Saturday, May 10, 2008
The smallest of worlds!
a very unusual thing happened this week. i googled my friend milton.....something i do from time to time. it's interesting to see if his paintings have sold or to see what other information might be appearing on the web. this time there were several things i hadn't seen previously. one of the items was about yokohama in post-war japan. the absolutely bizarre thing was that there were four names listed, and one of the others was a potter, known to me, well known in minnesota and the world for that matter.
i walked into the gallery last evening, planning to look for the friend i was meeting there, and who was in front of me but that very clay artist and his wife. i couldn't resist of course and waited until he finished with another conversation and then told him about my googling and finding his name listed along with my friend. his eyes lit up and said, who was it??? his wife immediately said it must be the yokohama listing about the book. warren was absolutely delighted and went on to tell me the whole involved story of the whys and wherefores of how these four ended up together in japan after the war. he was laughing and talking and just thoroughly enjoying himself with all the stories. we talked for more than 20 minutes when finally his wife called a halt as they were already late getting to another gallery. they said i must come to their home and see the book that was printed and gave me the phone number to ensure it happens. it will! i will have to have them over so they can see my paintings and other things from milton. what a rare treat! now that is truly a small small world story!! i love it!
i walked into the gallery last evening, planning to look for the friend i was meeting there, and who was in front of me but that very clay artist and his wife. i couldn't resist of course and waited until he finished with another conversation and then told him about my googling and finding his name listed along with my friend. his eyes lit up and said, who was it??? his wife immediately said it must be the yokohama listing about the book. warren was absolutely delighted and went on to tell me the whole involved story of the whys and wherefores of how these four ended up together in japan after the war. he was laughing and talking and just thoroughly enjoying himself with all the stories. we talked for more than 20 minutes when finally his wife called a halt as they were already late getting to another gallery. they said i must come to their home and see the book that was printed and gave me the phone number to ensure it happens. it will! i will have to have them over so they can see my paintings and other things from milton. what a rare treat! now that is truly a small small world story!! i love it!
Labels: friendship, milton, warren, yokohama
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