Art is not a thing, it is a way. — Elbert Hubbard
The character for "do"
Yoshiyasu Fujii
The practice of writing fine calligraphy is known as Shodo. The "do" means the "way" or the "path"—a suffix that defines the way traditional forms are taught and learned in Japan. In Chinese, this same character (道 tao or dao) represents the philosophy of Daoism, the way of living in harmony with nature, regarded as the guiding principle that unifies all things in the universe. In art as in life, it is the consciously chosen path through the day-to-day struggle that leads to an enlightened existence. Like a garden path, the journey itself is the destination.
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