AOI YAMAGUCHI CALLIGRAPHY

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Featured interview in CNN ENGLISH EXPRESS

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Excited to be featured in the latest December issue of CNN English Express (available in Japan). It is wonderful to be able to share stories about my work across the world through words. Thank you CNN EE for the lovely time in Tokyo!

CNN English Express 12月号巻頭に、インタビューが掲載されました。海外での書家活動についてお話しさせていただきました。
朝日出版社のスタッフの皆さま、素敵な記事を掲載していただいてどうもありがとうございます。
ぜひお近くの書店にてお手に取っていただければ幸いです。
日々、学びですね。[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column width=”1/3″][/vc_column][vc_column width=”1/3″][symple_button url=”http://ee.asahipress.com/latest-issue/2017/12/” title=”” color=”grey” size=”large” align=”aligninline”]ORDER DECEMBER ISSUE[/symple_button][rs_space height=”50px”][/vc_column][vc_column width=”1/3″][/vc_column][/vc_row]

December 6, 2017
SEASONS 03: Japanese Calligraphy Workshop for March 「朧月」-Hazy Moon-

Japanese Calligraphy “Shodo” Workshop for Beginners

季節を愉しむ書道ワークショップ「SEASONS」

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March: Oborozuki – Hazy Moon –

３月弥生 – 「朧月」の会

SEASONS is a series of our monthly Japanese calligraphy workshops to appreciate the beauty of nature transitioning with four seasons captured in poetry.

For March session, themed in “Oborozuki” meaning “Hazy Moon,” we will explore the yugen of romantic, sentimental memories in moments with a hazy moon radiating in the night sky of early Spring – as we write your choice of seasonal word from selected Japanese classic haiku poems.

During this hands-on workshop, you will learn and practice basic Japanese calligraphy “Shodo” skills, through the meditative calligraphy process finding the balance between the mind and body. We will go over the basics: how to hold the brush and control the brush, proper posture, how to take care of tools and materials, gettting to know with Japanese paper and sumi inks.

You will be introduced to the fundamental calligraphy writing techniques and beautiful and formal Regular Script “Kaisho” or semi-cursive script “Gyosho” on selected Japanese kanjicharacters depending on your skill level, and you will be practicing and making your own calligraphy artwork on “hanshi”*-sized calligraphy paper, and on a shikishi board for the final piece! You will have a nice piece of artwork to take home at the end of the workshop.

This workshop is designed for the adult beginners. No prior experience is necessary.

DATE
Saturday March 25th, 2017 11am – 1:00pm

LECTURE & TEXTS
This workshop will be instructed by Aoi Yamaguchi. Original worksheets and handouts will be provided.
Lesson will be taught in English. Knowledge of Japanese language is not necessary.

SUPPLIES & MATERIALS
Basic supplies and materials will be provided for you to work on Japanese calligraphy during the workshop. The first 20 sheets of calligraphy paper are included per class. Additional paper is available for purchase.

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March 4, 2017
SEASONS 02: Japanese Calligraphy Workshop for February 「春時雨」-Spring Shower-

Japanese Calligraphy “Shodo” Workshop for Beginners

季節を愉しむ書道ワークショップ「SEASONS」

SEASONS op. 02
February: Harushigure – Spring Shower –

2月如月 – 「春時雨」の会

SEASONS is a series of our monthly Japanese calligraphy workshops to appreciate the beauty of nature transitioning with four seasons captured in poetry.

For February session, themed in “Harushigure” meaning “Spring shower,” we will savor the beauty of light and shadow found in the moments with the cold rain shower at the end of Winter, transitioning slowly to the Springtime – as we write your choice of seasonal word from Japanese classic haiku poems.

During this hands-on workshop, you will learn and practice basic Japanese calligraphy “Shodo” skills, through the meditative calligraphy process finding the balance between the mind and body. We will go over the basics: how to hold the brush and control the brush, proper posture, how to take care of tools and materials, gettting to know with Japanese paper and sumi inks.

You will be introduced to the fundamental calligraphy writing techniques and beautiful and formal Regular Script “Kaisho” or semi-cursive script “Gyosho” on selected Japanese kanji characters depending on your skill level, and you will be practicing and making your own calligraphy artwork on “hanshi”*-sized calligraphy paper, and on a shikishi board for the final piece! You will have a nice piece of artwork to take home at the end of the workshop.

This workshop is designed for the adult beginners. No prior experience is necessary.

DATE
Saturday February 11th, 2017 11am – 1:00pm
Saturday February 25th, 2017 11am – 1:00pm

LECTURE & TEXTS
This workshop will be instructed by Aoi Yamaguchi. Original worksheets and handouts will be provided.
Lesson will be taught in English. Knowledge of Japanese language is not necessary.

