Kagari Tsukioka, based in Kanazawa, is a calligrapher who is active nationwide in Japan. When it comes to calligraphy, there are several styles including "Rinsho," where one writes by following a model, but Tsukioka freely arranges the shapes and placements of characters like drawing a picture, expressing themes she wants to convey. She is an artist in the field of "creative calligraphy."

Her specialty lies in transforming everything she has encountered - people, objects, events, teachings, learnings, emotions - into "poetry" through her calligraphy. With her unique characters drawn with variations in ink intensity, words gain rhythm and seem to enter and captivate the hearts of those who see them as if they are alive. Thus, her fans have dubbed her work "Kagariuta."

In addition to "Kagariuta," which translates poetry into calligraphy, she also engages in "Ink Calligraphy Art," where she writes characters such as kanji in calligraphy.

Tsukioka started her journey into the world of calligraphy at the age of six. By the time she was a first-year high school student, she had already attained the highest rank of 8th dan and began teaching calligraphy to children as an assistant to her calligraphy teacher. As she pursued calligraphy, she gradually developed a dream of becoming a creative calligrapher. Even after entering the workforce, she couldn't let go of that dream and eventually left her job to pursue the path of a creative calligrapher.

In 2001, she held her first solo exhibition. Despite being a newcomer, she boldly set the entrance fee at ¥1000 and attracted 200 visitors in just two days, surprising the public. Since then, she has held or participated in over 40 solo exhibitions and exhibitions in Tokyo, Osaka, Nagoya, Ishikawa, Toyama, Niigata, Paris, nationwide, and overseas. Currently, she receives various commissions from companies and affiliated organizations for logos, principles, inscriptions, shop names, etc.

When she holds a brush and faces the paper, her concentration intensifies, and she enters a state of emptiness in a sense. This sensation is similar to religious practices. Eventually, Tsukioka became drawn to the charms of the three major sacred mountains in Japan: Mount Fuji, Mount Hakusan, and Mount Tateyama. In her hometown of Kanazawa, she was in charge of creating the inscription for the 1300th anniversary of the founding of Mount Hakusan, and she also appeared on a special program called "The Four Seasons of Mount Hakusan" on Hokuriku Asahi Broadcasting.

She now identifies herself as a "Dragon Calligrapher Artist." Incidentally, in ancient China, dragons were considered the creators of all living things. Moreover, the Five Dragon Gods each represent the role of the five elements - wood, fire, metal, water, and earth - according to the theory of the Five Elements, which states that all things are composed of these elements. Thus, dragons are indispensable special beings in explaining the world.

Tsukioka expresses her worldview of "Ink Image (avant-garde calligraphy)," which appears at the moment when the universe, nature, and the connections with inner souls meet, as "dragons dwelling in each." New themes bring out Tsukioka's new possibilities, leading to the creation of breakthrough art.