Art and craft worshop – Calligraphic writing on dó paper – FULL

THIS WOKRSHOP IS NOW FULL. PLEASE RSVP FOR THE WAITING LIST

Helping to preserve and support the production of Vietnamese traditional paper (dó paper) and its making technique in a sustainable and creative way. In return, profits are ploughed back into the community of paper-makers to create more job opportunities and stable incomes for the ethnic minority village in Hoa Binh.

A fun afternoon as we learn the basics of calligraphic writing using a brush and ink, learning about the different brush strokes, thickness of lines, proportion etc.

We write on dó paper and for those new to this traditional Vietnamese paper we start with a short presentation on how this paper is made.

The afternoon’s workshop will cover:

-Vietnamese Calligraphy
· Watch how the teacher demonstrates writing some of words such as: Peace,
Happiness, Love
· Learn how to hold the brush and dot ink
· Learn to write basic strokes
· Practice with sample characteristics
· Write your name or a word that is important to you
· A chance to be creative

And frame your creation to take home

Tung (1 of 2 calligraphy artists we collaborate with) is our instructor is a quiet and gentle young calligrapher who has run a number of calligraphy workshops for FHV over the past 4-5 years. He studied Linguistics-Literature at Ho Chi Minh City University of Education, and was a high school teacher of literature.  Since he was young he was fascinated by the beauty of calligraphy which he spent a lot of time studying and researching.

Currently, he is a teacher teaching and composing Vietnamese calligraphy. He is also a photographer and composer of Haiku poetry.

The list of dó paper workhshops we arrange include:

• Book binding
• Fans
• Making bracelets
• Earrings
• Lampshades
• Bookmarks

Please RSVP to Stella – stella@fvheritage.org

cost includes instruction, material and frame

apprx 2-2.5 hours

Venue – a delightful  cute tea shop, off the beaten track, that Tung works from called  Bạch Hạc Trà in  Tô Hiệu street, Cầu Giấy not too far from Hoang Quoc Viet

https://yeutraviet.vn/bach-hac-tra/

To give an idea of distance – about 8km from Xuan Dieu, 15 mins by car traffic depending, 2km from Buoi market/Hoang Hoa Tham

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