China Care Brown, a student organization at Brown University, is holding a benefit dinner to raise money for orphans in China. The dinner will be this Friday at 7pm. Visit their website for details.
Xu Wenli, head of the Caring for China Center, of which I am part, is donating some of his Chinese calligraphy that will be auctioned at the dinner. Last Saturday, I got to see him finishing the pieces to be auctioned. It was fascinating to watch the care that was put into every detail of the paintings.
He finished his works by stamping each with three red stamps. One of the stamps was his name carved in an ancient script. I am not sure what the other two were. The ink / paste that he used was a beautiful shade of red (this from someone who normally does not like red). He worked with the stamp and ink for at least a minute for each impression he made, and was meticulous with the placement of each. Each character, each stroke, each stamp, was perfectly placed for a beautiful and unique balance.
The final step, or process really, was the framing. He folded the paper around mounting board and then placed it the frame. He held it up, looked at it, took it out of the frame, adjusted it a bit and tried again. He did this again several times until it was perfectly placed and then added extra paper on the inside to make a tight fit. Watching him work really increased my appreciation for the end result.
Anyway back to the dinner, if you are in Providence this Friday, please come and support a good cause. These kids need your help. If you can’t attend consider donating.
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