、愉しさを、世界中のより多くの人々と共有出来る場であるようにと願っている。