吴身元,1948年7月出生,回族。笔名梧桐、英子。弱冠时师从沙孟海先生,后又师从姜东舒先生。现任浙江省书法家协会会员,浙江省硬笔家协会副主席、教学部长、杭州市书画艺术研究会副秘书长等职,曾任全国各类书赛评委及大专院校客座教授。中钢:请谈谈你是怎么和硬笔书法结缘的。吴身元:我8岁开始学写毛笔字,阅读了些书法理论书藉,未曾间断,至38岁,约三十年,但未能成名成家。电大中文系毕业后,在《浙江日报》上发现《东方青年》杂志在杭招收记者,于是去应考,所幸,通过了笔试、口试、面试,即将成 Wu Shen Yuan, born in July 1948, the Hui nationality. Pen name Indus, English son. Weak Champion teacher from Mr. Sha Menghai, and then under the guidance of Mr. Jiang Dongshu. He is currently a member of Zhejiang Calligraphers Association, vice chairman of Zhejiang Province Hard Penny Association, teaching minister and deputy secretary-general of Hangzhou Painting and Calligraphy Art Research Association. He has served as a visiting professor of various book contest judges and universities and colleges. Sinosteel: Please talk about how you are connected with hard calligraphy. Wu Shen Yuan: When I was eight years old, I learned to write calligraphic texts and read some calligraphical theory books without interruption. I was 38 years old and about thirty years old, but I failed to make a name for myself. Upon graduation from the Chinese Department of TVU, it was found in “Zhejiang Daily” that “Oriental Youth” magazine recruited journalists in Hangzhou and went to take the test. Fortunately, it passed a written test, an oral examination and an interview.