Announcement of exhibition on Mount Koya-san by Swanica Ligtenberg
Swanica Ligtenberg
Just wanted to let you know that I'm busy preparing and I already send boxes filled with ceramics to mount Koya-san. I'm quite excited about it.
I will have an exhibition of my horsehair art and red-ware art at Mount KOYA-san south of Osaka in Japan from July 5 - 12, 2009. It is a multi-media show of 40 artist and I have my exhibition in the Eko-in temple, one of the 123 temples.
Kôyasan is a sacred place. It is home to an active monastic center founded twelve centuries ago by the priest Kûkai and headquarters of the Kôyasan sect of Shingon Buddhims.
Situated on a small plain at the top of Mount Kôya is the sacred area known as the Danjô Garan, a complex of temples, halls, pagodas and Buddhist statuary that welcome visitors to this serene and hallowed place.
Surrounded by a thick forest of massive cedars, the area known as Okuno-in, or the Inner Sanctuary, is the setting for a vast cemetery that features the mausolea of numerous famous Japanese. In 2004, the UNESCO named Kôyasan as part of the “Sacred Sites and Pilgrimage Routes in the Kii Mountain Range” to its World Heritage List.
You can read more on my website/blog: www.swanceramics.com
Greetings,
Swanica
www.swanceramics.com
bill geisinger
Congrats it a great place to have a show!
bill
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Mike
What a wonderful place to have a show, congratulations!
Mike
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Lee
We've always wanted to visit Mount Koya-san. Tavel in Japan is
one reason we moved back to the States.
--
Lee Love in Minneapolis
http://mingeisota.blogspot.com/
"The intuitive mind is a sacred gift and the rational mind is a
faithful servant. We have created a society that honors the servant
and has forgotten the gift." -- Albert Einstein
Swanica Ligtenberg
Yes, it is all very very expensive. But this is worth the trip!
Greetings,
Swanica
Greetings,
Swanica
www.swanceramics.com
Lee
Ligtenberg<swa...@ligtenberg.com> wrote:
> Thank you, Lee.
> Yes, it is all very very expensive. But this is worth the trip!
We want to visit Shikoku again too. It was difficult living in
Japan, with Jean's school schedule: She was off during major
national holidays when it is pretty awful to travel and costs the
most. We kept permanent residency. It is a dilemma wether to keep
it, or visit on tourists visas so we can get a rail pass like we did
on our two month long visits. Gotta get the pottery business going
first.
Thank you for the book about your work. It is a nice to have
something like it to share with folks.
Swanica Ligtenberg
We traveled during the winter holidays of 2006 and 2008 when our boys were here and we got the JR Rail pass. Last time we traveled 6 out of the 7 days and we traveled around for about $1000.00, and the railpass was about $300.00. So, when you have the pass, you have to travel. So, that's when we went also to Koyasan. And that's when I met people and submitted my portfolio and got accepted for this show.
You can read more on my website. We also went to this beautiful onsen and then it started snowing during the night. A wonderful experience.
Yes, you can soon buy my booklet on Amazon.com and my website when I have my PayPal set up. The booklet is an brief autobiography about my Ceramic Experiences in Japan and at the end a technical chapter at how to do horsehair raku.
Greetings,
Swanica
www.swanceramics.com
Greetings,
Swanica
www.swanceramics.com
Lee
Ligtenberg<swa...@ligtenberg.com> wrote:
> Yes, you can soon buy my booklet on Amazon.com and my website when I have my
> PayPal set up. The booklet is an brief autobiography about my Ceramic
> Experiences in Japan and at the end a technical chapter at how to do
> horsehair raku.
Please share the link when you have it. I found the book Shards:
Mashiko Poetry on Amazon. I got chatting via email with Ann and she
sent me her PHD thesis on the transition of the Mashiko potter form
artistan to artist.
Swanica Ligtenberg
Swanica
Greetings,
Swanica
www.swanceramics.com