An opportunity to plunge into using the Chinese brush to explore some basic terms in ideographic form.
Writing with this type of brush is a three-dimensional dance–unlike using a pencil or pen. When familiar with the form, the writing of an ideograph becomes a meditative dance.
The meaning of the word can deepen in non-rational ways bringing a shift of focus from outer form to inner feeling, expression beyond the word.
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Online participants will be sent a link to the Zoom meeting the day of the event.
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NOTE: Attendance will be limited to eight online participants, and eight in person participants, to ensure the flow and intimacy of the workshop. Online participants will be sent a link to the Zoom meeting the day of the event.
Please use the registration button below to attend the Calligraphy Workshop and for overnight accommodations. Overnight fees are $100 per night, camping is $60 per night, and day attendance is $40 per day. Meals are provided. for onsite attendees.
Here's our full schedule, subject to minor changes.
Friday Evening Session: Dinner at 6 pm, 7:00 pm to 9 pm PST
Saturday Morning Session: 9:30 am to noon PST
Saturday Afternoon Session: 1:30 pm to 4:00 pm PST
MATERIALS
Additional Items may be purchased from a Chinese shop such as Soyodo.
Ink: either stick ink with an inkstone ( $10-20) or a bottle of calligraphy ink ($6-10)
Brush: for calligraphy with bristles between 1 and 1/4" to 1 and 3/4" long. ($10-20)
Practice paper: old newspaper or phone book. Buy one pack of "rice paper" as well.
Black felt: to place under paper when writing, 12x15" or larger (buy at fabric shop)
Weight: One long narrow flat stone or piece of steel to use as paper weight when writing.
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ABOUT GEROW
Gerow Reece first sat with Yamada Reirin Roshi and the young monk, Maezumi Sensei, in the old brick Zenshuji in Los Angeles in the early 60s. He then practiced with Robert and Ann Aitken at Kokoan in their home in Honolulu. Later, while studying in Kyoto, Japan, he sat at Antaiji with Uchiyama Roshi and later with Morinaga Roshi at Daishu-in and Kobori Nanrei at Ryoko-in, never settling on a teacher --until the arrival of his son. Gerow serves ceremonial tea and occasionally teaches calligraphy at Jikoji.
Additional questions? Please email us!