The United Nations

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I had a calligraphy performance at the UN in a collaborative event with Sahoko Sato Timpone ( Mezzo-Soprano ) on Friday, June 16, at 1-3pm. This was the third event of “Peace is … ” and I selected the words “Peace is Unity “.

Part I: Waves (Blue Ink) Kana style

– Classical Japanese poem evoking images of ocean waves

Part II: Flow (Black Ink) Contemporary style

– Various kanji representing different aspects of the sea:  波 ( Wave ), 流動 ( Flow ), 風 ( Wind ),光 ( Light ), 影 ( Shadow ), 希望( Hope ),源( Origin )

Part III: Light and Wind (Gold Ink) Manyogana

– from the classical Japanese anthology of One Hundred Poems, which expresses love with metaphors relating to nature.

After the performance, guests wrote their messages of peace in their respective mother languages on Japanese “washi” paper and on stones/seashells which will be thrown onto the “paper ocean”.

I felt peace when I taught my first calligraphy class. There my student brought his grandmother, as the lesson was for her birthday. Since English was not a native language for either of us, our way of communicating was through calligraphy. She wanted to write ” love” for her grandson as a sign of appreciation. So I took her hand and guided her through the movements.

This is how I teach with unity and why it means peace to me.

The United Nations “Peace is… Unity”

The United Nations “Peace is… Unity”

I will be performing at the United Nations on Friday, June 16, 2017, 2-3pm at the UN Visitor’s Lobby. This will be a collaborative performance with Sahoko Sato Timpone (Mezzo-soprano). The overarching theme of this series of events is Peace. This month’s theme, within that, is “Sea and Wind”.  I hope that you will be able to enjoy the opportunity to participate in this event by writing what peace means to you on a shell or a pebble, and placing it on the washi paper that I will be writing on for the performance.

Shiseido

Shiseido

SHISEIDO NY

— Over 1,000 years ago at Mount Koya, Japan, a monk named Kobo Daishi discovered the healing powers of the legendary Enmei herbs that have the effect of rejuvenating the skin.  I performed a large floor piece of calligraphy inspired by Mount Koya and created 6 canvas arts:  “Harmony”, “Zen”,  “Flow”, “Cherry Blossom”, “Harmony, Respect, Purity, Tranquility”, and “Moon” to be put on display and another 150 pieces to serve as giveaways for the guests.

Keio Academy Shodo Club

Keio Academy Shodo Club

HARRISON, NY

Title: New Year
— Keio Academy NY shodo club Exhibition at Harrison Library

Ninohe City Fair 2015 and Urushi & Sake Seminar

Ninohe City Fair 2015 and Urushi & Sake Seminar

NEW YORK, NY
— The characters on ice sculpture read URUSHI & SAKE (lacquer & sake). Shodo/Ice Sculpture collaboration (Masako Inkyo/Shintaro Okamoto)

Harrison Public Library Re-Opening

Harrison Public Library Re-Opening

HARRISON PUBLIC LIBRARY, HARRISON, NY
— Purple Cloud by Masako Inkyo is on permanent display in the Kyoko Brown Japanese Collection