These days we send emails and text and we rarely write letters and reports with our hand. I like hand writing and today because hand and brain directly connect and I fell like sending my messages better.
I joined a calligraphy lesson. Machiko is an expert of Calligraphy. I can teach calligraphy but she has much more experienced. I am an experof Ikebana:the Japanese flower arranging. and teaching the Japanese language. We decided to exchange lessons. We can learn each other and recomend others how good the programs are. Also to experience a student will give hints to make my program better.
I wrote Ikeru 生ける; a verb meaning to give a life, and hana 花 ; a noun meaning flower. Both are the words I always use to explain what Ikebana is. It’s a little new experience to learn Japanese calligraphy here in the States, outside of Japan. It is refreshing to face to a piece of calligraphy paper, look carefully at Otehon お手本 ;model and write as the model. I was a little nervous when I started to write the first stroke. Mybe it’s same feeling when you try Ikebana. “Can I write well? Am I doing right?”
When I saw her write with brush beautifully, it’s looked like a magic.
.My first exhange lesson was over with satisfaction and pride that I could learn something new and I did calligralphy myself, experienceing different moments from daily routine and chores. Enjoyed moments of quietness. Thank you ,Machiko sensei.(sensei: teacher)I would like you to try calligraphy at Machiko Hanafusa at Richardson TX
Every Japanese learned calligraphy in Japanese class after elementary 3rd grade. Good hand writing is highly appreciated and also though practice you will learn not only how to write beautifully but also how to focus and manners. Much value is shared with Ikebana and other Japanese art.