Sushi Deshi, 1 year in Japan

My Shodo (Calligraphy) teacher, Aoyagi Sensei, took us to Ogawamachi where they are traditionally manufacturing the calligraphy paper, old style with some kind of dried grass, called Washi. The Washi is made of very strong fibers, so it is said to be able to last over a 1000 years... So we could witness the process from the plain Washi to the calligraphy paper, and we even tried to manufacture some paper for ourselves. That`s where I could then express my newly discovered creativity by designing these nice postcards, made in calligraphy paper. My grandmother would be so proud. Hope you get sarcasm. :)

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