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*This lesson cannot be ordered with other products.
*Please register one person at a time.
This course allows you to solidly acquire the basics of modern calligraphy through monthly in-person lessons and corrections over six months with Risa Kadono, a certified calligrapher of the Japan Modern Calligraphy Association. You will review the content of each lesson, and the submitted correction assignments will be returned with advice.
This is a certified course by the Japan Modern Calligraphy Association. In the lessons, you will learn based on Miki Shimano's Shirahana lettering.
Those who complete this Basic course and submit their correction assignments can advance to the Advanced course, scheduled to open in January 2027.
Those who complete the Advanced course will be certified as "Junior Scriptor" by the Japan Modern Calligraphy Association.
≫≫Japan Modern Calligraphy Association Website
【Curriculum】
Lesson 1: What is modern calligraphy? (Practice methods, strokes, etc.)
Lesson 2: Lowercase letters and numbers
Lesson 3: Uppercase letters and symbols
Lesson 4: Practice connecting letters and pangrams
Lesson 5: Phrase practice
Lesson 6: Phrase layout and artwork creation
【Dates and Times】
Tuesday Class (10:00-12:00): July 21, August 18, September 15, October 20, November 17, December 15
【Capacity】8 people per session
【Content】
Basic Course (Preparation, basic strokes, uppercase and lowercase alphabets)
【What to bring】
Straight or oblique holder, nib, Higgins Black Ink
*If you do not have the tools, we recommend the Modern Calligraphy Starter Kit.
【Location】
Itoroku Co., Ltd.
298 Tamatsushima-cho, Matsubara-dori Muromachi Higashi-iru, Shimogyo-ku, Kyoto-shi, Kyoto 600-8427
*5 minutes walk from Gojo Station Exit 2 on the Kyoto Municipal Subway Karasuma Line
*2 minutes walk from Karasuma-Matsubara bus stop (Kyoto City Bus Route 5 from Kyoto Station)
【Risa KADONO Calligraphy Profile】
From childhood to university, she attended calligraphy classes and was familiar with handwriting, and encountered calligraphy through her own wedding.
While working as a calligraphy instructor, she creates artworks and has a track record of winning art contests and holding solo exhibitions.
She is widely active in PR hand-lettering for major domestic and international companies, luxury brands, and place card hand-lettering.
*Please note that cancellations after registration for this lesson are not accepted.
*If infectious disease control becomes necessary, the lesson may be switched to ZOOM (online). We ask for your understanding in advance.
*If you are unable to attend on the day due to unavoidable circumstances, please be sure to contact lesson@papertree.jp.
*If you are absent, we will send you the lesson materials for that session.
*Transfers may be possible for classes in the same month, so please inquire.
*Due to space constraints, only registered participants are requested to attend on the day.
