Photo: Tamiko Thiel

Join us for an evening of exploring the art of Japanese calligraphy and sumi painging with a Seattle-based Nisei artist, Midori Kono Thiel.

Midori is a calligrapher, printmaker, performer of Japanese traditional arts, who worked as an educator for public schools and universities while exhibiting around the United States and Japan.

This Kaleidoscope Series introduces you to the art and basic techniques used in the traditional Japanese calligraphy and sumi-e. A short lecture and demonstration will be followed by a live Q&A with Midori.

Kaleidoscope is a series of free virtual events designed to engage with a virtual audience and offer educational content on Japanese gardens and Japanese culture during the Covid-19 pandemic, when access to the physical garden is limited and our usual calendar of interactive cultural events has been cancelled.

Registration is required for this event. Space is limited.

We are proud to offer the Kaleidoscope virtual event series with support from The Japan Foundation Center for Global Partnership.