SUPPLIES & MATERIALS
Basic supplies and materials will be provided for you to work on Japanese calligraphy during the workshop. The first 20 sheets of calligraphy paper are included per class. Additional paper is available for purchase.

Supplies and materials provided for workshop:
• Calligraphy brush – Fude（筆）
• Bottled Sumi ink （墨）
• Ink well – Suzuri（硯）
• Calligraphy Hanshi Paper “Tosa” (土佐)
– *Hanshi size: H13.15″ x W9.5″
• Felt fabric – Gin Moh-sen (銀毛氈）
• Paperweight – Bun-chin（文鎮）
• Calligraphy Artwork Folder
• Self-study guide handouts

Bring your own:
• Dark colored clothes or aprons that you don’t mind getting ink on.
• Open-minded enthusiasm!

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February 1, 2017
Sho to Wagashi: COSMOS x Morimoto Napa, Marriage of Japanese Cuisine, Calligraphy and Confectionery

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書と和菓子

Sho to Wagashi: COSMOS x Morimoto Napa
COSMOS – FIVE ELEMENTS –

Marriage of Japanese Cuisine, Calligraphy and Japanese Confectionery Demonstration & Tasting

For the second series of Sho to Wagashi: COSMOS, we are collaborating with Morimoto Napa, an inventive, high-end Japanese restaurant owned by Chef Masaharu Morimoto. He is known to millions as star Iron Chef and Iron Chef America, has garnered critical and popular acclaim for his seamless integration of Western and Japanese ingredients, bringing intense excitement, exquisite technique, and perfectly balanced flavors to thousands of diners throughout the world.

Inspired by Yin-Yang and Five Elements: 木火土金水 (Mok-Ka-Doe-Gon-Sui：Wood, Fire, Earth, Metal, and Water), Japanese calligraphy artist Aoi Yamaguchi and Tokyo-based Japanese traditional confectionery wagashi chef Shiho Sakamoto collaborate with Morimoto Napa to create unique visual and edible art.

For the first part of the evening, guests will be served five courses of savory appetizers selected by the chef. For the second half of the evening, Yamaguchi and Sakamoto will treat you to five courses – one inspired by each element of the five elements – of wagashidelicately served on contemporary Japanese calligraphy.

Sakamoto will demonstrate how wagashi is created and as you enjoy wagashi, served with flavorful green tea, you will learn the artists’ poetic process of transforming inspiration into art. With Japanese traditional aesthetics and wabi-sabi culture, the artists realize their vision through a multi-sensory experience inviting you to celebrate nature’s blessings as represented by the Five Elements; in essence, the entire cosmos.

Presented by
Morimoto Napa
Aoi Yamaguchi, Japanese Calligraphy “Sho (書)” Artist
Shiho Sakamoto, Japanese Traditional Confectionery “Wagashi (和菓子)” Artist

DATE
Sunday August 14, 2016 6pm-9pm
3 hours / Limited to 15 guests

5 course custom menu presented by Morimoto Napa
5 course Japanese calligraphy & wagashi presented by Aoi Yamaguchi & Shiho Sakamoto

SOUVENIR
You can take each small limited edition hand-printed calligraphy artworks home with you as a unique keepsake from the event.[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][symple_button url=”https://sho_wagashi_cosmos_morimotonapa.eventbrite.com” title=”RESERVE YOUR SEATS” color=”grey” size=”medium” target=”blank”]RESERVE YOUR SETS[/symple_button][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][symple_heading title=”COLLABORATOR”][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column align=”left” width=”1/4″][vc_column_text][/vc_column_text][/vc_column][vc_column align=”left” width=”3/4″][vc_column_text align=”left”]Japanese confectioner, wagashi, Sakamoto creates and supervises made-to-order Japanese confectionery for special tea ceremonies such as tie-up with the movie “Ask This of Rikyu (Rikyu ni Tazuneyo)” in 2013, a special tea ceremony for the opening COREDO Muromachi department store in Tokyo in 2014, and the tea ceremony for Japanese popular manga “Hyouge Mono” in 2014. She actively holds workshops in Japan and abroad. She joined “World Tea Forum” in Korea as a representative of Japanese confectionery chef in 2015, and also gave a demonstration how to make Japanese wagashi at Salone del Mobile, Milano in 2016. Sakamoto engages in creating wagashi for the tea ceremony hosted by Mrs. Akie Abe, the wife of the current Prime Minister of Japan.

Official Facebook page：紫をん（Shiwon）https://www.facebook.com/wagashi.shiwon
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July 30, 2016