Tomoe N's Comments

Thanks you for replying Tomoe. Nice to know you're well... I've been at my son's school telling them about the Peace cranes project, and the have already made more than 1000. I'd want to ask you if it's a good idea to send them to the Hiroshima Paper museum,,, or you can tell me anywhere else.

I'll be sending something soon. Greetings from the south.

Dear Galicias,

I am sorry if I misunderstood your original question: it is clear now.

Really the only thing that I can say to you is to do what you think is best -- you are one of the 'local experts' who knows what is happening on a daily basis in Japan and knows what best can be done there and for all of those in Japan. People like myself (I am in the South of France) can only follow developments on TV (especially CNN, BBC World, etc), various internet sites, comments from friends, and the developments that are reported back to us from IOUMA colleagues. We are at a great distance -- geographically, emotionally, physiacally, and so on -- and can only experience at secondd hand what is happening in Japan.

Yes of course you can send link up 'Solidarity' with MMIX Arts Fund in Sendai Myagi. Please do whatever you think is necessary, appropriate and timely. I started the Solidarity Group, but I do not 'own' it -- each of its 100 members, and IUOMA itself, will, I am sure, give you whatever help they can.  The Group empowers each of us to help in any way possible. One example of what we as Mail Artists in IUOMA are doing is the 'Peace Crane Group': are you aware of it?

Yes, do start a new mail art call if it will help things: I will be one of the first to contribute something to it, and if I can help in any way within IUOMA, then please let me know.

I hope that your personal circumstances are such that you can return to San Fran soon. What subject are you graduating in?

It's good to hear that you are selling some of your work:may it continue.

Do, please let me know if I can help in any way.

Best wishes, Val

Thank you! I'm sure this information will be greatfully received; two things you can do to help are i) make a Peace Crane -- look at the Peace Crane Group for details; and ii) send a YOU postcard -- details in the Tombstone Group pages.

Stay in touch and thanks again. Regards, Val

I found your email on your website/blog. Hope that was ok to write to you that way.

oh i am very jealous! you are living my dream...going back and forth between japan and SF. for a while i was thinking of moving to osaka. i am sure i will still move there one day...and i am very excited!!!

we are putting together some benefit shows for japan. maybe you will be able to come?

stay safe tomo!!!

my thoughts are with you and everyone in your country!

Tomo -- I am so glad to hear that you are o.k.; I have also heard that Ryosuke is fine, and Marie W. too. My thoughts are with you and all of my Japanese mail art/friends right now...

PS: I'l be watching for your mail! :-)

Thank you. I`m safe here in Akita there`s no big destruction here except for aftershocks. Keep safe too.

Have a nice day!

Let`s keep on praying for all the victims.

 

-Ms.Lovender

Hola Hermanos

 

Por lo que puedo leer estan dentro de todo bien, Desde aqui solo queda seguir las informaciones y eperamos que no ya no tengan mas replicas como tampoco grandes accidentes en las plantas nucleares.

 

Reciban un fuerte abrazo desde esta parte del mundo

mas que nunca...................... Salud!!!

Samuel

I hope all is well with you and send my best wishes for you and your family and all of Japan. We are thinking of you. kathleen

Thank you very much for the New Year card. Watashi wa sore o konomu :-)

I wish you much success with your art career during this Rabbit year!

Nakamura-san,

thank you very much for the New Year greeting and the wonderful photo of the moss-covered Fudo god. I like it very much. When I lived in Japan I took pictures of moss regularly because we don't have so much of it in Minnesota:

I wish you much happiness and success in the year of the rabbit. Akemashite omedetōgozaimasu!

Yes, I live about 70miles from the Grand Canyon. I love all the parks in this area as well. I think the Grand Canyon is my favorite. Flagstaff and Northern Arizona is my idea of paradise. If you are ever in the area again, let me know, and I'll show you some places that aren't popular but are gorgeous.

 

Kris

on its way to you....!

Tomoe, you are very welcome. I am also a student and working a full-time job, so I understand what busy is.

Kris

I'm glad you liked the card and it was my first to Japan.

dear Tomoe,

You are welcome. Yes, it's good to hear about your activities --good luck with earning a living side of things, too.

I love Japanese art, the zen, and gardens and kimones and calligraphy. So inspiring and of course, Hokusai.

all good wishes & good Vibes,

Laurence

Tomoe, thank you for telling us about Shozo Shimamoto. And I got some "heads" from Moreno Menarin in Italy. The IMAGINE PEACE is from Yoko Ono, I am sure. I will send you a copy of the "head" and you can make many photocopies and add art and pass to your other artists friends. Then we should send them to Shozo.
In the mail to you soon!

Con Trencito
Saludos Samuel

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