The twelve Chinese zodiac animals are quite well known in the USA. Have you ever thought about why “rat” is in front of “Ox,” and why “rabbit” is placed behind “tiger”? In fact, the sequence of how twelve animals are placed has much to do with the Chinese timing system “ Shi Chen”. Instead of a 24hours system widely used in today’s modern society, the ancient Chinese used twelve “Shi Chen” to calculate time. The system of “Shi Chen” is also a fundamental element for Chinese Medicine, “Yin Yang” and many other old ancient thoughts. In this workshop, we will introduce the Chinese timing system. Instead of a long lecture, we will do a fun sketch book exploration, make a chart and draw a big clock to illustrate “ Shi Chen”.
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This workshop is limited to mature participants. It is open for Grade 4 and through adult, all ages. The youngest participants should be no younger than grade 4; parental discretion is encouraged. The workshop is conceptual and may have more complicated themes.
Participants will be given a sketch book, and limited art supplies will be on site. Please bring any additional desired materials.
Member Fee: $12
Non Member Fee: $25
Artist bio:
梦想 Dream is an artist with background in both illustration and animation. She received her BFA in animation at Communication University of China, and complete her MFA in visual art at the Minneapolis College of Art and Design.
She worked as a freelance illustrator with clients including publishers such as: Reading A-Z, Room to Read, Scholastic and ect. Her illustration and animation work has been awarded by competition and festival worldwide. She is recipient of 2016 Jerome foundation MN Film and Video and digital production grant program.
Born and raised in China, Dream likes to study and read books about ancient Chinese philosophy such as Book of Change ( YI Jing) and Tao te ching . She is happy to share her knowledge with anyone who love to know more about Chinese ancient wisdom.
You can view her illustration work at www.dreamchen.org
