Japanese Calligraphy Beginner Course

DATES & TIME: 8 Saturdays, from February 4thth to March 25th at 11:00am-12:30pm

LOCATION: The Beaumont Studios (326 W 5th Ave, Vancouver, BC V5Y 1J0)

RSVP/MORE INFO: http://www.kisyuu-calligraphy.com/new-products/beginner-winter2023

This 8-week course will be perfect for those who want to study deeper than what is provided in the Workshop and improve both your writing skills and the balance between mind and body.

During eight weeks, we will go over the basics of Japanese calligraphy, including:

●　Four treasures of calligraphy tools (brush, ink, paper & ink stone case)

●　Meditation practice while making sumi-ink

●　How to hold the brush and control big & small brushes

●　Eight fundamental brush strokes for formal regular script, "Kaisho" style

●　How to write kanji and hiragana (Japanese alphabets)

●　Practice and create your own calligraphy artwork

●　Experience both traditional and modern calligraphy writing

●　Sumi-e Japanese painting (Bamboo)

●　Write with a big calligraphy brush to create a self-expressive art

*Everybody is welcome – no prior art experience or Japanese language skills are necessary!

*Students will be required to bring their own equipment. In the case that students do not own equipment, basic calligraphy kits can be purchased from Kisyuu at cost.

*Maximum number of participant is 6. Register soon!

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Course Schedule:

Week 1 : (Brush) Horizontal Line

Week 2 : (Sumi ink) Horizontal Line & Vertical Line

Week 3 : (Incense) Long Tails – Left & Right

Week 4 : (Three Important Elements in Calligraphy) Dots & Big Brush Challenge - Write with a big brush on a big calligraphy paper!

Week 5 : (Name Stamp) Name Writing, Small Brush Challenge & Sumi-e painting

Week 6 : (Calligraphy paper) Review & Eiji Happo

Week 7 : (History of Hiragana) Hiragana (Japanese Alphabet)

Week 8 : (Modern Style of Calligraphy) Create Your Own Calligraphy Art

*Contents in () are the lecture topic of the week.

Please contact Kisyuu at [email protected] if you have any questions. Hope to see you soon!

Host or Publisher Japanese Calligrapher Kisyuu - 書道家 姫洲