Shodo calligraphy
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Award for Shodō Calligraphy at Tokyo Metropolitan Art Museum
I am surprised and delighted that my calligraphy artwork has been awarded a Special Selection prize (Tokusen 特選) at the 73rd Shokaisha Exhibition 第73回 書海社展 at the Tokyo Metropolitan Art […]
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Exhibition at Dundee Botanic Gardens
TRACES OF SHODŌMargaret Kerr and Blair Shōgen Thomson Green Gallery: University of Dundee Botanic GardenRiverside Drive, Dundee DD2 1QH30th Oct – 19th Nov 2024 This exhibition shows a series of […]
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Bristol University Japanese Calligraphy Workshop
In the Arts Complex of Bristol University at the end of April, Blair presented two taster Japanese Shodō calligraphy workshops with a Zen theme, for the Buddhist Studies Day in […]
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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 […]
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Shakyo – bringing the Sutra to life with each brush stroke and pen mark
Our first online Shakyo 写経 practice event saw us come together from Scotland, and elsewhere such as the rest of the UK and Canada, forming a lovely group of sutra […]
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Tracing the heart of the Heart Sutra – Tokyo 2019
Towards the end of the year as the dry leaves rustled across the pavements, Blair practiced Shakyo Sutra tracing at temples in Tokyo, working mainly from Genjo’s version of the […]
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Shodo zen calligraphy practice
Trying out the zen enso circle, symbol of universality and the idea of beauty within imperfection. Small to medium fude for sho on single hanshi sheets. Working on the character […]
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Sho calligraphy mark making
Making some marks with fude brushes and fudepen using Japanese sumi ink. Beginning practicing for a series of three Drawing and Painting Studio workshops. Experimenting with the brush stopping and […]
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Traces of Time | 時間の足跡
Here are a selection of images of the show plus some Omotesando street views around Gallery 80 in Omotesando Hills building (Aoyama area, Tokyo). It was a very pleasant time […]