Sanskrit Om Symbol Organic T-Shirt

Wearing an organic t-shirt with the sacred sanskrit OM is like doing meditation in action.

OM is a primal sound, a sacred syllable containing the whole universe of all times: past, present and future. It's kind of powerful to wear a mystical t-shirt with an artistic om symbol next to your heart.

The fabric of this artistic t-shirt with the om sign is first-quality organic cotton. And as usual, your satisfaction is guaranteed.

Our om symbol t-shirts, apparel, prints and posters are originally designed for this om sign collection.

Browse our om symbol collection to get great gifts for her or him


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Reiki Symbols on Polo Shirts

Men love pocket designs on shirts. Classic and elegant, our polo shirts with original reiki symbols on the heart side add a touch of uniqueness to these popular shirts.

Sizes go from small to 2X-Large, so you'll find a suitable size that feels comfortable when playing golf or other outdoor activities. Click to enlarge the golf / polo shirt with reiki symbols.


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Ninja Kanji Prints

This is a cool poster with the powerful ninja kanji brushed with martial arts and ninja enthusiasts in mind.

This original Japanese calligraphy is compelling and subtle; strong and supple at the same time as a ninja practitioner.

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Elegant black ninja kanji t-shirt

Here's a stylish t-shirt with an original ninja kanji calligraphy. If you are curious about the meaning hidden behind this beautiful Japanese kanji, click here for a detailed explanation of the ninja kanji by an accomplished calligrapher.

This ninja t-shirt is trendy but different, and certainly no mass production. So if you want to wear it, click here for more details about this ninja kanji t-shirt and to buy it.

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Ninja kanji hooded sweatshirt

Cool ninja kanji symbol on a comfortably warm hooded sweatshirt. Our ninja kanji designs are created with the martial artist and the ninja enthusiast in mind. A pullover hood you'll love to wear! Another original kanji symbols design by master calligrapher Nadja Van Ghelue. Click for more details on this ninja kanji stylish hoodie.

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Japanese kanji symbols, empty spaces

This is the second part of the interview of Nadja Van Ghelue about the space-empty and space-filled concepts in Japanese calligraphy. Click here for the first part of this art interview.

It's great that we are by the Mediterranean Sea to talk about filled and empty spaces in Japanese calligraphy. It's even better that the sea is rough as we can admire much better the unceasing play of the bright blue waves.

A wave is a combination of movements capable of building a wave. A wave can only materialize if it can disintegrate again. Just when the wave reaches its fullness state, it breaks up by shaping a new wave.

It's the same with Japanese calligraphy. A calligrapher builds kanji symbols in the same way as the sea builds the waves. The different movements of the brush culminate in a calligraphic form.

When your stroke reaches perfection, your brush and ink flow already into the next stroke born out of the last one. Japanese calligraphy kanji symbols are a sequence of natural movements that create a form with internal and external spaces like the waves of the sea.

The emptiness inside the brush is what gives life to the calligraphy strokes. If you press down the brush too hard, it is impossible to shape anything. There is no space, there is no emptiness that can give birth to the calligraphy strokes.

When doing calligraphy, it's essential that there is space, but not only physical space; you need mental space too. The harmonization of the mental and physical aspects creates balanced calligraphy artworks that are genuine.

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Empty space in Japanese kanji symbols

Today I asked calligrapher Nadja Van Ghelue to explain in a few sentences to my readers the meaning of space-empty and space-filled in Japanese calligraphy. Her interesting answer below will help you understand the essential balance of true Japanese kanji symbols.

Chinese calligraphy, Japanese calligraphy, kanji symbols are organic wholes you can compare to a tree: its trunk and branches.

Between each branch and the trunk, there are spaces that shape different forms. One makes the other thanks to the empty space there is among the forms.

In windy days, we have a tremendous opportunity to see calligraphy in action. The wind breathes life into the branches of the trees, and we are able to see the empty space.

We should look at Japanese kanji symbols in the same way. We can identify the trunk and the branches.

The simple kanji for tree is a very good example. It has a vertical line, which is the trunk, a horizontal line, and then you have a branch to the left and one to the right.

