I recently visited the monk Minh Duc who founded the Nuyen Khong pagoda and its gardens some 25 years ago.  I first found his work on the ...

Stiff brush. Opened soft brush now.   If you have chosen to use a traditional  calligraphy  brush, you'll need to "open"...

When you choose your writing brush, you can decide how authentic you want to be.  There are three main categories to choose from.   Easi...

Lesson 1: TOOLS To write Vietnamese, you'll need the right tools: a pointed brush, intense black ink, and soft uncoated paper. Th...

                                          INTRODUCTION   The Vietnamese language is written with Roman letters, a surprise to many W...

Thu Phap is the national style of Vietnam, where calligraphers for centuries have been forming the Roman alphabet with the strokes of ...