Did You Know I Created a Coffee Table Art book???
I have a coffee table art book called “Artistic Calligraphy” that contains 15 of my Asian Fusion Calligraphy paintings along with Japanese style poems that match the imagery inspired from my years growing up in Taiwan and Korea.
Click on the image to check out a preview and order the book on Blurb. It comes in either softcover or hardback, with an option to also order a digital download.
Here is an example of one of my 24 x 36 inch artworks named “Gratitude”, with it’s poem, that you will find in my book preview…
Burning cup, tea steam wafting.
Straw floor, coal heat. Down blanket;
sound of snowflakes landing.
When I was a teenager, I traveled around both Korea and Taiwan on school trips where we would stay overnight in youth hostels with straw floors and big fluffy blankets. There was coal heat under the room that myself or one of my classmates would have to go outside to stoke in order to keep our room warm for the night.
Often when we would awake in the morning after a night’s snowfall, the water pipes outside our room would be frozen so that we could not wash our face or brush our teeth. At that time, the best remedy for our cold fingers was grasping a burning hot cup of steamy tea!
These memories are what inspired the poem I hand wrote on the back of this painting. Click GRATITUDE to view the painting for sale on Etsy.
Note: if you purchase this original painting or any of the other paintings in the book that are still available for sale, you will receive a softcover copy of the Artistic Calligraphy book signed by me for free!
Enjoy and thank you for supporting my Artistic Journey! 😍