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Good Morning and A Little Oops!

February 8th, 2022|Art|

Dear Readers, Alas, I pressed the "publish" button prematurely on my recent posting to you, thus the extra email in your in-box this morning. My apologies! I am a step ahead of the gallery in posting show information for my March/April exhibition. You can see my new work on this (my) website under "recent work"...it [...]

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2022 Solo Exhibition

February 7th, 2022|Art|

I'll be showing at Art Xchange in Seattle this March and April 2022 (follow the link to get to the gallery website, see a preview of the show and other goodies). The opening will be on March 3rd, from 5 - 8 p.m. The gallery is following pandemic protocols, with masks and physical distancing. I [...]

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Oh, And One More Thing!

August 25th, 2018|Uncategorized|

It's been a busy summer, and September is even busier - my work will also be featured in the "Fibers and Beyond" Conference and Exhibition at the Jansen Center, September 6th and through November 30th. The opening reception will be Thursday, September 6th, 6-8 p.m. Here's the link for more information: https://www.jansenartcenter.org/events/fibers-beyond-exhibit/

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Upcoming Exhibition, September 2018; Works on Paper and Cloth

August 25th, 2018|Art|

I'm packing up the studio to take work down to the gallery next week. The exhibition opens September 1st, with an artist talk on September 8th, 3:30-5 p.m., and a reception to follow. Hope you can join us. Here's the details, and a link to the gallery website- http://www.smithandvalleegallery.com/upcoming.html I'll also be at the gallery [...]

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Japanese Gardens in the City

May 3rd, 2018|Japan Travel|

While on the topic of gardens, I am impressed by the way people here seem determined to have a garden no matter how little dirt they have. Walking down the narrow streets in both Tokyo and Kyoto, potted plants spill out onto the sidewalk, and reflecting the Japanese love of plants and flowers. It softens [...]

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The Nezu Museum and Tokyo Gardens

May 3rd, 2018|Japan Travel|

We went to a great show at the Nezu Museum in Tokyo, to see the work of 17th century brothers Korin and Kenzan. These two, and the movement they heralded in Japanese art called Rimpa, have always been a favorite of mine. Brother Kōrin was a painter, and Kenzan was a ceramics artist and a [...]

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Tokyo: A Cat-a-log

May 2nd, 2018|Japan Travel|

We are staying in a quiet corner of Tokyo called Taito-ku, and it is, indeed quiet and laid back. It is known for being a cat friendly part of town, where people seem to be interested in feeding the local feline community. You don't see many cats during the day, but they do come out [...]

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Final Days in Kyoto

May 1st, 2018|Japan Travel|

Since you're clearly here to see pictures, here's a minor flood of parting views of Kyoto: Kuniosan, our airb&b host, a charming gentleman and priest of a Buddhist temple called Daisen-ji (Amida sect). We had a lovely chat with him, his wife, and his son one day, and he ended up showing us his little [...]

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Achi Kochi, Here and There

April 27th, 2018|Japan Travel|

We get turned in direction so often here (streets are not exactly on a grid, that's my excuse) that it's amazing we get anything done at all each day, but somehow we keep encountering wonderful people, seeing amazing things and eating delicious food, and we manage to accomplish a lot..here's a short list from the [...]

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The Little Indigo Museum

April 23rd, 2018|Japan Travel|

Again, thanks to the generosity of friends who were willing to go on an adventure in the countryside, we were able to go to the tiny village of Nantoshi, about an hour and a half drive from Kyoto, where there is a place called the Little Indigo Museum. Shindo Hirayuki and his wife own it, [...]

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