New Year’s Calligraphy Workshop - Photos

On Sunday 8 January, we were delighted to celebrate the start of 2023 in a series of kakizome (New Year’s Calligraphy) workshops. Guided by calligrapher Yoko Takenami, participants learnt how Japanese characters were developed and discovered different styles of writing, before going on to create their own piece of calligraphy using techniques for writing Japanese with a brush.

We are pleased to share photos from the sessions below. For those unable to attend and wanting to learn more about Japanese calligraphy, check out Yoko Takenami's book The Simple Art of Japanese Calligraphy.