A little gallery showing ShoDo highlights for 2024
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Shodo session with Juju - 龍宮 [(ryuuguu) - palace of the Dragon.

(January)
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Easter post for Instagram… this is actually closer to Sumi-e and there are no actual shodo elements in here, but I still want to showcase it here

(March)

Sumi-e

This year I started dabbling a bit more in Sumi-e. I have often worked in a similar style, but this time I actually took part in actual online workshops hosted by the inimitable Filippo "Mana" Manassero.

I hope to work more in this space, and hopefully for 2025 I will have a dedicated page instead of putting everything under "Shodo".

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Cranes

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Crane

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Crane

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Cranes

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Dragon

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Dragon

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Cat


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Preparing my entry for the 52nd International Calligraphy Exhibition in Tokyo.

I opted for a Haiku by Issa:

猫の子がちょいと押さえる落葉かな

"Maybe it's a small leaf what the kitten is playing with"


(May)
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Aikido scroll for LSV
(June)
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Workshop at the Friedrichsmoor Töpfermarkt

(May)
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My work (on the left) on exhibit at 52nd
International Calligraphy Exhibition in Tokyo.

(August)
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名工 (meikou: craftsman, skilled artisan)

(September)
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星雲 [Galaxy]
Packaging for a Birthday gift.

(November)







Juju's Shodo Workshop: Feelings

(December)

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喜怒哀樂 (Ki-Do-Ai-Raku)
i.e. "joy, anger, sorrow, and pleasure"
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Experiments and preparations
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Just a little experiment…

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My work, completed

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(Yuki; Snow) - a little gift for Yuki Aikido Association
(December)
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Snake (Zodiac)

(December)
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Presents and New Year's cards (December)
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Traditional New Year's Greetings for 2025 (Year of the Wooden Snake)

(December)