ZEN Sumi
Focus on the moment.
Grind the ink, take the brush, and pour your heart into a single stroke.
Since ancient times, the spirit of Zen and Sumi-e (ink painting) have cherished the practice of
"focusing on this very moment."
Shogetsudo combines over a century of brush-making craftsmanship with Zen philosophy
to propose a new form of mindfulness: "ZEN x Sumi".
Days chased by busyness. Uninterrupted thoughts, no time for the heart to rest.
In such times, why not pick up a single brush, grind the ink,
and slowly regulate your breathing?
Mindful moments begin
with drawing.
Drawing is Mindfulness.
There is no need to draw beautifully or skillfully.
By letting go, with the rhythm of one stroke, one breath,
focusing on this moment and drawing what you want to draw,
it becomes mindfulness.
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Step 1
Grind the ink,
regulate your breathing while feeling its scent -
Step 2
Take the brush, and draw as you feel
with one stroke, one breath -
Step 3
Once finished,
gaze at the born lines and white space -
Step 4
Feel your mind and body unite,
and savor the sensation of calming down
Find calm in
every stroke.
A new method to face your heart
through the brush
Regulate your breathing, focus on this moment, and move the brush while feeling the changes in your
heart.
Six methods combining Zen teachings and brush-making craftsmanship
create time to calm your mind and return to yourself.
Brush x Breathing
Synchronize the movement of lowering the brush with your breathing
(draw lines in time with inhaling and exhaling).
Brush x Mindfulness
Set a time to write one character,
and observe the state of your mind before and after writing.
Brush x Meditation
Calm your mind by repeatedly writing
Zen characters or shapes like "One" or "Circle".
Brush x Self-Expression
Instead of just leaving what you wrote,
perceive it as a trace of your heart's changes.
Brush x Morning Activity
By practicing for 5 minutes every morning,
spend your day relaxed and feeling good.
Brush x Tuning Up
"Black silence" for digital fatigue.
"One-stroke meditation" to tune up with brush, ink, and breath.
Moments where the
mind quietly moves.
The moment your heart moved.
Calligraphy is not just about looking at the finished piece.
The breathing, hesitation, concentration, and fluctuations of the heart leading up to it.
In ZEN Sumi-e, we introduce the changes in the heart born through "writing"
in various forms.
ZEN x Sumi-e
The shading and bleeding of a single stroke
reflect the breathing and fluctuations of the heart at that moment.
The Zen mind accepts the uncontrollable movement of ink
and finds beauty in things as they are.
The process of drawing itself becomes a deep meditation.
ZEN x Calligraphy
Before writing and after writing,
the heart is in a slightly different place.
When you carry the brush with your feelings on the characters,
distractions disappear, and only silence remains.
A dialogue with yourself facing the world of black and white.
ZEN x Picture Letter
Drawing is opening your heart and delivering it.
It's okay to be unskilled; being unskilled is good.
In unadorned honest lines and words,
warmth beyond technique and the writer's
"current" heart dwell.
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Time of "silence" created by
brush and breathing
A beginner's mind was settled with "5 minutes a day" stroke
A woman in her 30s with no calligraphy experience.
Due to busyness and anxiety,
she had been having trouble falling asleep.
Concentration restored by "one-character meditation" between business
A man in his 40s with high work stress,
finding it difficult to "switch on and off."
He started a habit of writing the single character "One" for 3 minutes before meetings.
Petite Zen experience in daily life enjoyed by parent and child
A family case who started Zen Sumi with their elementary school child.
The child's heart cleared up by freely drawing lines and circles,
ZEN Sumi
Authentic set to incorporate "Zen" into daily life.
Authentic "Zen brushes" tailored with Shogetsudo's traditional techniques.
High-quality brushes and tools bring out the beauty of brush strokes and the stillness of the mind.
A high-quality Zen Sumi set that creates deep concentration and a gentle reset.
A single brush that calms the mind,
made with inherited master craftsmanship.
A high-quality brush carefully tailored by craftsmen using carefully selected materials.
The pleasant flexibility of the brush brings out the beauty of a single stroke.
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Contact
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please feel free to contact us.
