I had the opportunity to sell my Japanese ink paintings of a dragon, as well as red and white plum blossoms, at the charity art sale for Cancer Research UK during the Easter festival at West Drayton Academy in London.

As part of the Diversity Day event, I held the workshop to the introduction to Japanese ink painting for all the Year 3 students. The lesson began with an introduction to the history of the painting, followed by each student grinding their own ink using an inkstone and ink stick. They then used two different brushes on washi paper to paint either this year’s zodiac animal, the dragon, or a motif of their choice.

The workshop was very well received and a great success.