# Event Details

- **Event Name**: Light & Ink Lantern Making & Calligraphy
- **Event Start and End Date**: Sat, 06 Jun, 2026 at 04:00 am – Sat, 06 Jun, 2026 at 07:00 am (+12:00)
- **Event Description**: Led by Jingjing Jackson

Spend a gentle half-day immersed in the quiet dialogue between hand, heart, and light.

Begin by shaping your own lantern—folding, forming, and bringing it to life—then let ink guide you as you explore both Chinese brush calligraphy and European pen traditions. Different tools, different rhythms, yet each stroke becomes a way of breathing meaning onto paper.

You will be invited to write words of blessing, hope, or remembrance, and place them onto your lantern so that what you create is not only decorative, but deeply personal—a small vessel of light carrying your own intentions.

No experience is needed. This workshop is for families, friends, and curious souls who wish to slow down, make something with their hands, and share in a timeless human practice: writing to express what matters.

As Rumi wrote, “Lamps are different, but the Light is the same.”

Across cultures, across scripts, we gather around that same light—expressed through ink, paper, and the warmth of creating together.

Facilitators:
Wendy Liu – Award-winning Chinese calligraphist, practicing since age five.
Alistair Kwan – Historian, B Historian, PhD from Yale.
- **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/nelson/light-and-ink-lantern-making-and-calligraphy/200029930158148
- **Event Categories**: art, fine-arts, workshops
- **Interested Audience**: 
  - total_interested_count: 5

## Ticket Details


## Event venue details

- **city**: Nelson
- **state**: NE
- **country**: New Zealand
- **location**: Cultural Conversations Nelson
- **lat**: -41.272627011306
- **long**: 173.28600432514
- **full address**: Cultural Conversations Nelson, 130 Bridge St, Nelson 7010, New Zealand, Nelson

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## FAQs

- **Q**: When and where is Light & Ink Lantern Making & Calligraphy being held?
  - **A:** Light & Ink Lantern Making & Calligraphy takes place on Sat, 06 Jun, 2026 at 04:00 am to Sat, 06 Jun, 2026 at 07:00 am at Cultural Conversations Nelson, 130 Bridge St, Nelson 7010, New Zealand, Nelson.
- **Q**: Who is organizing Light & Ink Lantern Making & Calligraphy?
  - **A:** Light & Ink Lantern Making & Calligraphy is organized by Make It Nelson.
- **Q**: Who is this event for? Is it right for me?
  - **A:** Light & Ink Lantern Making & Calligraphy is ideal for curious learners, students, and skill-builders looking to gain hands-on knowledge and practical expertise in a focused, interactive setting. Whether you're a first-time attendee or a longtime enthusiast in Nelson, this event is thoughtfully curated to deliver a standout experience worth every moment. If Light & Ink Lantern Making & Calligraphy sounds like your kind of event, don't wait - spots fill up fast.

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