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This is a course where you can learn the basics of modern calligraphy through monthly face-to-face lessons and corrections with Nakajima Manyu, a calligrapher certified by the Japan Modern Calligraphy Association, for six months. You will review the contents of each lesson, and any corrections you submit will be returned to you with advice.
This is a course certified by the Japan Modern Calligraphy Association. In the lesson, you will learn based on Maki Shimano's Shirahana characters.
Students who have completed the Basic course and submitted their corrected assignments will be eligible to advance to the Advanced course, scheduled to begin in July 2025.
Those who complete the Advanced course will be certified as "Junior Scritier" by the Japan Modern Calligraphy Association.
>>Japan Modern Calligraphy Association Website
【curriculum】
Part 1: What is modern calligraphy? (practice methods, strokes, etc.)
Lesson 2: Lowercase letters and numbers Lesson 3: Uppercase letters and symbols Lesson 4: Connecting letters and pangrams Lesson 5: Phrase practice Lesson 6: Phrase layout and work creation
[Date and Time]
Tuesday Classes (AM/PM): 1/14, 2/18, 3/11, 4/15, 5/13, 6/10
Friday Class (AM): 1/17, 2/21, 3/14, 4/18, 5/16, 6/13
Sunday Class (AM): 1/12, 2/16, 3/9, 4/13, 5/11, 6/8
*AM class: 10:00-12:00 / PM class: 13:30-15:30
[Number of participants] 8 people per session [Contents]
Basic course (preparation, basic strokes, uppercase and lowercase letters)
What to bring:
Straight or oblique holder, nib, Higgins Black Ink
*If you don't have any tools, we recommend our calligraphy starter kit .
【place】
Workshop space next to the Paper Tree store 1-4-7 Kudankita, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo (1-2 minutes walk from Kudanshita Station, Tokyo)
TEL:03-3261-9884
*On the day of the lesson, instruction will begin 10 minutes before the lesson.
*Please enter directly through the sliding door to the workshop space.
[Profile of Nakajima Manyu]
Calligraphy artist and instructor
In 2016, inspired by her desire to "make my child's birthday the most adorable possible," she began styling birthday parties incorporating her own calligraphy.
He works as a calligraphy artist with the concept of "modern calligraphy that conveys feelings."
Following face-to-face and Zoom lessons, in 2021 we will release an original workbook and offer online video courses.
In addition to services for individuals, they also collaborate with companies, providing calligraphy services for high-end brands, submitting works to web media, and designing original items.
*Please note that we cannot accept cancellations for this lesson after registration .
*If infection control measures become necessary, we may switch to ZOOM (online) lessons. Thank you for your understanding.
*If you are unable to attend due to unavoidable circumstances, please be sure to contact us at lesson@papertree.jp . We will send you the lesson materials for that lesson if you are unable to attend.
*Please contact us if you would like to make up a class for the same month. (We do not accept transfers to classes with different teachers.)
*Due to space limitations, we ask that only those taking the course attend the event.
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