Profile of Shizuka Arisaka
~ The President of WillWin, Ltd. / An artist for the world of both digital and analogue ~
Shizuka Arisaka, an artist for the world of digital and analogue, was born in 1968. Her pen name for writing is Haruka Natsumori. Which was from the late Ms. Yoko Mori... She is not only the founder, but also, the artist of WillWin, Ltd. Graduated from U.C. Berkeley and Mejiro gakuen college. Her major was three: Living Science, Graphic Art, Computer Science. She is a double honered student and having 10 certificates on these major. After worked for a couple of companies, became independent as a multi- media artist. Although she loves more analogue stuffs such as painting, writing, feeling nature... At first, She made 'Artificial Life' with the world famous artist, Daizabro Harada. You can breed artificial insects on your personal computer.
Dealt with numerous CD-ROM, enhanced CD, interactive systems, presentation for Expo, showroom, as a programmer, a director and a graphic artist. Author of a book about 'FreeHand 5'. Over 35 computer magazines and news papers reported her which have been published in Japan since her debut in 1991. She has released a couple of software 'Diary Maker', 'Super Paper Plane' which are all her original idea, from the conception to the mastering, even the CD jacket, booklet, fortune scripts, and more. 'Diary Maker' is published by Sony Music Entertainment in 1996.
-2003, She moved back to Japan from California after 6 years living. After being in University of California, Berkeley, she worked for a company in Silicon Valley area and then moved to San Diego where she started to live in U.S.A. Shizuka loves Japan and nature very much.
She has expertise not only about computers (software/hardware), graphic design, painting, but also, better health and nutrition from her 10 years old... A sort of 'all round player'. Furthermore, after she has been wandering from place to place with her deep mind. Looking for something splendid in this world...
She will soon spread her oil paintings with warmth...*
-What's new is...
She is working on a few websites (design and coding). She is planning the second book as well...
Her life work would be 'Affection and Ambition' for people in universe...* A couple dicades later, she would like to be a painter of the beauty of nature.