Painting the Year of the Horse: Sumi-e Workshop at a Manhattan Quantitative Trading Firm

RESOBOX held an on-site sumi-e (Japanese ink painting) workshop at a quantitative trading firm in Manhattan, led by artist Ayakoh Furukawa-Leonart.

Sixty Traders, One Zodiac Horse

About sixty participants took up the brush to paint the horse, this year's zodiac animal, filling the office with quiet focus and plenty of laughter as each horse took on a personality of its own. The workshop ended with great energy and excitement.

Ink-Stained Hands, Busy Season

This season is filled with sumi-e and suminagashi (ink marbling) bookings across the city — our instructors' hands are rarely without a trace of ink these days, and we would not have it any other way.