One of my favorite memories from my time in Japan is the time we got to see a live calligraphy performance. This event was held at a local temple, we climbed a narrow mountain path lined with huge cedar trees and when we reached the top we were rewarded with the most beautiful temple building surrounded by Sakura (cherry blossom) trees in full bloom.
Underneath the trees we saw a group of children of all ages, they were all dressed in traditional clothing and they were laying out this enormous sheet of paper. Then two of them came around the corner carrying this huge bucket of black ink and a brush the size of a broom! When everything was set they all lined up and started their performance. It was absolutely mesmerizing to see them using their entire body to create the Kanji characters on that scale.
Seeing this was a once in a lifetime experience but to see it in the spring, surrounded by the abundance of blooming Sakura trees and delicate floating flower petals made the experience truly magical. It has been such an inspiration to me, ‘Performance’ and ‘Balance’ are pieces that are directly inspired by it.
What is your FAVORITE memory of spring?
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