It is already the end of March in 2025, and I would like to look back at all the events and workshops in the WaranMizukuki-kai classrooms in 2024… Kakizome exhibition February is the annual Kakizome-Exhibition, with 10 exhibitors in 2024, including J-san, Su-san and T-ko-san. All the works are beautiful, written with sincerity and hard …
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Fraeylemaborg art market 2024
On 15 September, I participated for the first time in an art market held around the castle Fraeylemaborg in Slochteren. When I exhibited at the Nienoord art market last year, I got some invitations by the Fraeylemaborg art market management. The timing is just right, as Nienoord is structured so that you cannot exhibit for …
10th-year surprise.
It was a very happy day.It took me a while to calm my emotions, but I would like to write about the day. What are we going to do in town on Sunday? My husband suddenly said, “We’re going to Groningen tomorrow!” Only cafés and chain restaurants are open on Sundays, but it is quite …
At Facet Emmen ~Manga genesis 2024~
Emmen, where the “King’s Birthday Celebration” was recently a great success. I participated in a manga-themed event – Manga Genesis2024 vol. 1 – at the Facet cultural center there with calligraphy. It happened in March, so already far away . But I tried to do some interesting things , I will write about that. I …
2024 is the year of the dragon
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 …
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 …