Chinese Lunar New Year Celebration @ Dallas Chinese Community Center
Chinese Calligraphy Demonstration
by Dallas Chinese Calligrapher Joshua Hough
Couplets for Matchmaker Xiaoyu |
(Left) The ink took at least 20 minutes to dry after writing on the "10,000 Year Red" Xuan paper. / (Right) The 2nd edition was written on Water Writing Paper. 千里姻緣微信牽 = Marriage affinity can be connected via Xiaoyu's WeChat group from thousands of miles away; 靈魂伴侶雙贏樂 = The soulmates can create win-win situations and enjoy happily.
雙贏 = win-win
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Couplets for Mr. Liu, the owner of a Chinese bookstore in Dallas |
(Right) 達城書香滿春芳 = The scent of books are everywhere during spring in Dallas.(Left) 華人藝術無盡藏 = The treasures of Chinese artists here are countless.達華 is the name of this Chinese bookstore in Dallas since 1998.
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Horizontal Layout of Calligraphy |
Great luck for the year of dog
Auspicious
Truth, beauty, and goodness
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Vertical Layout of Calligraphy |
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Dog year prosperity
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Doing goodness and accumulate virtues |
馬到成功 Win success immediately upon arrival |
Joy & long life
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慈悲喜捨 Be compassionate, full of joy, and free from attachment.
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(A blessing for a mother's daughter Man Man)
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With some of the audience and calligraphy |
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Good fortune
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Goodness
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Truth, goodness, and beauty
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行書書法: 祥 = auspicious; 美 = beautiful;福 Fu = good fortune; 康 = healthy; 壽 = longevity, long life; 禧 = jubilation; 春 = spring
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# Reasons
Why pictures and videos are not updated so fast?
I try to keep everything organized and balanced in life and arts. Usually I add a few most important pictures right after the event, and then eventually come back to add more pictures and videos when I have time.
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Joshua's Journal: |
Time management is really important.
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