The day of the Green Bay Exhibit reception, Minoru Ishihara
demonstrated the magic of marbling, beginning with perfectly
controlled drops into water which is premixed with paste.
Next he blows through a straw to create interesting patterns.
Amazing!
Minoru has a conference with Japan exchange coordinator, Michiko
Yanagi.
Photo
courtesy of Kathy Armstrong
Minoru
Ishihara and Lee Mothes are seen here giving there respective
demonstrations.
Photo
courtesy of Kathy Armstrong
Hiroko
and Masao Yamauchi (left) give lessons in Japanese brush
painted calligraphy.
The Ceremony
Gracious greetings and thanks are made to the Neville Museum
Director, Gene Umberger, by the President of the Japan on
the Road organization, Yuji Kobayashi.
The Exhibit
Hisako and her gorgeous hand stitched silk quilt.
Photo
courtesy of Hisako Harasawa
My watercolor
painting and me.
My watercolor
painting, "Frigate's Flight".
Photo
courtesy of Kathy Armstrong
My
watercolor painting is shown with surrounding works of art
by Lee Mothes and Audrey Paesel.
A magnificent
marbled creation by Minoru Ishihara. This
shot with a human figure shows just how enormous the scale
of this piece is.
Photo
courtesy of Kathy Armstrong
Minoru
Ishihara's textile piece is shown again on the far wall and
Yoko Nakamura's wonderful sculptures are shown in the foreground
display case.