Workshop on Calligraphy with the Folded Pen (Video)
| Date: | 13 April 2018 (Fri) |
| Time: | 12:00 – 2:00 pm |
| Venue: | Multi-function Room, LG4, Lee Shau Kee Library |
| Presenter: | Dr Manny Ling |
| Language: | English |
| Registration: | https://lbcube.ust.hk/ce/index.php/event/5438/ |
In this workshop participants will make their own calligraphy pens using cut out sheets of aluminium from soft drinks cans. The design of the nib allows the creation of a variety of marks. You will be taught systematically how to write a variety of scripts. You will have opportunities to create calligraphic letters of your own.
HKUST students may attain 2 hours credit for the HLTH1010 Healthy Lifestyle Course after attending the workshop.
Remarks:
This Workshop is jointly organized by the HKUST Library, Center for Education Innovation, and Center for the Arts.
Feedback from participants / 活動迴響
- I also like the part on making the pen myself so that I could do it next time. The activity is very engaging too
- Too short of the session, but the overall organization of the event was very good
- The fact that a calligraphy pen can be created using recycled cans
- Reuse things in a surprising way
- 與他人合作
- You can make calligraphy writing tools out of anything
- using the folded pen to have the calligraphy and the own design of the word
- innovations n creatitivity
- There isn’t an ideal format of calligraphy, it’s about how you express your feelings on the words you write
- Simple way to start calligraphy without much investment (not much stationary required)
- Have hands on experience about calligraphy. Learn to express by hand writing
