The central theme of this series is 'a place of solace in one's mind’s eye. My interpretation of 'a place of solace' is a place of healing where one can dreams, thinks, searches, reflects and hopes.

CityScape Series is a visual juxtapositions and narrative of my personal views of humanity, nature, culture and history. Subject in these images are inspired by current affairs in the world that I read about: wars,climate, environmental projects, struggles and triamphs of everyday life, for example.

I remember seeing a photograph of an Iraqi child standing with an Operation Iraq solider in the BBC a few years ago. This child’s home town were distroyed by the war. He was crying. What made a lasting impression on me was not only his heartbreaking tears but that he was holding a Crackerjack snack wrapper probably given to him by the solider. No amount of food nor material can erase what this child has witnessed. The solider knows this and trying to do the best given the particular circumstance. I felt so deeply moved that I wanted to create an image of a place of solace for children with no homes. My earlier image titled 'City of Hope' is one of them.

Born in USA, and raised in Japan, she received a MFA in Visual Communications from Washington State University, BFA in Visual Communications from Nihon University, Tokyo, Japan. A fellow member of the Honor Society of Phi Kappa Phi, Hannah has worked as a graphic designer in Tokyo, San Francisco, Washington state before moving to south Jersey. She is a freelance designer and currently teaches Typography and Image, 3D computer graphics, Flash©** interactive media courses at Stockton College. Her work has been included in various group exhibitions, corporate and private collections.    (** by Adobe System Inc.)

:: International Juried Exhibition, Upstram People Gallery, 2009*
:: Arts on the Pedestal Juried Exhibition, PIE Gallery, FL. 2008*
:: Media Landscape Juried Exhibit, Foundry Art Center, MO. 2007*
:: Halpert Biennial, Turchin Center for the Visual Arts, NC, 2007*
:: Contemporary Realism, Fraser Gallery, MD. 2006* (*juried)

:: Information Technology, Washington State University, WA
:: George Conte Design Consultant, PA.
:: Northwest China, Portland, OR.
:: Sappro Tenshinzan International Center, Sappro, Japan.
:: Turchin Center for the Visual Arts, Boone, NC.