Instructor: Jason Charbonneau
Ages: 15 up
Format: 3 hour workshop
Dates: Sunday, January 26th
Time: 10:00 a.m. to Noon
Course Fee: $55 - Includes materials for usage during the class; tools, pigments, paper, brushes. Kits available for purchase if you choose to continue on your own.
Chinese Calligraphy and Watercolor
This is an excellent workshop for learning a little more about the Chinese culture, you'll practice concentration, hand eye coordination, skill building and making beautiful paintings. In a short amount of time, you'll gain confidence and flow. With intentional strokes, you'll learn to first write Hanzi ~ Chinese written "words" or characters also called Sinograms in English. You'll begin by tracing on our special mats which will teach you to hold and use the special Xuan writing brushes; most made of goat, rabbit or weasel fur. After practice, and gaining a bit more confidence, you'll move on to a cotton paper, then a rice paper to practice writing strokes. When you feel ready, then you will paint simple brush stroke images like bamboo, cherry blossoms, cat and eye tails and koi.