Brushing Love 愛 ai in the old tensho style of Japanese and Chinese calligraphy with deep orange-red sumi 🙂 Ai is also fun to brush in the more flowing sosho grass style of shodo calligraphy, in a much more simplified form. As well as love or… Read More »Love 愛 Ai in Shodo calligraphy
On the West Coast of Scotland here in Glasgow the autumnal colours have been rich and changing from day to day. ? For this fun creative time challenge we photographed some of the colours and shapes near us.? Please send us any photographs, poetry and… Read More »Creative time – delighting in autumn colours
Here is an example of stamped calligraphy (this is kokotsubun shell and bone style). You can stamp on your shodo calligraphy, artwork, poetry or sutra copying, or anything else you fancy ? This example is of stamped artwork by Blair was inspired by the dynamic… Read More »Carving seals and stamping onto calligraphy and artwork
As the season gradually changes from summer towards autumn and we reach out for more jumpers and get cosy during the darker nights, let’s take a moment to notice the atmosphere and what going on around us. And write a haiku or short poem about… Read More »Creative time – From late Summer to early Autumn
It’s been sunny again in Glasgow and the best way we think to enjoy the summery sunshine is to indulge in a satisfying ice lolly or cone. Let’s draw or photograph one of our favourites! Or we can doodle a few in the one sheet… Read More »Creative Time – doodling ice cream cones and lollies
Over the last few weeks and months there have been such a variety of different cloud shapes and colours in the sky, here are some sky themed snapshots we have taken, mostly over the north and west of Glasgow. Please send us your photos of… Read More »Creative time – looking up at the wide sky
We hope you are enjoying the amazing light and the flourish of nature and energy that is midsummer – let’s celebrate it by making something! This longest day of year – the Summer Solstice, this year it is the 20th of June – has been a… Read More »Creative Time – celebrating midsummer
We are often drawn to a super moon but miss the crescent, especially if we live in a more urban area. After the recent full moon we have a waning moon orbiting us just now – gradually thinning down to a slender crescent in the… Read More »Creative Time – looking up for the crescent moon
Would you like to create an artwork, short poem, write something about cats, or take a photo of them? It could be about your own cat, or cats you have seen outside, or an imaginary feline.. ? One of our Creative Time participants Elaine kindly… Read More »Cats being cats – Creative Time
On May 5th in Japan it is Kodomo no hi こどもの日 – Children’s Day! Origami is really popular in Japan just now with folk staying at home more, and this origami samurai helmet can be worn by children or adults alike, depending on the size. Around… Read More »Let’s make a samurai helmet for Children’s Day
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