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Wright Now 2007 The Westcott House Foundation presentsWright NowAn annual showcase of contemporary art and design initiatives exemplifying the spirit of innovation reflected in the architecture of Frank Lloyd Wright. Experience Wright Now 2007In celebration of the Westcott House anniversary, WRIGHT NOW will feature a series of Japanese inspired workshops for families and youth including a traditional tea ceremony, Origami workshop, and an intro to Sumi-e and Haiku.This event is supported in part by a grant from the Ohio Arts Council Innovation Fund with additional support from Emporium Wines and The Underdog Café. Sumi-e Workshop Participants will be introduced to the philosophy, tools, materials and basic brushstrokes of the Japanese ancient painting technique, know as sumi-e. Sumi-e (“black-ink pictures”) is a style of brush painting that originated in 13th century Japan. Closely associated with Zen Buddhism and similar in concept to Japanese calligraphy, sumi-e relies on simplicity of thought, action and form to create works of understated beauty. About the instructor: Lidia Rozmus was born in Poland. She studied at the Jagellonian University in Krakow and the Art Institute of Chicago. She has lived in the United States since 1980 and works as a graphic designer, teacher and sumi-e artist, and haiku poet. In 2004 she studied with the Japanese master Shozo Sato. In addition to illustrating many books and chapbooks, Lidia had published four books on her sumi-e and haiga in the United States, in Poland and in Japan. She is art editor of the journal Modern Haiku, and has represented American artists at several international conferences. Origami Workshop: Family Event Haiku Workshop Participants will learn about the principles of writing and reading haiku. Haiku is a kind of short poem that was developed about 300 years ago in Japan (and is still popular there) but is now written in all countries. One of Japan’s great cultural exports, haiku is the most popular poetic form in the world. People of all ages are learning to enjoy and exchange these tiny poems. About the instructor: Charles Trumbull was born in Michigan, grew up in New Mexico, and was educated at Yale and Notre Dame Universities. Since 1991 he served as newsletter editor (1996–2002) and president (2004–05) of the Haiku Society of America. He is a founder of Chi-ku, the Chicago-area haiku club, an organizer of Haiku North America—Chicago (2001), a biannual continent-wide gathering of haiku poets, and proprietor of Deep North Press, a publisher of haiku books with 14 titles in print. Since March 2006 he has been editor of Modern Haiku, the oldest haiku journal outside Japan. His work has been published in leading haiku journals, contests, and anthologies in the U.S., Canada, Japan, the U.K., and Continental Europe. Haiku workshop will be followed by the performance of Cincinnati-Dayton Taiko Drummers on the lawn of Mills Lawn Elementary School Taiko Drumming: Family Event Tea Ceremony Wright Now Steering CommitteeJane Katsuyama, President, Japanese American Citizens League, Dayton Sponsors
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