Shodo Harada Roshi was a student of the scholar and Zen Master Yamada Mumon Roshi (1900-1988), one of the great leaders of the Renzi Buddhist sect. Mumon Roshi traveled widely including the San Francisco Zen Center, organized exchanges of ideas between Christians and Buddhists and lived in monasteries in Europe before becoming the abbot of Myoshinji Temple and head of Hanzono College in Kyoto, Japan. In the past 20 years Harada Roshi has trained men and women from Germany, Spain, France, Switzerland, Briton, the U.S., Australia, Denmark, Hungary, Poland, Romania, Iran, Greece, Sweden, India, Sri Lanka, Burma, Vietnam and Japan. His students include people from all walks of life; from exploring youths to eminent professionals.
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In this activity, you will create an art piece inspired by the work of Bernice Bing.
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In this activity, you will explore Bernice Bing’s use of calligraphy in her paintings and then create your own!
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Learn about the form of poetry called the pantoum and then write one of your own!
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The imagery on a samurai’s armor expresses that samurai’s identity and source of inspiration or empowerment. Is there an image you connect with most?
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If you were to design a bronze vessel for a friend who has done something important for you, what shape would you make it? How would you decorate it? Would you use designs like the ones on the bronze vessels in the museum? What would you inscribe on it?
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Tips and resources to inspire sustainable and slow fashion consumption.
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How would you answer Chanel Miller’s “I was, I am, I will be” prompt? Would your answers look like Miller’s, or would they look different?
