Learn Japanese Calligraphy as Moving Meditation

Learn Japanese Calligraphy as Moving Meditation
Click on the image above to order your copy of The Japanese Way of the Artist. Including extensive illustrations and an all-new introduction by the author, The Japanese Way of the Artist (Stone Bridge Press, September 2007) anthologizes three complete, out-of-print works by the Director of the Sennin Foundation Center for Japanese Cultural Arts. With penetrating insight into the universe of Japanese spiritual, artistic, and martial traditions, H. E. Davey explores everything from karate to calligraphy, ikebana to tea, demonstrating how all traditional Japanese arts share the same spiritual goals: serenity, mind/body harmony, awareness, and a sense of connection to the universe.

Thursday, November 11, 2010

About Art of Shodo


Prominently featured in Art of Shodo are the writings and calligraphy of Hiseki Davey Sensei, an internationally acclaimed artist, writer, and teacher. Known to readers worldwide as the author H. E. Davey, he has introduced innumerable people to shodo, martial arts, flower arrangement, and Japanese cultural arts through his many books.


Hiseki Davey Sensei can be commissioned to create special works of calligraphic art for personal and commercial use. Shodo aficionados, collectors of fine art, or individuals interested in authentic Japanese calligraphy for commercial applications, can contact Davey Sensei at 510-526-7518 (evenings) or at hedavey@aol.com for information about purchasing world class Japanese brush writing and ink painting.


Take a look at Davey Sensei's book The Japanese Way of the Artist and at the Art of Shodo Facebook page to get an idea of the wide variety of Japanese calligraphy and ink painting that can be produced for your home or office.


Davey Sensei’s award winning artwork is in a number of private collections in the USA and Japan. Further information about his professional credentials in shodo can be obtained by writing to hedavey@aol.com.


If you see something at Art of Shodo that appeals to you, contact Davey Sensei about creating a similar original work of art for your home. And if you’ve got an idea for something you’d like to see turned into Japanese calligraphy—a significant word, an interesting phrase, or a Japanese poem—call or write to Davey Sensei. Working together, it may be possible to give birth to a one of a kind work of art.


If you need expert quality Japanese calligraphic art for your business, Davey Sensei would be happy to collaborate with you. His commercial art has been used in magazines and newspapers, on book covers and postcards, and on posters, flyers, and websites. Commercial applications of Japanese calligraphy are endless, and Hiseki Davey Sensei’s innovative art can bring a new beauty and distinctiveness to your business, advertising, or website.

Tuesday, November 9, 2010

Fudoshin Calligraphy




This is H. E. Davey’s calligraphy of fudoshin, or “immovable mind.” You can click on the images to enlarge them.

Fudoshin is the goal of many Japanese arts and forms of meditation. It doesn’t describe a rigid, hardheaded state of mind, but rather a condition of complete mental stability, one that isn’t easily disturbed by whatever comes up in life.

It is painted using sosho and gyosho scripts, in the style of master calligrapher Kobara Ranseki Sensei. This piece of artwork was featured in Furyu magazine, along with the books Brush Meditation and The Japanese Way of the Artist.

All skillful Japanese calligraphy should display a unity of calm and action. In this case, Davey Sensei’s brushwork is so dynamic that it appears to be moving, but each character is still balanced and composed. This is the result of over 25 years of shodo training in the USA and Japan.

You can commission Davey Sensei, Sennin Foundation Center for Japanese Cultural Arts Director, to create this fudoshin calligraphy for your home, office, or meditation room. He can be contacted at hedavey@aol.com.

Sunday, November 7, 2010

Davey Sensei's Kanji and Kana Calligraphy



These two scrolls by Hiseki Davey Sensei were shown at a major exhibition of Japanese calligraphy held in San Francisco in 2000. They also were shown at the Kokusai Shodo Ten in Urayasu, Japan, where they received top awards.

The calligraphy on the left is an example of Davey Sensei's kanji art, and the Chinese characters read, "Rocky mountains are embraced by white clouds." The art on the right is an example of his kana calligraphy, with a large Chinese character meaning "waterfall," which was painted to resemble a waterfall. It reads, "The waterfall no longer flows, but its sound remains in my mind and heart."

Davey Sensei can create similar hanging scrolls for your home or office. Contact him at hedavey@aol.com .

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Kobara Sensei


The late Kobara Ranseki Sensei was the founder of Ranseki Sho Juku brush calligraphy. He received Kyokujitsu Tanko Sho—the “Order of the Rising Sun (with Silver Rays)”—from the Japanese government for his numerous years of promoting and preserving traditional Japanese art and culture via his contributions to shodo and tea ceremony. This rarely bestowed award comes in the form of the Kunsho, a Medal of Honor. You can learn about his style of calligraphic art and his remarkable life in The Japanese Way of the Artist. Order your copy here: http://www.amazon.com/Japanese-Way-Artist-Living-Meditation/dp/1933330074/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1288634364&sr=8-1