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Selected from the Berea College Art Collection, Brush, Ink Line: Calligraphy of Japan focuses on presenting the tools, artworks, writings, and poetry that encompass Japanese calligraphy. Many of these objects were given to the College by women who spent time in Japan. Generally, calligraphy is thought of as penmanship, simply a way of communication for [...]

As a child, I learned Japanese calligraphy at school. When I was growing up, I watched my father, a calligrapher, practicing and saw how he approached his work. We talked about the meaning behind each proverb he was writing or about his practice itself.We still do. Together with Sumi-e (Japanese ink painting), Japanese calligraphy has become an activity that immediately [...]

My drawings and paintings document how I grew into my Vietnamese-American identity. In my work, I reflect on themes of growth, integration, and reconciliation. These paintings combine Eastern and Western traditions of depicting nature to describe a space that is as much emotional as it is physical. This space, at once thunderous, mysterious, and hopeful, mirrors the refugee experience [...]