by Nan Rae | Jul 25, 2008 | Uncategorized
I want to be a Lion Dancer! WOW, what a party they bring. Saturday night we had a reunion for the China adventurers and although it’s not even been two months, one would think we hadn’t seen each other for a year. It was marvelous, what a harmonious group...
by Nan Rae | Jul 15, 2008 | Uncategorized
Well, the second Wednesday of the month Calligraphy class met for the first time and as with the Saturday class, everyone was enthralled and did wonderfully. This is opening up a whole new world and we are all thrilled. If you’ve never watched a Calligraphy...
by Nan Rae | Jul 7, 2008 | Uncategorized
There is no doubt, judging by their Calligraphy, that the Chinese are brilliant! The images are so complex and really are word pictures. The simplest way to describe it is to say that the written language is created by mental pictures rather than definitions of...
by Nan Rae | Jun 13, 2008 | Uncategorized
We love to paint, it’s empowering and joyful but where did Chinese Brush painting come from? Why Calligraphy? Considered to be an art form of the highest order in the East! In fact, two of the subjects, Bamboo and the Chinese Orchid were the first painted...
by Nan Rae | Jun 9, 2008 | Uncategorized
What is more addicting for a Chinese Brush painter than the collecting of Mood Seals. The wonderful shapes that enhance your work, the captivating sayings carved so skillfully into the stones. I’ve lost count on how many I now have but my lust is somewhat...
by Nan Rae | Jun 9, 2008 | Uncategorized
My most precious memory of China is of our sweet Ellie Lynn ministering to my poor feet. After hobbling thru the Forbidden City and then the trudge to Tiananmen Square, they were beyond any capacity for carrying me further. Ellie did her best to talk me thru the long...
