CAS Week 2025 – Mindful Calligraphy
In a quiet studio tucked away mere steps from the hustle and bustle of Hong Kong Central, a group of mindful calligraphers found their flow state. Over the course of 5 days, the calligraphy students focused on a different skill each day, producing a piece of work to showcase each skill at the end of the day. Starting with capital letters and finishing with the use of watercolours to illustrate their works, the students were immersed in mastering the rhythm and flow of calligraphy to create beautiful, thoughtful pieces of art and to begin to find their own style. In a busy, fast-paced world it was a different experience to disconnect from devices and distractions, and really focus on that moment.
Grace: On the fourth day, we did more of connecting uppercase letters to lowercase. Then we were choosing a quote to write on a card. I chose a quote about Happiness. The “H” in calligraphy is soo hard to write!
Hayley: I was hoping to accomplish being able to write most of the capital letters correctly. I achieved my goal and it was easier than I thought it would be.
Carlus: On the first day of CAS, we learned dip pen calligraphy, writing capital letters using a metal brush. The building was a bit old but the studio is nice and comfy. We opened the wooden box and we found the ink bottle, basically the calligraphy kit. It was my first time doing calligraphy so it's a great experience for the first time.
Kylie: We started with writing on copy sheets. Although I don't really have a good memory, we luckily had the sample to copy from. I think it is nice to have time to focus on something because it can also help me focus on other things.
Leila: I found it difficult to not apply pressure using my thumb and making sure I slowed down when writing. Over time I did fix my mistakes by practising lots and in the end I was able to make a pretty monogram tag with my initials on it. I think I was quite successful with completing my goal. Overall today was a great day and I had lots of fun and I learnt lots of new things.
Queenie: I made a card with a cover of 3 roses. I also made a bookmark with different types of flowers and also a bookmark with circles). I realised that painting flowers using two colors is so pretty.
