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.