Japanese Calligraphy
Sunday, September 9, 2012 at 3:00 pm
Workshop leader: Sharon Nakazato
The Dance of the Asian Brush
Share the fun of the Asian brush and ink and paper.
Shodo – the Way of the Brush: Asian Brush Calligraphy – is a unique and uniquely exciting art form. It taps the singular properties of Asian papers, brushes, and ink to nourish a world of the imagination. Often used for meditation, it can also be the source and inspiration for extraordinary energy and power, and it can offer a whole new dimension to any other art. Join this workshop for a hands-on experience!
All levels of experience are welcome - elementary school students to seniors. Materials will be provided. Workshop will last about 2 hours.
Public admission is $5. There is no charge for students or members of Arts on the Lake.
Those who plan to attend should make a reservation by emailing rsvp@artsonthelake.org or calling 845 228-2685.
This Workshop is made possible, in part, by the New York State Council on the Arts with the support of Governor Cuomo and the NY State Legislature and with public funds from Putnam County. These grant programs are managed and monitored by the Putnam Arts Council.
Gallery
Artist Sharon Nakazato instructing photographer Michael Kitts in the art of Japanese Calligraphy.
About the Event
For 6 of the 8 years that prize-winning artist Sharon Nakazato lived in Japan, she studied Japanese and Chinese Brush Calligraphy intensively with celebrated contemporary master Shinzan Kamijo. She holds a license to teach from the Japan Calligraphic Arts Association of Tokyo. While continuing on her “path of the Oriental Brush,†in recent years Nakazato has revisited her western art background and is now exploring an expansive range of mixed media, some incorporating Asian calligraphy and all drawing on years of experience with Eastern brush, inks, and space.
Nakazato has exhibited widely from Tokyo to Colorado, Pennsylvania, Washington, and New York, including one-woman shows in NYC, the Seattle area, Putnam County, and Ridgefield, CT. She holds a BA and MA from the University of Michigan, with strong minors in art history, and did extensive graduate course work in Japan at Tokyo and Sophia Universities. An ongoing student of Japanese culture, she has lectured and published in both Japanese and English and co-founded and served for 10 years as Director of the Yasuragi Japan Arts Center. Presently she runs the Japanese and Art programs for Longview School in Brewster as well as continuing to offer a variety of private classes and workshops. Nakazato continues to combine an ever-widening variety of media in a distinctly personal expression, and is now exhibiting by invitation throughout the tri-county area.