by Nan Rae | Mar 25, 2015 | Uncategorized
Well, here I am, teaching Brush painting to adults…..over 3,000 at this point and most everyone that I’ve taught toils all week in left brain activity. Don’t we desperately need some way of escape, some glimmer of respite from the slavery many of us find ourselves...
by Nan Rae | Mar 24, 2015 | Uncategorized
When I saw Kathabela last Saturday evening at the mixed media performance….. ‘Champagne Haiku Pour Deux’…..she invited me to a gathering of Tanka Poets on Site the following Monday. If you thought Haiku was difficult, try writing Tanka. Anyway, it was delightful...
by Nan Rae | Mar 18, 2015 | Uncategorized
……began with Sandie Girl picking me up at mom’s to begin our grand adventure. Off we Went to Oxnard with a stop first to see Melissa and Nicks home in Port Hueneme. It was a beautiful drive….. Almost there….. I loved seeing my painting of Wisteria that Sandie and...
by Nan Rae | Mar 16, 2015 | Uncategorized
A weekend visit…that’s what! First let me explain something all you foodies out there will understand completely. Sandie calls me from Bristol Farms or Whole Foods on the weekend and I vicariously enjoy the Reilly menu plans for the week. They’re always...
by Nan Rae | Mar 12, 2015 | Uncategorized
…..for Ralph Komai’s parents who are no longer with us. They were Southern California pioneers in Bonsai and the Japanese Bonsai Garden at the Huntington Botanical Gardens would scarcely exist without them. To honor Kay and Khan Komai, a memorial bench had been...