Description

This workshop and residency will introduce Chinese culture, calligraphy and tools for study of Calligraphy. Each student will make a UNIQUE work of art – create Chinese calligraphy and decorate it on a fan or scroll with the Chinese decorative pattern. Through the process of making an art, the student will understand that Chinese calligraphy is Oriental Art, it is a medium to express their emotions as well as an experience of self-discovery. Students will learn how to be appreciated and respected as individual artists.

Different Lengths and Fees for the Program:

Stand-Alone Workshop: a one-day workshop (up to 4 classes in a day)

• Introduce Chinese Calligraphy and the tools – ink, ink-stone, rice-paper, brush.
• Students get hands-on experience with Calligraphy.
• Workshop Materials Fee: $3 each student

3-5 days Residency: Introducing Chinese calligraphy and tools

• Students will experience brush movement with individual emotions.
• Students will create a ‘Chinese Dragon’ calligraphy.
• Students will mount their Calligraphy into a Chinese Fan or Scroll.
• They will make their calligraphy a complete piece of Calligraphy-artwork to be displayed to other classes and the school community.
• Workshop Materials Fee: $5-$6 each student.

Note: Artist will need her own classroom with a sink (art, science room, or near by the room has a sink). She has many tools, examples and Chinese inspiration to display and organize, the students would come to her classroom.

Please fill out this inquiry form or call 866-500-9265 for more information.