THE PATH OF BRUSH – are you ready?
in Japan the art of calligraphy is serious stuff
in short, I’ve been studying calligraphy for years now, but in the west it does not have the importance it has in the east
THE PATH OF BRUSH is an ancient ritual that prepares you for life,
essential to life I would say
in the east, a samurai before holding a sword, holds a brush
he trains with brush and if he can’t hold a brush, imagine if he can be ready for the sword, or even worse, for the fight
for this reason a samurai wakes up in the morning and starts with meditation
he has to find mental balance
the void
no distractions
concentration
the moment to be ready
mind remains free and wrist starts to warm up
small motor exercises to warm up the joint,
then he holds the brush and starts to draw some circles with the brush in the sheet corner, in order to test if the joint is warm
the first circle is the bigger one, then, as the circle turns out well, it starts to draw one smaller and so on…until the circle is really small, which means the wrist is warm and firm and the samurai has the full control of movement
now he can start writing
the sheet is blank, but with a series of smaller and smaller balls in the sheet corner, free mind, ready wrist, concentration
now he’s ready to start
now you are ready to start
you have all you need
what do you waiting for?
with love, but always irreverent
