Mary E. Rodning . . .
A trail has
been left in my
heart by painting
with wet soot on
mulberry pulp through
two years in Japan
and two months in China
which will follow me
my entire life,
which is not one
of an oriental
recluse,
but one of mothering
three sons; being the wife
of a poet
and surgeon,
upkeep supervisor of
our small Alabama
farm and its
critters,
dreamer of canoeing
in the north woods;
personally knowing
all the birds
in our woods,
staying in touch
with our Creator
and His people,
washing more
clothes and dishes
than paint brushes,
practicing
and painting
the art of life
while living it . . .
~~~being with the first American group to study at the 'Zhejiang Academy of Fine Arts,' Hangzhou, Peoples' Republic of China in 1984
~~~ first and sixth president of the Shibui Chapter of the Sumi-e Society of America
~~~1987 'Calligraphy Show of Master Takyu' in Fukushima Ken, Japan
~~~honorable mention 1988, 1997, merit award 1999, and first place in 1989,1992, 1994, in the 'Fall Juried Show of the Mobile Art Assocaition'
~~~illustrator of Elan Vital and Papering Dreams, poetry books by my husband
~~~honorable mention in the 1993, and 1999, 'Dauphin Way Biennial Religious Show'
~~~have shown in the annual 'Juried Sumi-e Society of America' 1985 through the present, awarded the Daniel Smith Merchandise prize at the 1997 exhibition, the Non-traditional Calligraphy Award, 1998 exhibition, Tesshin Sasake award for ink painting, 2000 exhibition
~~~invited to show in the 1989 - 1999, 'Best of Mobile Show' at the Mobile Museum of Art, awarded second place 1998
~~~invited to perform at the 'Mobile First Night' 1992 - 1999, and 2001 chairperson for the 'Hands-on-Art', 'Mobile International Festival', 1996, theme-calligraphy; 2000, theme-masks, and 2002, theme-printing
~~~invited to show in the 1995, 1996, 1998, 1999, 2000, and 2002 'International Contemporary Calligraphy Exhibition' in New Jersey, California, Connecticut and Seoul, South Korea, Newark and Taipei, Los Angeles and Portland, Oregon
~~~Director's Award at the 1998 'Southern Drawl Show' at the University of Mobile
~~~invited with Chuck to show in the 'Two x Two', 2002 show at the Downtown Mobile Museum of Art Gallery
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