Category: Projects

命名書　Name-giving Ceremony

 

I am even not sure I post about my pregnancy in my shodo blog… so this might be surprise for some of you. I had a baby boy last week. このブログに妊娠について書いてたかどうか定かでなく、驚かれる方もいるやもしれませんが、先週元気な男の子を出産しました。

There is Japanese tradition of name-giving ceremony on the seventh day after the birth of a child. (Oshichiya お七夜) We decided Kanji character for our son and wrote his name, his birthday, and parents name. 昨日がお七夜だったので、命名書を書きました。

I was super tired and sleepy…

Thank you for visiting my shodo blog!

ShunSui – Emiko

Shodo Night with Candle Light

 

Today I needed to write some certificates for local Japanese school. While I was preparing shodo tools, unfortunately our house lost power. 賞状書きがあり、お道具を準備していたら、なんと停電。

Then, I found some handmade candles from my son’s school events. ふと、息子の学校から手作りのロウソクを買ってあったのを思い出しました。

The gentle candle light was more than enough to write all certificates and I think I even concentrated better. 優しい灯火は筆耕には充分で、しかも良く集中して書くことができました。良かった〜

Thank you for visiting my shodo blog.

Shun Sui -Emiko

Reception at local museum

 

There was the opening reception for Ukiyoe (Japanese printing) exhibition at Huntington Museum of Art in West Virginia.

https://www.hmoa.org/art/exhibition/e.-rhodes-and-leona-b.-carpenter-foundation-presents-east-to-west-japanese

Marshall university’s JOI coordinator kindly invited me to set up Shodo demonstration to join Origami tables.

Until June, the museum also featured our calligraphy works in their educational center.

This is the first opportunity for my Shodo students to display their works in public! I am very excited and thankful for all support we got for this collaborative display.

Thank you & Level Up!

Shun Sui – Emiko

2022 Calendar

 

I was very surprised to know that 😳 Avocado = Alligator Pear. 😳 I don’t want to forget this shock and I wrote it for 2022 calendar for myself. 🐊 🍐 🥑
1部余ってたカレンダー、自分で使うことにしました。
アボカドが本当は英語でAlligator Pearワニ梨というのに衝撃を受けたのと、その気持ちというか、驚きを忘れたくなくて、書いてみました。

Level up!

Shun Sui -Emiko

Shodo-thon Day1 Sushi 寿司ネタ

 

Before end of this year, I wanted to start Shodo-thon again. Shodo-thon is a word something I made up “Shodo” + “marathon” and hope to keep up with writing calligraphy and posting about Shodo everyday like inktober. 年の明ける前に、今年も勝手に書道マラソン始めました。

I experimented calligraphy and ink painting together, and it turns out to be small sushi menu. 何か墨画も一緒のものが書きたくて、お寿司のネタを書いてみました。

This small sushi art was paired with 2022 calendar and will be sent to my favorite local sushi restaurant. こちらはカレンダーに貼り付けて、私の大好きなお寿司屋さんへ。

I hope people like it. 喜んでいただけますように。

Thank you for visiting my Shodo blog and Level UP!!! 書道ブログにお立ち寄り下さいましてありがとうございます。

Shun Sui – Emiko