Today, I went by the San Diego Japanese Christian Church to see the calligraphy display and demonstration by instructor Sankei, Hirotaka Sakai. The amount of attention to detail, tradition, and commitment to the art is incredible. The exhibit and demonstration was held in a small room in the church, about 30-40 people were in attendance. The exhibit hosts approximately 30 pieces, most by calligraphy students and some by the master calligrapher. The master calligrapher gave us a beautiful explanation of what he was doing, of course in Japanese, and then created a few pieces for the room. In speaking to one of the church members, I found out that this man is one of the premier calligraphers in Japan, adding to the honor of having him show us his technique. He teaches calligraphy classes in his San Diego home when he's in San Diego (evidently he's one of many Japanese people who lives in San Diego during particular seasons and flies back for others). If you go to the church's website, I'm sure they have the information listed there. I highly recommend, this is an annual event and will actually be going on tomorrow too.
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