tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8070917680632622858.post5904396907113072471..comments2024-03-24T15:26:36.890+10:00Comments on Paper Ponderings: Visiting artists in TatebayashiFiona Dempsterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09275413906419343228noreply@blogger.comBlogger19125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8070917680632622858.post-65824740137162284872013-06-05T17:55:11.815+10:002013-06-05T17:55:11.815+10:00Susan, I just kept thinking how much you would hav...Susan, I just kept thinking how much you would have loved his studio and his work! Not only the perfection of the botanical etchings, but the mark-making as well. We had a marvellous time - filled to the brim with wonderful experiences...Fiona Dempsterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09275413906419343228noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8070917680632622858.post-52464394065790971922013-06-05T17:53:09.090+10:002013-06-05T17:53:09.090+10:00Lesley - so true. My breath just left my body as I...Lesley - so true. My breath just left my body as I gazed and awed at them (not a verb but it should be in this instance). The gentle tones, the multiple small plates, the finest of etchings and the sublime mark-making. Oh my, what a treasure of a visit.Fiona Dempsterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09275413906419343228noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8070917680632622858.post-55396788637942537102013-06-05T12:09:53.308+10:002013-06-05T12:09:53.308+10:00I love how shared creativity transcends language. ...I love how shared creativity transcends language. Appreciation without conversation. Marvellous. Am completely envious of your visit to Kameyama-san - will enjoy hearing you speak about his techniques. I wonder if he teaches .... A fantastic trip for you both. I am certain you gave of yourselves as much as you received - in fact, probably a lot more!susan bowershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05039648113517753032noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8070917680632622858.post-38894811806587437952013-06-04T22:54:14.052+10:002013-06-04T22:54:14.052+10:00It's all so wonderful to read about and absorb...It's all so wonderful to read about and absorb but, Oh, Fiona those etchings! Be still my beating heart. I would have loved to have seen these. How indescribably beautfiul.LAC EMP 2020https://www.blogger.com/profile/01999825212820503519noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8070917680632622858.post-42296991766955561692013-06-04T20:08:50.921+10:002013-06-04T20:08:50.921+10:00We are so fortunate Carol - to have made connectio...We are so fortunate Carol - to have made connections with folk who set these exchanges up and being invited along; and then to learn and see and share so much. It was very very special. There are more tool photos of course -we were both kind of jaw-dropped in awe and amazement. You would LOVE a Japanese hardware store - we went a little crazy!Fiona Dempsterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09275413906419343228noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8070917680632622858.post-59079344231215658712013-06-04T20:07:10.138+10:002013-06-04T20:07:10.138+10:00So true Jo! It was enriching every day, in so many...So true Jo! It was enriching every day, in so many different ways. Generosity, kindness, skill, talent...so much of it all.Fiona Dempsterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09275413906419343228noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8070917680632622858.post-31734192556310095842013-06-04T20:06:20.188+10:002013-06-04T20:06:20.188+10:00Those bowls look so good together don't they? ...Those bowls look so good together don't they? Sharing in this way, side by side, artist to artist is very special indeed. We are fortunate.Fiona Dempsterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09275413906419343228noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8070917680632622858.post-69861020498464932242013-06-04T20:05:31.544+10:002013-06-04T20:05:31.544+10:00An interesting and wonderful trip for sure Annie ...An interesting and wonderful trip for sure Annie -so many fabulous things to see. Those bottles!Fiona Dempsterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09275413906419343228noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8070917680632622858.post-46904752291931636362013-06-04T20:04:40.964+10:002013-06-04T20:04:40.964+10:00I LOVE those prints V!I LOVE those prints V!Fiona Dempsterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09275413906419343228noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8070917680632622858.post-65030014445341471832013-06-04T20:04:10.977+10:002013-06-04T20:04:10.977+10:00I'm glad the comments made it thru Velma! Tho...I'm glad the comments made it thru Velma! Those hands...they are speaking and sharing thoughts and ways aren't they? It's lovely that you saw them that way.Fiona Dempsterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09275413906419343228noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8070917680632622858.post-47147490793501748932013-06-04T19:15:28.372+10:002013-06-04T19:15:28.372+10:00Such an amazing trip, Fiona, and so generously sha...Such an amazing trip, Fiona, and so generously shared by you both. The etchings are wonderful, the room of bottles stunning, but all those tools left me breathless. Thank you for the chance to see that.Carolhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01914350639398715648noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8070917680632622858.post-28562547206264126532013-06-03T06:38:17.334+10:002013-06-03T06:38:17.334+10:00A wonderful way to enrich your lives.A wonderful way to enrich your lives.Jo Murrayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09025838373008865611noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8070917680632622858.post-65182391778015435302013-06-02T23:17:16.550+10:002013-06-02T23:17:16.550+10:00Wonderful... love seeing Barry's bowl with Har...Wonderful... love seeing Barry's bowl with Haryu-san's, beautiful. So inspiring to share across cultures, I miss this. Valeriannahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02621130622153365184noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8070917680632622858.post-88217717544931379362013-06-02T22:17:20.619+10:002013-06-02T22:17:20.619+10:00Sounds like you had a great trip! Love some of the...Sounds like you had a great trip! Love some of these shots - the hammers, the lighters, the room full of bottles. Thanks. Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11878102599430407759noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8070917680632622858.post-80776991772325193372013-06-02T21:22:54.009+10:002013-06-02T21:22:54.009+10:00and i love the print of the nut in the third photo...and i love the print of the nut in the third photo!Velma Bolyardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12446502295849533888noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8070917680632622858.post-47859219535314410642013-06-02T21:17:32.296+10:002013-06-02T21:17:32.296+10:00i wrote a comment, it seems to have disappeared, s...i wrote a comment, it seems to have disappeared, so i'll re-do:<br />fiona, thanks for this, for the wonderful photo of barry and haryu-san, whose hands (how wonderful) speak eloquently of their conversation.Velma Bolyardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12446502295849533888noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8070917680632622858.post-26470807293450689372013-06-02T21:14:48.732+10:002013-06-02T21:14:48.732+10:00i look at barry and haryu-san's hands in that...i look at barry and haryu-san's hands in that photo and that speaks volumes. they are talking with them, the language of makers. thank fiona.Velma Bolyardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12446502295849533888noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8070917680632622858.post-26181547782141198022013-06-02T20:34:35.918+10:002013-06-02T20:34:35.918+10:00Thanks Robyn - it was a great trip for sure.Thanks Robyn - it was a great trip for sure.Fiona Dempsterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09275413906419343228noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8070917680632622858.post-31505076669801756012013-06-02T18:34:29.618+10:002013-06-02T18:34:29.618+10:00A cultural exchange..... What a wonderful opportun...A cultural exchange..... What a wonderful opportunity.... and such a great idea! Thanks so much for sharing your experience Fiona.ArtPropelledhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15853722164314994360noreply@blogger.com