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.
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.
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.
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.
RAVE ON!