Introduction to Japanese calligraphy / Sumi-e painting

SUMIDO offers calligraphy/Sumi-e painting workshops for schools, community organisations and corporate groups and demonstrations for cultural events. We can work with you to create a program to meet your needs. We offer anything from 30mins - 90 mins introductory experience courses to whole day workshops anywhere in Australia.

In the session, you will learn to use different sumi ink tones and brush techniques to create traditional Japanese calligraphy and sumie ink paintings on washi paper made from the mulberry. You will express words and paintings variously with brush pressure, rhythm, tones and confidence in your strokes. You'll not only learn brush stroke techniques but also about the history of the art and the meaning of certain Japanese characters so you don't need to know any Japanese to begin.


Recent performances

Cheltenham Primary School, VIC.
Kingswood College, VIC.
North Ringwood Community House, VIC.
Essendon Keilor College, VIC.
Chisholm Institute, Melbourne.
International Conference In Health Care, Melbourne.
Lion Nathan Conference, Crown Casino, Melbourne.
Art Education Victoria Conference, Melbourne.
No Vacancy, Melbourne.
Peer Gallery, Sydney.
Boroondara Park Primary School, Melbourne.
St Anne's Primary school, Melbourne.
Solway Primary School, Melbourne.
Haileybury College, Melbourne.
Melton Secondary College, VIC.
Kilvington Girls' Grammar School, Melbourne.
The Mac.Robertson Girls' High School, Melbourne.
Simonds Catholic College, Melbourne.
Made In Japan, Melbourne.
Orchard Grove Primary School, Melbourne.
Box Hill Community Arts Centre, Melbourne.
The Centre Connecting Community, Melbourne.
Templestowe Park Primary School.
Our Lady of Mount Carmel Primary School.
RMIT University, Melbourne.
Mount Waverley Secondary College, Melbourne.
Ikebana International, Melbourne.
Ivanhoe Grammar School, Melbourne.
St Columba's College, Melbourne.
Xavier College, Melbourne.


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