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Drue Kataoka<br />
SHP ‘96<br />
Entered the <strong>Sacred</strong> <strong>Heart</strong><br />
community in 1991<br />
“<br />
My favorite time of the day is twilight, when<br />
outside my studio window, the last lingering<br />
sunrays graze the clouds. A distinctive<br />
hush signals a quiet time of reflection upon the<br />
goodness of God and His bounty of nature.<br />
I like to paint this beautiful, ephemeral world in<br />
Sumi-e, Japanese brush painting. This 2000-<br />
year-old art form is steeped in a canon of brush<br />
strokes of landscape.<br />
Dipping into the lengthening shadows, I think<br />
about Sister Brown, the former Director<br />
of <strong>Schools</strong>, who was one of my greatest<br />
mentors. The values of an SHP education<br />
resonate with me as I fondly remember her<br />
appreciation and love of the arts.<br />
I am so blessed to be a full-time artist. My last<br />
project, Around the World in a Single Stroke,<br />
honored 12 distinguished global individuals<br />
from diverse disciplines in a celebration of<br />
peace. Currently I’m embarking on another<br />
”<br />
exciting project at the crossroads between art and<br />
technology, capturing the dynamic landscape of<br />
Silicon Valley.<br />
The <strong>Heart</strong> of the Matter 25
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