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Kawarai has devoted her life to art, perceiving it to be a form of communication with the divine. Such a concept of life has enabled her to live a rich sentimental life, because according to her own words she has been able to find love in other past lives. Charlo: While she has found other
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Kawarai as jewels themselves combine the tri-dimensionality of sculpture with the functionality of applied arts. In 1979 she entered the Academy of Yoyogi Jewellery and began jewellery design. Her characteristic compositions of spherical abstract
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in Japan. She received awards in both contests. Also in 1983 she competed in the
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