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Practised for over 6,000 years, Chinese calligraphy is the most revered artform in China. Qu Lei Lei, one of the world’s top calligraphers, reveals in this step-by-step beginner’s guide how to:
• create sacred Chinese characters including Good Luck, Long Life, Music and Joy
and Love.
• create 15 unique projects, from greetings cards and precious talismans for the home, through to beautiful stone carvings, and a T-shirt that literally spells energy.
• form over 200 names, characters, poems and phrases to personalize your work for gifts.
It is packed with key advice for beginners and insider tips for every project, with a guide to choosing the best materials so even the beginner can master these authentic techniques.
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Born to a family of artists and writers in 1950s China, Qu Lei Lei came to England from Beijing in 1985. Introduced to Chinese calligraphy in early childhood, he has practised calligraphy and painting for the last forty years, and now lives and works in London as a traditional and contemporary artist. Lei Lei has been teaching and lecturing in Chinese art for several years. He is a guest lecturer at the British Museum, the Victoria & Albert Museum, the Ruskin School of Art, and Christie's and Sotheby's auction houses. In 2000 he was awarded the Millennium Adult Tutor Award for Great Britain. Lei Lei regularly exhibits his calligraphy and paintings both in the UK and internationally. Recent exhibitions have taken place in Paris, Geneva, Spain, Singapore, Tokyo and Venice.
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