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Teaching in Japan was just delightful...Arigato!
Nine days of workshops in three venues-Tokyo, Osaka and Nagoya, travelling via the amazing Shinkansen 'Bullet train'. Thank you to my new friends, for their super work, and for gifts, cards and greetings received. I also visited Mt Fuji and Lake Kawaguchi with Mayumi and Yukie, ....enjoyed the deafening Cicadas of Osaka with Junko & husband Yoshiti, visited Nagoya Castle with Yukiko, Motoko & Olivie and the Ginza in Tokyo with Izumi. My thanks and best wishes to you all, it was a huge privilege to come.
Tervetuloa ! 'Hei' to all my new friends from my class... FINLAND was FANTASTIC!
I have just been teaching at the International Calligraphy Symposium, Satakunta University, Kankaanpää. It was a wonderful experience and I was made to feel extremely welcome by all the friendly, hardworking students of a range of ages. I also enjoyed the beautiful countryside of many trees and lakes as well as experiencing a traditional Finnish sauna followed by plunge into the lake for a swim !
Happy Birthday to Herman Zapf - foremost type designer of the 20th century...The card was commissioned by CLAS to celebrate 90 glorious years. Congratulations!
To see the inside of the card, hover the cursor over the image
** I am delighted to be one of the 'Featured Artists' on the Winsor & Newton website...
Please check it out via the following direct link...
http://www.winsornewton.com/main.aspx?PageID=468
For the third year in succession, demonstrating at ART in ACTION,
Hello Australia...
In October 2007, I was priviliged to enjoy five amazing weeks teaching in Australia, during which time I had the opportunity to hold workshops in Sydney, Canberra and Coffs Harbour in NSW, Goldcoast and Townsville in QLD and finally at Hobart, Tasmania.
I was overwhelmed with the welcome I received and felt amongst friends from the moment I arrived - there was even a Welsh flag to greet me in Canberra! From the very first, I was particularly impressed by the vibrant and flourishing calligraphy evident in Australia.
I was showered with delightful cards and gifts wherever I taught, which will be the best ever reminder of the wonderful memories of this latest visit to Oz...in turn, I learned how to pronounce such words as 'Wyny'd' correctly and to' chuck a you-ee' even, whilst in return spread 'bother' and 'bu--er' far and wide during fun times in workshops!
It was such fun - thank you hugely and I'll come back just as soon as you want...
