On New Year’s Day, six poets gathered at Issoan Tea Room to compose linked verse poetry, share incense, food, sweets, tea, and fellowship. This year’s poem below.
Gathering of friends Tea, food, incense Fellowship Fresh year Hatsu uta (first poem)
Hatsu uta breathless silence birds welcome the new day horizon faintly glows life begins anew
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I have posted some photos of the kintsugi projects that I have recently completed and it has gotten a lot of interest. Kintsugi is the Japanese art of repair of ceramic objects with gold lacquer. Like anything Japanese, it looks easy, but really it is harder and takes longer than people expect. Unfortunately, you cannot …
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I have some artist friends and we talk about art and artists all the time. A few of them include: a musician (cello), a woodworker (studio furniture and sculpture), ceramic artist (vessels and sculpture), a dancer (modern and ethnic), a film director, a theater director, a landscape photographer, a writer (magazine/novel/essayist), and fashion designer among …
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Last Saturday we held the Katzome workshop with Tyler Peterson, textile artist. It was a cloudy overcast day which was a relief from the triple digit weather we have had over the past week. After Tyler introduced himself he talked about how katazome (stencil resist ) is used in kimono and other clothing. He showed …
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Please join us for an introduction to Katazome workshop with textile artist and instructor Tyler Peterson. Fee $35 covers materials. To sign up see Margie or use the paypal button on the right to reserve your spot. Registration is very limited so sign up early.
Katazome is a surface design process used for centuries in …
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