Such a simple Japanese kanji symbol already shows you that those four strokes make a very vivid and balanced organic whole.

Visit her web site for Japanese calligraphy artwork in different styles that will help you understand the space-empty and space-filled concept in Japanese calligraphy and painting.

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Kanji dragon poster

Original kanji dragon poster not found anywhere else.

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Chinese words of wisdom

True words aren't nice
Nice words aren't true

Lao Tze, 6th century BC
Founder of Taoism

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Good health kanji symbols

Today I added a new section to our kanji symbols shop. It is devoted to the good health kanji, which is very popular.

Right now, you can find a beautifully framed kanji print with a powerful kanji calligraphy for good health, an affordable poster and greeting cards.

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An exclusive kanji shirt

Kanji t-shirts are in, and rightly so. The visual quality of Japanese kanji or Chinese characters is unparalleled in modern languages.

Indeed, I have seen inspiring designs based on Japanese kanji. However, I have also seen a lot of ugliness on many a kanji shirt. I am talking about mass produced kanji t-shirts.

This will never happen when you buy a kanji shirt from us for yourself, or as an exclusive gift. Every design is brushed with the same care and spirit as though it was a dear Japanese calligraphy.

Right now, we have launched four kanji designs: the love kanji, the dragon kanji, the bushido kanji and aikido kanji for passionate martial artists. Treat yourself to an exclusive kanji shirt that isn't mass produced.

The aikido kanji is the true original large one. Although many people don't know it, its visual impact is many times more intense than the simplified common aikido kanji.

Next, we'll launch the karate kanji, and the large reiki kanji. We have other designs of the kanji for love in store as well as other popular kanji. I'll keep you posted.

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Dragon kanji symbol

In China the dragon is a symbol of fertility, strength and excellence. Chinese used to include the Dragon character in their son's names with the intention to imbue their children with the dragon's qualities.

Emperors of the Land of the Middle saw themselves as reincarnations of the mighty Dragon.

Celebrate the intense energy of the dragon sending your friends a postcard with a cool calligraphy of a dragon kanji symbol.

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Japanese kanji symbols

For centuries Japanese and Korean wrote the Japanese and Korean languages with Chinese characters only. Later Korea developed its own writing system.

In the 9th century Japan japanized itself and created two syllabic systems called kana, which were based on abbreviated Chinese characters. The katakana and hiragana alphabets have a limited amount of syllables; therefore, memorizing them is not such a daunting task.

To this day the three writing systems, kanji or Chinese characters, katakana and hiragana coexist in the modern Japanese language. Rather the three have converged into the Japanese writing system.

From the 12th century Japan produced extraordinary calligraphers. They continued brushing their astounding calligraphies using Japanese kanji symbols or Chinese characters.

Click here for original affordable kanji designs on apparel, prints and postcards not found anywhere else.

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Japanese kanji love

The Japanese kanji for love ai includes the kanji for heart in the middle.

In the West we always associate the heart with love, and as we can see Japanese and Chinese also associate the kanji love with feelings.

Many times the symbols of East and West are quite different, even opposite. For instance, for us wearing a black color is a sign of mourning, but Asian wear black in funeral services.

Not this time. Regarding universal love we all seem to feel the same, I'd say, Thank God!

Here you can find a wonderful Japanese calligraphy of love mounted as a hanging scroll in the traditional Asian way with beautiful silk brocade.

Clicking here you can browse through original and affordable designs of the expressive Japanese kanji love

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Kanji symbols today

Chinese characters were born thousands of years ago as pictograms or pictures of essential things and basic actions.

Oracle bones were the first media ancient Chinese used for their inscriptions.

No one uses the beautiful Egyptian hieroglyphics or the ancient Mesopotamia Sumerian script. Chinese, however, have kept their amazing characters for thousands of years until now.

Japanese adopted Chinese characters from China in the 5th century. We in the West know them as kanji, kanji symbols, and Japanese kanji.

Everybody seems to love the Chinese or Japanese kanji symbols. Everybody seems to have a favorite kanji symbol, a preferred Chinese character.

Therefore, I asked master calligrapher Nadja Van Ghelue to brush popular kanji calligraphies that could be used as designs for apparel, prints, greeting cards and more.

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