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Zen Mind, Zen Brush Education Kit


Zen Mind, Zen Brush

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Cover of the Self Portrait Education kit, part 1

Contents (1.6 Mb)

  • Introduction
  • Themes (including collection connections and links to NSW K-6 Syllabus):
    • Daruma: the bearded and fierce-looking founder of Zen Buddhism
    • Kanzan and Jittoku: the mountain-dwelling eccentric pair
    • Calligraphy: pictograms expressing the spirit of the artist
    • Procession of monks: whimsical line of monks on their alms round
    • Dragon and tiger: powerful symbols of heaven and earth
    • Enso: the ink circle completed in one brushstroke
  • Six works in focus, with K-6 looking & making ideas
  • Glossary
  • Further Reading
  • Acknowledgements

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