It is already February and I am going to look back at the events of 2023 and write about some of my ambitions for 2024. Photographic edition of 2023. Every month we send our calligraphy to Nihon Shuji Gakkai for a competition , and a particularly well-crafted work is photographed in the magazine. selected for …
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22 Oct Workshop in Japanse winkel Batsu
13th calligraphy workshop at the Japanese winkel Batus in Groningen. A pleasant autumn Sunday, neither cold nor hot. Once again, the calligraphy workshop in Japanse winkel Batsu was fully booked. Thank you very much for your participation. When Sachiko-san and I started the calligraphy workshop, it was difficult to find participants, but now, thankfully, the …
Nienoord Art Market 2023.
On 7 and 8 October I gave a demonstration of calligraphy and singing at Kunst op Nienoord in Leek. This year I participated for the second time in the annual Nienoord Art Market at Museum Nienoord. Compared to the first time, I was less nervous in a good way. Also I felt more comfortable and …
At the Bonsai-exhibition.
I demonstrated Calligraphy ( shodo) at the Bonsai Club Noord bonsai exhibition in Groningen-Haren, 24-25 June. Thank you to all those who came to see, organisers and other participants Because my husband is also a member of this club, I got this request of demonstration, it was 2 weeks before. I was a little worried …
Art market at Nienoord 2022
On October 8th and 9th, I attended the Kunsut op Nienoord at the museum in the Nienoord park in Leek. The reason why I applied to participate in this market was the introduction of Sylvia Bökkerink-san, an ink painting artist, and Franzis/Paula Maars-san, an accessory artist. Thanks to you, I was able to pass the …
Looking back on the first half of 2022
Half of 2022 has passed. I’m going to write a blog about “happy things” that happened in the last half year in Waran Mizukuki-kai♪ Promotion test in March There are 2 times promotion test in a year at Nihon- shuji-gakkai (in March and August) . If the head of the class recognized that you have …
Shodo-Workshop ~ in Japanes shop Batsu~
On very beautiful sunny Sunday 15 Mei, There is a Shodo-workshop in Japans winkel en web shop Batsu in Groningen. Sachiko-san ( the owner of the shop ) is the first student of the Waran Mizukukikai. In 2016, The very first times workshop in Japans winkel Batsu was also my very first time Shodo workshop. …
Kobo does not choose a brush
Kobo Daishi is a most founders Japanese calligraphy. “Kobo does not choose a brush” is one of the famous stories of Kobo Daishi. It is said that Mr. Kobo will write any character brilliantly regardless of the brush, and it is generally used to mean that “a master has an skill that is not influenced …
Struggle to make works for the Kakizome-exhibition
Around November every year, you will receive a text for the next KAKIZOME exhibition. Each person decide which model will challenge and practice. For the exhibition held in the latter half of February, it is usually finished in January. The Kakizome-exhibition once a year is an opportunity to write big letters on big paper with …
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