“Putting one’s eyes and thoughts on Nature is the highest refinement of civilization”
Bashoo, Matsuo, 1644 - 1694, one of the great poets of Japan
“We study and educate ourselves not only for our own good, but for the benefit of All”
James Robertson Marshall (?) - 1993
Putting one’s eyes and thoughts on Nature comes from a natural desire to treat our environment and our fellow beings with respect, consideration, and awareness of the interconnectedness of all things.
Benefiting All through one’s own studies is accomplished by not holding on to information as power and by not separating ourselves from the other.
Sharing knowledge, experience, and skill allows us to pass on and continue the accumulated wisdom of valuable and worthy traditions.
1995 to 2001 Japanese ink brush calligraphy various study opportunities with Tomoko Kodama, Ottawa, Kanjuro Shibata Sensei (Kyudo Master and Calligrapher) from Japan, Barbara Basch in the Lineage of Tibetan Buddhist Master Choegyam Trungpa Rinpoche
1999 to 2011 Teaching workshops on Japanese brush calligraphy and traditional method of wet-mounting- paper-backing with traditional Oriental papers/‘washi’
Workshops conducted at: (Japanese ink brush calligraphy; oriental traditional wet-mounting method with washi- Japanese paper)
The Visual Arts Centre Orleans; the studio of au Papier Japonais, Montreal;
Yamada Art Studio, Montreal; Shambhala Centre, Montreal; St. Moritz
Public Art School, Switzerland; Stepping Stones Art Gallery, Ottawa;
Art Lending of Ottawa/National Gallery, Ottawa.
2012 - Photography Solo Exhibition 'Engiadina Shadows' with the Engadin Museum -
at St Moritz Art Masters, Switzerland (annual international Arts Show)
2009 - Photography Solo Exhibition ‘The Silence of Seeing’, Trinity Gallery, Schenkman Arts Centre, Orleans (Ottawa)
2009 - Photography Solo Exhibition ‘Engadiner Impressions’ - Photography, Pontresina, Switzerland
2008 - Photography and Traditional Japanese InkBrush Calligraphy Solo Exhibition ‘Haiga through the Seasons’ at the Cumberland Gallery, Orleans (Ottawa)
2008 - Design of logo for HaikuNorthAmerica conference
2008 - Design of logo for annual HaikuCanada conference
2007 - World Haiku Association Japan WHAC4 International Commemorative Haiga Contest - First Place Award of Excellence
2007 - Design of logo for 30 year anniversary conference of Haiku Canada
2007 - Focus Show juried Member Art-Lending, Ottawa
2006 - Acceptance to juried show Major’s Art Festival, Ottawa
2006 - Group exhibition at ‘The Green Door’ in Ottawa
2003 and 2005 - Group exhibitions at the Visual Arts Centre Nepean
1998 - Group exhibition at the Japanese Embassy, Ottawa
1982- 1984 Art studies at the University in Cologne, Germany
Hanging of works at various locales in Ottawa and Montreal
1992 Certified in classical Homoeopathy, Herbology, Natural Nutrition, Iridology, Reflexology; in 1993 passed the board examination for the National Certification in Therapeutic Massage and Bodywork in the USA;
Practitioner Diploma and Fellow of the British Institute of Homoeopathy 1994.
Many years of experience in providing natural health education to students, clients, and customers and Natural Food Store staff across Canada, in radio interviews and public lectures, while also focusing on the practice and creation of Art as a skillful means for Mindful Living