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welcome


Tomo hillbo

design | essays | art

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welcome


Tomo hillbo

design | essays | art

 

mixture of colors

Born and raised in Japan, lived in Germany, South Africa, New York and Chicago. Married, divorced, remarried. Raised two beautiful daughters, welcomed two more as a stepmom, rescued five cats and a dog. Life flows on, with breathtakingly marvelous things, heart-wrenching moments and years, and everything in between,

all together in a wonderful mixture of colors. 

 
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Design


 

 

Design


 

 

graphic design

Naturally detail-oriented, honed in a multinational ad agency of yore. I listen closely to my clients and create well-organized design that works. See samples of my work at Meadville Lombard Theological School here, and older graphic designs here.

I’m doing a lot of photography work at Meadville Lombard as well. See samples in galleries, Photography 1 and Photography 2.

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Essays


Essays


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Singing


Singing


Life indeed throws many surprises. Somehow I ended up leading a small but talented choir group for a decade. This video is a famous duet from Lakmé. Click here to listen to more. 

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Art


Art


Yes, I love red. I might lose a will to live if the world became devoid of red. But red wouldn't be beautiful if it existed all alone. See more of my paintings here.