Some of you have asked what this Sumi-e painting is? Well, Chad sat us down and tried to teach us. It consists of simple brush strokes on rice paper. It is an Asian style of painting that has been practiced for well over a thousand years. The sumi-e painter creates the ink by sprinkling a few drops of water on a stone and then holding the ink stick upright, making circles with the stick on the stone. It was actually quite relaxing! I read that "A few carefully placed broad strokes that fade off abruptly, a few thin lines and a dot, and a bird is clearly called into being on the paper." That didn't quite happen in my case, but Chad was able to make some birds! I made some poppies, Brandon made a m
ushroom and some bamboo, and Grace made a river.
Some of you have asked what this Sumi-e painting is? Well, Chad sat us down and tried to teach us. It consists of simple brush strokes on rice paper. It is an Asian style of painting that has been practiced for well over a thousand years. The sumi-e painter creates the ink by sprinkling a few drops of water on a stone and then holding the ink stick upright, making circles with the stick on the stone. It was actually quite relaxing! I read that "A few carefully placed broad strokes that fade off abruptly, a few thin lines and a dot, and a bird is clearly called into being on the paper." That didn't quite happen in my case, but Chad was able to make some birds! I made some poppies, Brandon made a m
ushroom and some bamboo, and Grace made a river. 
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