During her living, training, teaching and studying in Japan, she trained with Tokunaga Shoen Sensei, her main calligraphy teacher.  Tokunaga Sensei is a master calligrapher whose art is shown frequently in Kyoto, Okayama, and Kurashiki.   While in priest training at Shoboji, Eido trained in classic calligraphy techniques with Ito Daikan Roshi.  In 1998, Tokunaga Sensei joined Eido in an exhibition of their work, along with  the photographs of Eido's daughter Ellen O'Connell (ellenoconnell.com), at Site Line Gallery in Olympia.

In 2000, Eido had an exhibition for the Year of the Dragon at Washington Center for the Performing Arts, and at Childhood's End Gallery.  In 2001 she had a small exhibition at South Puget Sound Community College where she had been on the adjunct faculty for ten years.

Eido teaches regularly at OZC giving Dharma talks on Wednesday evenings along with occasional creative workshops.  She also teaches at various centers in the U.S. and Europe.  She takes a creative approach to practice being influenced by the life of Ryokan, poetry, painting, and the solitary way.  

She continues to experiment with art and to write and publish poetry.  She shows art informally at Olympia Zen Center and sells her work  privately.

Upcoming Meditation and Art /Poetry Workshops

2011

One-day Meditations at OZC  -  January  22, February 19, March 19, May 21, September 17, October 15, November 19

April 29 and 30  -  10th Annual Ryokan Lecture  with David Loy, Teacher, Author of "Money, Sex, War, Karma"  Lecture at OZC:  "Healing Ecology, Buddhist Perspectives on the Eco-Crisis."

June 10 and 11  -  Poetry Reading and Workshop with Eihei Peter Levitt, Poet and Teacher, Author of "Within Within" and "Fingerpainting on the Moon"

July 13 to 17  -  Full Moon Retreat

November 29 to December 4  -  Rohatsu Sesshin

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Travel Dates

January through March  -  In residence in the Bay Area