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Four wonderful and very unexpected things have happened recently, for which I am most grateful. Firstly - I am now mentoring a private art school in Frisco, Texas, USA. Marina Shterenberg is a dedicated, talented artist who inspires her students through a wide range of mediums. She recently became interested in teaching them oriental art and reached out to Keitaro, who manages the online sales of Kobaien ink and other traditional Japanese artisans. He introduced us, and after

Rob and I spent October travelling in Japan; from Tokyo, south to Hiroshima and back. I was fortunate enough to take this wonderful photo of Mt Fuji from the high-speed train. Friends who have visited Japan many times say they have only ever seen it shrouded in clouds - but here it is in all its glory, as though straight out of a print by Hokusai. We visited many temples, wandered through their peaceful gardens and admired the exquisite screens painted centuries ago. Of cours

All the ink sticks I use are from Kobaien Inks in Nara, Japan. They are exquisite hand made inks in many shades of black. Also, I often...