Winter 2023 Newsletter: Art Show, Sake Dinner & Taiko Seminar
2023 Zen Art Show & Sale
Chozen-ji's Annual Zen Art Show and Sale was held November 3-5 this year, and featured art works by a new generation of artists training at Chozen-ji.
Students who displayed work included Michael Kangen, Cristina Moon, Geraldine Abergas, Chris Sybico, Andrew Ching, Li Nishimura, Kana Ogawa, Eric Birkeland, and Lynn Lethin.
Several of the calligraphy students produced scrolls for the first time and ceramics students sold work reflecting their training under Takashi Nakazato Sensei, a 14th generation master ceramicist in the Karatsu-yaki tradition.
Many students and teachers volunteered to prepare the Dojo and conduct demonstrations. Mahalo to everyone for your help!
Chawan by Cristina Moon
Box by Geraldine Abergas
Enso by Kangen Roshi
Zen & Sake 2023
The Zen & Sake Dinner Committee put on a successful sake fundraiser on October 18 at the Prince Waikiki featuring a seven-course gourmet meal of Asian fusion dishes prepared by Chef Jeremy Shigekane. Sake pairings were provided by World of Sake.
Mahalo to our Zen & Sake Dinner Committee and volunteers, and to all of our sponsors: Tradewind Group, Tradewind Capital, Imanaka Asato, Nordic PCL, Pulama Lanai, McCorriston Miller Mukai MacKinnon LLP, Prospac Holdings Group, Bank of Hawaii, Hawaii Gas, Mark Development, aio Digital, American Savings Bank, Mike and Yumiko Sayama, Bill and Reyna Kaneko, Michael Kangen, and Burt Lum.
Taiko Seminar with Kenny Endo
Taiko musician Kenny Endo led a half-day seminar at Chozen-ji on November 18 to explore The Way of Taiko with Chozen-ji students and band students from Pearl City High School.