Tao Te Ching for Artists

by | Jan 30, 2014 | Blog, Sumi-e, TAO Teaching for Artists

  Happy Chinese New Year On the dawn of the Chinese New Year (the year of the Horse), I have decided to take a big challenge. I am going to try to interpret Tao Te Ching (or Dao De Jing), the ancient Chinese text by Lao-tzu. This will also help me to re-visit the...

New Year, Old Wisdom

by | Jan 1, 2014 | Sumi-e

Well, it is New Year tomorrow! So what have I learnt? The year has bought me many present moments and also lost in the thoughts moments. So, Lesson 1. Paint and paint more. Here is where one is in the moment, here is where one finds the true self, unaffected by...