Activities
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In reisho calligraphy – the movement and light of the seasons
I worked from Suenaga 末永 Sensei’s reisho 隷書 style of a peaceful and joyful poem by 6th C Chinese poet 陸瓊 （りく けい）Rikukei: 春風秋月恒好 spring wind autumn moon always pleasing It was very likeable too brushing this on the large hansetsu size paper, lots of fun with a long tip fude. Some of the kanji
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Poetry and visual experiments
Zazen practice: at peacewithin the heartthe clear mooneven the smashing wavesreflecting light (Waka by Master Dogen, trans. Shogen) temporal voidsof cerulean blue –ice holes, pulsating –falling apart rapidlyplummeting
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Portrait of Tokyo Ren Master
Many visitors to the friendly Ren Bar in east Tokyo made calligraphy and artworks to express their wishes for the new year… here is my fast ink portrait of the famous master!
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moon cloud – secluded within snow
moon cloud softly emergingbreathing plumes of blue snow dustswirling aroundour scratched out rooftop
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Discovered in my sketchbook poetry notes
fragile manoeuvring through pale ochre land gaping dark blue fissure within the sky a light hole self transparent roaming path hill spontaneously becoming deer hare blown by atlantic gusts everything is shimmering temporal
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Aye Write! Book Festival community art publication – ‘Future’
For the Aye Write! 2017 book festival I was asked to help deliver a project combining art and literacy, working with adult learners and tutors from around Glasgow city. We came up with a book of creative writing and drawing, experimenting with various approaches that allowed individuals to express themselves to a theme of ‘learning