SoCS November 25, 2017
The theme for Stream of Consciousness Saturday this week is: “ink.” This reminds me of the ink I used for Chinese calligraphy.
I learned Chinese calligraphy in elementary school when I was in Hong Kong.
Chinese calligraphy is considered as an art. The following are five scripts of the word DRAGON.
The shape, size, stretch, and type of hair in the brush, the color, and density of the ink, as well as the absorptive speed and surface texture of the paper, are the main physical elements influencing the result of calligraphy. The professional calligraphers use inkstick and grind the inkstick with water in the inkstone. I used bottle ink and poured the ink into the ink box with a cotton pad in it.
There are a couple ways to hold the brush. Commonly, the brush is held vertically straight gripped between the thumb and middle finger. The index finger lightly touches the upper part of the shaft of the brush (stabilizing it) while the ring and little fingers tuck under the bottom of the shaft, leaving a space inside the palm (students were told that the space should be big enough for an egg). Alternatively, the brush is held in the right hand between the thumb and the index finger. I learned to hold the brush in a common way.
The study of calligraphy includes learning the basic strokes, positioning the character, and copying exemplary works continuously, until the move becomes instinctive and the copy is perfect.
As part of the homework, I practiced the large scripts as well as copied a paragraph from the book in small scripts. I contribute my artistic appreciation to my Chinese calligraphy background.
The Showers of Blessings 
Really nice!
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Thank you so much!
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I would love to learn how to do this
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Thank you, Beth! I learned both Chinese and English calligraphy. It was an art to me.
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Yes! Very much a work of art
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Yes, I enjoy doing it!
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Thanks for the window into calligraphy!
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It’s a long history and wide subject in Chinese calligraphy. I only touched upon one drop in the ocean. It’s interesting though. Thank you for your comment, Teresa!
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Man the differences in the word Dragon…
My missus can do a bit of English calligraphy and a fair bit of Celtic (with the braids). I’m always in awe of it heh.
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Oh, I had to practice the English calligraphy also. Your misses is talented!
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thank you for sharing, Miriam. It is interesting.
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You’re very welcome. Thank you! By the way, I found some of your October comments in my spam folder, I’ll get to them later. November was a bit crazy!
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No problem, take your time, Miriam
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Thank you. Oh, they are not yours, comments from someone else. I finally responded them all.
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Haha! It happens to me too when I occasionally look back at some of the posts and realize that I have missed comments from dear friends.
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Yes! I try to respond to all the comments as much as possible. I’m sure you do the same. 🙂
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Chinese calligraphy is lovely, Miriam. My son, Gregory, has been learning how to do this.
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Has Gregory been doing calligraphy or Chinese calligraphy? I had to learn both English and Chinese calligraphy in grade school. In fact, I hand wrote the envelopes for my daughter’s wedding invitation. I read the biography of Steve Jobs (the Apple founder). He took a calligraphy class and it influenced him to choose the fonts for the Apple computer.
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This is beautiful. Thank you for sharing this – it touches my heart. I appreciate all the practice you put in!
Funny I was just thinking of you. Hope all is well. I love you. 💜 Blessings, Debbie
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Thank you, Debbie. I was thinking of you also. We had a family Thanksgiving dinner. Prior to that, my ladies’ group had a Thanksgiving dinner also and we spent a good part of the time sharing. One lady shared that she was grateful for God’s forgiveness. It was so beautiful.
Have a blessed week. Miriam
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Oh Miriam, that is so beautiful. Thank you for sharing this with me! I love you! Have a blessed week too. ❤
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Thank you so much, Debbie!
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This is a beautiful art form of communication. I love the calligraphy box and the fullness of meaning infused into each character.
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Thank you so much, E. The Chinese calligraphy, like any painting, it expresses the artists inspiration and energy.
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This is beautiful and very interesting. You never join letters?
Hope you and all your family are fine.
Thanks for sharing
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Yes, it is. I had to learn both Chinese and English calligraphy in elementary school. My family is doing fine. Thank you so much, Nahla!
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That’s the reason its called pictogram, because it is a combination of meaning and artistry
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Yes, for the word dragon, the one on the far right is just like a picture.
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Thank you very much!
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such interesting lines, symbols by sharing this great culture…
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Thank you so much. Yes, it’s interesting…
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