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Malmö – Thangka classes 3-6 May 2018

Drawing the Buddha!

We are very excited to announce the first thangka courses with Carmen Mensink in Malmö, Sweden!
The next series of lectures and Buddhist Art classes are all suitable for everyone, also people with no drawing experience:

Thu 3 May – Evening lecture:

Tibetan Art & the Buddha

Date & Time: thursday 3 may 19.00 – 20.30
Price: 100 kr. / €10 (or free if you sign up for or for the Fri evening course and subsequent weekend course, price: 1500 kr. / €150)

Fri 4 May – evening workshop:

Drawing the Face of the Buddha

During this evening workshop you will learn how to draw the Face of the Buddha according to the Tibetan Buddhist tradition.

We will start with a short meditation and a short lecture to learn more about the backgrounds and symbolism of Tibetan thangkas, this is the best introduction if you want to learn how to draw a complete Buddha (Buddha Shakyamuni) in this weekend. If you register for the complete weekend course you will get a discount.

To draw the Buddha Face we will work with the original grid-patterns (that contain the right proportions), which serve as a helpful tool to draw the Buddha (also for people with not much drawing experience).

During the drawing session there is a lot of individual guidance by Carmen.
At the end of the evening you will return home with a beautiful, self drawn Buddha.

Drawing experience is not necessary, enthusiasm is though!

Date & Time: friday evening 4 May 18.00 – 21.00
Price: 450 kr. / €45 (or 1500 kr. / €150 for all 4 days, including Thu evening lecture, Fri evening course and subsequent weekend course)

Sat 6 + Sun 7 May – Thangka Weekend Course:

Drawing the Buddha!

This weekend you will learn to draw The Buddha according to the old Tibetan Thangka tradition.
The official name of the Buddha is ‘Buddha Shakyamuni’, and the Buddhist philosophy as we know it in its current form is based on his teachings.

Besides the drawing sessions this course offers meditations and lectures about the subject, where you will learn everything about the background and symbolism of the iconography. You will also learn Buddha Shakyamuni’s mantra and its meaning.

You don’t need to have any drawing experience, but you need the basis of the Buddha Face workshop on Fri evening 4 May, if you haven’t followed a thangka course with Carmen before (because of the structure and basic principles within the thangka tradition).

Dates:
Saturday 5 May: 10.00-18.00 (with 1hr lunch break)
Sunday 6 May: 10.30-16.00 (with 1hr lunch break)

Price: 1500 kr. / €150 (for this price you are also welcome for the Thu evening lecture, and Fri evening course)

Location

Sensus Studieförbund
Studentgatan 4,
Malmö 21138,
Sweden

Sensus is in central Malmö with lots of places around to eat something for lunch.

How to get there:
Only 10 minutes walk from Malmö Central Station.
You can also take busses 5, 31, 32, 100, 133, 146 or 150 and get out at Malmö Studentgatan.

Materials to bring

Fri Evening course: 1 sheet of drawing paper size A3 (29.7x42cm)
Weekend Course:1 sheet of thick drawing paper size 50x65cm (or 50x70cm)
ruler 40-50cm
pencil HB (or a mechanical pencil if possible)
an eraser

Optional: colored pencils

Please note that inside the room we take our shoes off. So please bring a pair of thick socks or slippers as well.

Registration

Please register with Milanka Stajcic by using the form below (or write to milanka.stajcic(at)gmail.com) as soon as possible, to be sure of your space. You can write in Swedish or English: