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Shodo: Introduction to Japanese Calligraphy

Calligraphy Your Name and Creating the Stamp

A course by RIE TAKEDA , Calligrapher, Artist, and Teacher

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99% positive reviews (320)

13,195 students

Audio: English, Spanish

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About the video: Calligraphy Your Name and Creating the Stamp

Overview

“In this lesson, we'll finalize your beautiful work by calligraphy-ing your first name in Japanese Katakana and complete the whole composition with your own stamp. I’ll show you how to create a simple handmade stamp at home.”

In this video lesson RIE TAKEDA addresses the topic: Calligraphy Your Name and Creating the Stamp, which is part of the Domestika online course: Shodo: Introduction to Japanese Calligraphy. Calm your mind and find inner peace by understanding the philosophy and art of traditional Japanese writing.

Partial transcription of the video

“Calligraphy Your Name and Creating the Stamp In this lesson I'm going to show you how to calligraphy a name in Japanese Katakana and create a stamp. Katakana is one of the two forms of phonetic writing. Katakana is used to name long words from other languages such as animals, botanics and brand names. In the Additional Resources I'll share with you some links for generating your names in Japanese Katakana. In this website you can type your name in Roman alphabet to get Katakana name. You can print out or write a name. It is shown in horizontal format in the generator. I would like you to wr...”

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Course summary for: Shodo: Introduction to Japanese Calligraphy

Level: Beginner
99% positive reviews (320)
13195 students
5 units
16 lessons (2h 13m)
12 downloads

Category
Calligraphy & Typography
Areas
Calligraphy

RIE TAKEDA

A course by RIE TAKEDA

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Calligrapher, Artist, and Teacher

Rie Takeda’s journey with the art of Shodo began at the age of five under the creative guidance of her grandmother, a distinguished GAYU calligrapher. She went on to study at the Gayu SHODO Calligraphy School, which laid the foundation for her artistic career.

She currently works as a freelance artist and professional calligrapher in the UK, Europe, and Japan. Her work has been displayed in numerous group and solo exhibitions throughout the globe. Rie also gives workshops and group lessons of her unique approach to calligraphy which combines Shodo and mindfulness.