e. eiji o.
Born a Sansei, third generation Japanese-American, in 1956, the year of The Fire Monkey, e. eiji o. a.k.a. erne ogawa, is an illustrator / artist based in Pasadena, California.
Having worked around the Los Angeles Area as a Technical Illustrator, Illustrator & Graphic Designer, e was one of the first artists on the creative team for Custom Expressions, a Burbank, California company, that developed the First Customizable Greeting Cards.
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After Custom Expressions was purchased by American Greetings, and operations were moved to Cleveland, Ohio, e served as Production Supervisor/Illustrator for American Greetings/CreataCard, which later became AmericanGreetings.com.
Returning to the Los Angeles area, e worked as Production Manager for a Long Beach California based Company that developed Online Sales & Service Training, for Honda America, Mazda, and Kia Motors, along with online educational courses for The American Association of Critical Care Nurses.
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Currently working as a member of the support staff at Art Center College of Design, as an artist, e has been motivated and invigorated by the energy of the Student Artists & Designers, as well as the institution's movement to note the responsibility each one of us has in recognizing and understanding the Diversity of Cultures, in an attempt to unite the World Community.
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Special Thanks to
Holly, Keith & Linda, though distances apart, friends eternally.
CB, for insisting that, my art needs to be seen.
L'âme de la Machine, for a reminder, as one who is essential in fulfilling a purpose...
...fly low and avoid the radar.
Let the purpose be your voice.
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Peace, Love, Unity & Respect...​​​
Become One