Our Japanese teacher hooked my friends and me up with this amazing (and apparently quite famous) sum
Our Japanese teacher hooked my friends and me up with this amazing (and apparently quite famous) sumi-e artist for a one-day lesson. His art is so beautiful, and he made it all look so simple, but in fact the art of brushing jet-black Japanese ink onto some paper with just the perfect amount of pressure, at just the right speed, with just the right water-to-ink ratio, at just the right angle, and with just the right posture is incredibly difficult. We went through several sheets of paper practicing each part of the bamboo, but despite our (for the most part) raging incompetence, our sumi-e teacher was kind and incredibly patient with us. Thanks for an amazing lesson, 先生! -- source link
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