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From: David Bull
Date: Sun, 29 Nov 2009 08:02:51 GMT
Subject: [Baren 40166] Iwano-san's mother ...
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A few days ago Mark posted a link to a site with a collection of
photos of the Iwano family making a special batch of paper, and among
the photos was one showing two ladies picking over the fibres to
remove dark bark:
http://www.washiya.com/shop/iwanohousho/kodawari/0314.jpg

The lady in the distance is Iwano-san's mother. I have to report that
she passed away a couple of weeks ago.

There is a short piece about her in my newsletter here:
http://www.asahi-net.or.jp/~xs3d-bull/hyaku-nin-issho/1998/autumn/33.html#anchor_visit

She was 97.

I cannot add anything to what I said in that piece ...

Dave

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Subject: [Forest in Winter - 9] : Next two impressions ...
Posted by: Dave Bull

Continued from [Forest in Winter - 8] | Starting point of the thread is [Forest in Winter - 1]

Another two impressions today ...

Impression #8 - Sky

The impression by itself:

Giving:


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Subject: Rainbow
Posted by: Viza Arlington


Artist: VIza Arlington
Title: Rainbow
Collograph, 10 color relief puzzle collograph oil based inks on Rives BFK paper
image size 8 X 10 inches
Paper size 10 X 12 inches
I have been obsessed with rainbows lately probably since my Pug Speak died.

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