The Breathing Brush le pinceau qui respire
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Body ... Breath ... Brush

 

  • encourages creativity even for beginners
  • “promotes a relaxed approach to this centuries-old art”

 

Tomoko Kodama’s work is "an evocative presentation of the philosophical and aesthetic underpinning of sumi-e or brush painting. This book made this traditional Japanese art form accessible to Canadians”

Canada Council 1991

 

 

 
BOOK
Oriental Calligraphy and Painting
The 3Bs
Body Breath and Brush
 a revised edition of this book
is now available

 


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The Breathing Method was developed with Tomoko’s students from many diverse cultures in Ottawa CANADA.
Manuals
These exercise manuals can accompany the above book. The manuals introduce a variety of scripts (regular to cursive style), over 100 characters in each, along with a sampling of student works.

Both texts Bilingual (English and French)

VOLUME I
Calligraphy plus Imagination
ISBN 978-0-9693974-6-5

Calligraphy for everyone interested in painting, especially for artists, teachers and students.

“an amazing lightness of being...
a new vitality can infuse your drawing, watercolour, pottery design …”

 

VOLUME II
Beginner to Master
Du debutant au maitre
ISBN 0-9693974-3-7

…. Feel the brush “tip” by body
... hand and wrist must not manipulate the brush”

This manual is designed for all ages regardless of experience, especially for teachers and students of the Chinese and Japanese languages.

For Haiku and Tanka lovers who want to write with brush, Kodama emphasizes writing with rhythm, making it more enjoyable and create an attractive handwriting by brush, pen and pencil.
[please see Vol II pg 43]

PRICES
DVD - $25 CAD
Book - $35 CAD
Manuals
Volume I - $30 CAD
Volume II - $30 CAD

80 Year Diplomatic Relationship Between Japan & Canada

Two art exhibitions have been scheduled in the Auditorium of the Embassy of Japan.
255 Sussex Drive, Ottawa Canada
Monday to Friday 9 am - 4 pm • Saturday & Sunday 10 am - 4 pm

"Two Drops of Clear Water"

Two artists/Two Approaches
Ink on paper/ Oil on canvas

by Tomoko Kodama & Regina Czapiewska