ICCPS 2019 Exhibition in Beijing China!

9th Annual ICCPS Exhibition in Beijing China

 Flyer 2019 ICCPS Exhibition in Beijing

 

The Road North by Casey Shannon 

International Chinese Calligraphy and Ink Painting Society is having their 9th annual 2019 sumi exhibition in Beijing, China. I am pleased to share with you that my work "The Road North" (Director's Award) is represented in this exquisite exhibition. Sumi artists from around the globe will have their work on display.

The exhibition is presented by Ransui Yakata!

October 19 to 26 2019

China New Ink Painting Institute Art Museum,

Guanzhuang Road,

Wangsiying Town 798 Chaoyang District Beijing, China

Casey Shannon

Director of North America Branch ~ ICCPS
International Chinese Calligraphy and Ink Painting Society

Casey Shannon Studio Art.

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China Exhibition ICCPS 2017

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China Exhibition ICCPS  2017

AnShan City, China

I am pleased to share with you that I have sumi-e work in this prestigious international show of ICCPS -International Chinese Calligraphy and Ink Painting Society. The exhibition will be held from October 1 - 14, 2017 in AnShan City China in the AnShan City Public Center. I am so honored to have my work shown with talented sumi artists and calligraphers from around the world.

Artists are from China, Japan, USA, Canada, Poland, Holland, Argentina, Australia, Hungary, France, and Russia. The society was founded by master sumi painter Ransui Yakata of Japan. The purpose of the society is to spread the beauty of this ancient art form around the world.

This is my art in the show,

Eclipse by CaseyShannon 

Sumi and Japanese watercolor on thin Ma (hemp) paper.

This piece was inspired by the incredible solar eclipse that was viewed in the USA this August 2017.

Casey Shannon Studio

Casey Shannon

Director of North America Branch ~ ICCPS

International Chinese Calligraphy and Ink Painting Society

国際中国書法国画家協会アメリカ支部：Ms. Casey Shannon　アメリカ現代水墨画家

  Casey Shannon Studio Art. 

Copyright ©  Casey Shannon Studio Art. All rights reserved

Casey Shannon Studio

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China Exhibition 2017

ICCPS China Exhibition 2017

I am thrilled to share with you that my sumi-e work will be displayed in the ICCPS - International Chinese Calligraphy and Ink Painting Society 2017 Exhibition. The show will be in AnShan City, China at the Cultural Center. It will be held in October. There will be sumi artists represented from around the globe and I am so pleased and honored to be one of these special artists.

Ransui Yakata of Tokyo and iCCPS China Branch will head the exhibit.

Casey Shannon

Director of North America Branch ~ ICCPS

International Chinese Calligraphy and Ink Painting Society

国際中国書法国画家協会アメリカ支部：Ms. Casey Shannon　アメリカ現代水墨画家

  Casey Shannon Studio Art. 

Copyright ©  Casey Shannon Studio Art. All rights reserved

Casey Shannon Studio

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Making of a Japanese Hanging Scroll

Asian Hanging Scrolls

Tokyo, Japan

Calligraphy and/or Sumi-e hanging scrolls are made from the thinnest of Xuan or Mulberry Paper. This type of paper is better known in the West as Rice Paper even though there is no rice in the paper. It is wet mounted and then put on silk brocade. This is an extremely tricky process and requires many steps and much skill. The process has been in existence for centuries in China and Japan.

Below is a lovely video showing the process.

Kakejiku - Making of a Japanese Hanging Scroll

 Enjoy!

Director North America Branch - ICCPS

International Chinese Calligraphy and Ink Painting Society

国際中国書法国画家協会アメリカ支部：Ms. Casey Shannon　アメリカ現代水墨画家

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ICCPS China Exhibition 2014

 

ICCPS China Exhibition in 2014

AnShan City, China

Under the Direction of Master Ransui Yakata

October 2014

All branches world wide will be participating in this prestigious event.

Japan

China

United States

Canada

Holland

France

Russia

Germany/Austria

Australia

Casey Shannon Studio

Director of North American Branch

ICCPS - International Chinese Calligraphy and Ink Painting Society

国際中国書法国画家協会アメリカ支部：Ms. Casey Shannon　アメリカ現代水墨画家

Copyright © Casey Shannon Studio Art. All rights reserved

Casey Shannon Studio

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How are Chinese Brushes Made?

How is a Chinese Brush made?

Videos by Henry Li. Text and brush photo by Casey Shannon.

A Chinese Brush used for Calligraphy or Sumi-e painting is known to the artist as one of the 'Four Treasures of the Study'. The ink stick, stone, and paper are the other three treasures. For further information on the 'Four Treasures' go: HERE

The making of a Chinese Brush is a beautiful process that takes incredible skill. These brushes are made by hand in China. After I witnessed the detailed process and saw the skill and time involved in making one of these brushes, I thought 'no wonder these are called treasures'.

Here are three videos showing the incredible process that were filmed by Henry Li on a trip to China. The videos are in order and view brush maker Master Xu as he makes a brush. Master Xu has been making brushes a long time and the skill was handed down to him by his father. Brush making has been in his family for years. This is an incredible process and very interesting. I guarantee after viewing these videos you will treat your brushes with great respect.

I hope you enjoy these wonderful videos of Henry Li's. 

Happy Painting Everyone!
 

Casey Shannon Studio

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Director of North America Branch - ICCPS

International Chinese Calligraphy and Ink Painting Society

国際中国書法国画家協会アメリカ支部：Ms. Casey Shannon　アメリカ現代水墨画家

Copyright ©  Casey Shannon Studio Art. All rights reserved

 

The Making of Xuan

Xuan Paper

Photos and video by Henry Li. Text by Casey Shannon and Tai Oi Yee

Xuan paper is one of the 'Four Treasures of the Study' and highly regarded as a treasure by sumi (ink) artists. Xuan (Shuen) paper is very fine paper used by calligraphy and sumi-e artists. It is thin mulberry bark paper ( called Xuan paper in China and Washi paper in Japan).  It is also generically called "rice paper" in the west though rice is not one of the ingredients.   It is highly absorbent and unforgiving.  The brushstrokes have to be fluid and fast, and mistakes cannot be masked like on watercolor paper. Xuan Paper takes practice to use.

This paper is the brush painter's canvas. Mastering the way ink behaves on the different rice papers is one of the essential skills of the brush painter. There are basically two kinds of rice paper -- raw paper and sized paper. Shuen Paper (Xuan Paper) is raw paper and the most popular paper in China among brush painters and calligraphers. It is the most sensitive of the rice papers, cheerfully displaying dynamic strokes and complex shade variations with translucent fluidity and original spontaneity.  Any brush painter will tell you it is difficult to work with rice paper and takes years of practice to master.

Interesting fact: The reason Xuan Paper is called 'Rice Paper' in the West is because when the West came to the East, China wanted to protect it's paper making techniques and told Westerners that the paper was made from rice. 

 Mulberry Trees in Anhui, China

Quigtan Trees outside the paper mills.

Photo Courtesy of Henry Li

Xuan paper is made all by hand. There is no machinery used in the production of this treasured paper. For this reason, Xuan paper is very special and expensive.

My artist friend Henry Li recently went to China and visited the paper mill in Anhui, China. He filmed this very informative video of the paper being made in all the stages of creation. Enjoy!

  For more information on 'The Four Treasures' go: Here 

Director of North America Branch - ICCPS

International Chinese Calligraphy and Ink Painting Society

国際中国書法国画家協会アメリカ支部：Ms. Casey Shannon　アメリカ現代水墨画家

Casey Shannon Studio

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