HeyJaredSeasons of Sumi-e
Monthly essays about Sumi-e, or Japanese ink painting. Currently attending classes to learn more.
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Summer Break (opens the original)
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I had no Sumi-e classes in August. Right before summer break, the local shrine asked us to submit some artwork. The shrine will make our artwork into a paper lantern and present it at the local festival. The class members each volunteered. I painted hydrangeas, which is what I had been working on for these couple of months.In mid-August, on the day of the festival, I visited the temple to see how it turned out.<a class="image-link image2 is-viewable-img" href="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch
Back to Practice (opens the original)
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Thank you for your concern about my hand injury in my previous post. I am back to normal life. Back to practicing Sumi-e painting.The summer heat in my city is extremely high. The city temperature sometimes appears on the news as having “dangerously high temperatures.” To avoid heatstroke while we move outdoors to go to class, our Sumi-e teacher decided to take a month off in August.So I am practicing on my own for a month.<a class="image-link image2 is-viewable-img" href="https://substackcdn.co
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