JAPANESE CALLIGRAPHY “SHODO” WORKSHOP FOR RETURNING STUDENTS | JULY SESSION 2024

Summer is here – I hope you are enjoying the summer heat, as well as the cooling breeze of the summer evenings. I’ve been going to hike in the state parks with my family, dipping in the cool stream of creek or river as we hike along. Such a wonderful season to spend time in the mountains, as well as at the ocean!

I have an online session scheduled for July. I hope you will join me to celebrate this summer season, and take a quiet, nurturing moment to hold a brush together on a Sunday morning.

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In this 1.5 hours hands-on workshop designed for returning students, get a further exploration of fundamental Japanese calligraphy brushwork, and find balance within yourself through meditative calligraphy process. Participants will be introduced to the chosen character for the month, with in-depth lectures on basic calligraphy writing techniques and brushwork, focusing on the running script called Gyosho.

Rinsho, or copy writing, of the historical calligraphy works is fundamental study method in the practice of Japanese calligraphy. We will practice selected kanji characters in Running Hand Script, or semi-cursive script, cited from the classics 集字聖教序 (The Sacred Scriptures) by 王羲之 (Wang Xizhi), the greatest and most celebrated calligrapher in Chinese history. We will practice the teacher’s selection of two kanji characters the on hanshi paper.

SUNDAY, JULY 21, 2024
10AM – 12PM PST
Meet on Zoom