"You may have not realized that there are strong links between the tech start-up mindset and Zen. A blog called ValleyZen is exploring that connection."
"This Master Sumi-e artist has her eyes on history and leaving her artistic footprint in brushed black ink."
"[Drue] paints stars with unique brush."
"We all seem to be riding in the vortex of Drue's universe."
"C'è un forte legame tra la filosofia orientale e la tecnologia: un sito, ValleyZen, approfondisce la relazione."
"Drue has undertaken high-profile commissions...and found a responsive audience for her work in the corporations of Silicon Valley."
"Her creativity appears boundless."
"An unlikely alliance today between sports and the art world. Coaching Legend Bill Walsh signed a world-wide art project which he helped inspire."
"The art form may be ancient but Kataoka's version is thoroughly modern and energetic."
"Kataoka captures...the soul of those that have left a great impression on the American cultural landscape."
"Woven in her philanthropy is a message of tolerance and diversity."
"Santa Barbara's Jim Clendenen who will chair this year's Magic Moments auction holds a 5 liter bottle featuring an original gold silk label by Drue Kataoka."
"Pictured here is a 5-liter bottle from Au Bon Climat with an original Sumi-e painting by Drue Kataoka. With the proliferation of California wines and the competition for shelf space and visibility, label design has become increasingly important."
"Navajo golf great Notah Begay III's legendary golf swing is being eternalized in the ancient art form of Sumi-e."
"Tokyo-born sumi-e artist Drue Kataoka enlists iconic figures of music, technology, sports, oenology, fashion, cuisine, theater, art, academia, and finance in her latest project, 'Around the World in a Single Stroke: Enso 2007' across the globe to promote a message of hope and harmony."
"I'm getting Drue's autograph before she leaves here today because she is going places."
"One of Drue's stops on her national speaking tour for the Boys & Girls Clubs of America is Spartanburg, South Carolina…It's inspiring to see someone so passionate about her work."
"Having a role model like Drue visit the children of Bend, Oregon is extraordinary. They are able to see that it is possible to realize the dream of a life in the arts."
"Some strokes are sharp and narrow, like the edge of an ice skate. Others are bold and insistent -- the thrust of a rapier or the sweep of an oar. Still others are thick and lustrous, spread like honey, or semi-translucent, like smoke billowing from a train."
"At an age when most children are still dabbling in fingerpaints, Drue Kataoka picked up a brush and began learning a 2,000-year-old Japanese art form, Sumi-e."
"Martina Hingis picked up some new stroking techniques…getting a private painting lesson from Drue Kataoka."