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2023 Year of the Hare (卯年) Design © Allison & Michael Mackenzie

SAKURA Newsletter from Allison & Michael
sakura sakura sakuraJanuary 2023

New Year Greetings to all our friends and family, colleagues and clients in the UK, Japan and the rest of the world.

sakura sakura sakura sakura あけましておめでとうございます
sakura Wishing you all Health, Wealth and Happiness in the Year of the Hare. Let's hope 2023 will be a stable and peaceful year for everyone.

Late 2021 & throughout 2022 became gradually busier for Sakura as the university graduation ceremonies began to return to full-strength following the Covid lockdowns. With a stencil printmaking demonstration at the opening of Newport Makerspace as well as stencil & lino printing workshops at Sero Zero-Waste, we also began our collaboration with Karen O'Shea Art at the Cotyledon Food & Craft Markets at Tredegar House and Belle Vue Park.

We would like to thank everyone for our successes in the last year - colleagues, suppliers, Sakura Art & Notebook stockists and their customers. • Black Mountain Fabric • Sero Zero-Waste • CKJ - Cardiff Korean & Japanese Foods • Fizzyville • KimonoKimono and to all our new and existing • ETSY customers.

sakura Thank you very much for your ongoing support, and we look forward to the coming year and seeing you at more of our upcoming events and activities in 2023.

Best Wishes

From Allison & Michael Mackenzie
マッケンジー アリソン とマイケルより

sakura Please keep a regular check on our SAKURA Information page, introducing you to various Artists & Creatives, Events & Workshops, information & other useful links.

sakura Sakura - Onlne store on Etsy • SakurayaDesign on Etsy

© Designs &  Images © Allison Mackenzie
Designs & Images © Allison Mackenzie

sakura Karen O'Shea Art - Upcoming Events

© Images kindly provided by Karen O'Shea
Textiles - Images © Karen O'Shea

Starting January 2023:

    Weekly art textiles classes on Thursday mornings from 12th January, at the Rural Skills Centre, New Park Farm, Penylan Road, (nr Castleton), Cardiff CF3 2UR. Please contact Karen for enquiries and to secure your place.

    Weekly stitch classes starting 16th January (7pm-9pm) at Cardiff Open Art School, Cardiff School of Art & Design, Llandaff, Cardiff CF5 2YB. Visit the Cardiff Met website for enquiries.

    Sat 11 Feb 2023: 1.30pm-4.30pm – Half-day St Valentine's themed art textiles masterclass at The Art Workshop, Rhiwbina, Cardiff, £50 (materials included) Booking info

    See Karen O'Shea Art Website for more events & workshops
sakura Louise Collis Landscape Artist.

© Images kindly provided by Louise Collis
Paintings - Images © Louise Collis
    Louise Collis is a Welsh landscape painter with a love of colour and painting outdoors 'en plein air'. When she isn't out and about with her easel, she is usually working at home or in her Abergavenny studio.
sakura Black Mountain Fabric in Abergavenny is a treasure trove of materials and a great place to learn or improve your sewing and crafting skills. Keep an eye on the Black Mountain Fabric facebook page for newly arrived fabrics, special offers and bargains! • Black Mountain Fabric on Facebook

© Images kindly provided © Black Mountain Fabric
Tuffet Workshop • Image © Black Mountain Fabric
    For Upcoming Workshop Details and Bookings PLEASE CONTACT:

    Black Mountain Fabric
    • 29 Cross Street, Abergavenny, NP7 5EW (01873 858827) • Black Mountain Fabric Website

sakura Kev F Sutherland Comic Writer & Artist.
    Best known for his work on The Beano and Marvel comics and his highly motivating COMIC ART MASTERCLASSES, Kev F has gone one step further with his reimaginings of Shakespeare in the form of graphic novels. More recently he has been creating a range of Pop Star colouring books as well as blank comic books for budding comic strip artists.
© Image kindly provided © Kev F Sutherland
Image © Kev F Sutherland sakura Mix'd Cultures • 美味いデサイン Umai Design

© Image kindly provided by Pamela Jewell
Image © Pamela Jewell
    Mix'd Cultures is Japan-based, bilingual designer Pamela Jewell.
    Specialising in design and branding in the food & beverage industry in Japan, see her deliciously unique design and Illustration work via the links below.
sakura Newport Makerspace • Creudy Casnewydd

© Newport Makersapace Logo & Location
    Newport Makerspace is a community workshop located on the first floor of the Wastesavers Reuse Centre in Maindee, Newport, South East Wales. This exciting makerspace comprises three workshops - Metalwork, Woodwork and Craft & Technology. With an extensive range of equipment, these facilities enable members to work and learn together in designing, creating, repairing or upcycling.
sakura Jill Fanshawe Kato Ceramics inspired by nature.

© Images kindly provided © Jill Fanshawe Kato
Images © Jill Fanshawe Kato
    Jill Fanshawe Kato is a Japan-trained English potter. Working from her studios in North London and Devon, she creates a magnificent array of functional and sculptural ceramics inspired by her lifelong love of nature. Jill regularly exhibits, lectures, demonstrates and teaches in the UK and all over the world.

sakura Japan-UK Events Calendar:

sakura SAKURA Goods

sakura Available at certain outlets in the UK:

Image kindly provided © Allison_Mackenzie
Dancer • Maiko (s) • Waterfall - Images © Allison Mackenzie
    ***Please check with the outlets directly re: Closures, Stock Availability & Workshops***

  • Sero Zero-Waste at Tredegar House is eco friendly and a great place to shop sustainably by bringing your own containers for refill. Check out the Sero Zero-Waste website for their terrific range of products, as well as various food and craft workshops .
    Sero Zero-Waste, The Shop Space at Tredegar House,Newport, NP10 8TW
    • Sero Zero-Waste (on facebook)

  • Black Mountain Fabric is a sewing & quilting shop in Abergavenny, selling a variety of fabrics, patterns, kits, haberdashery and gifts. Black Mountain Fabric also hold a number of workshops, and classes throughout the year.
    Black Mountain Fabric, 29 Cross Street, Abergavenny, NP7 5EW
    • Black Mountain Fabric (on facebook)

  • Cardiff Korean & Japanese Food Shop
    A specialist supplier of Korean, Japanese & Chinese food stuffs. Not only do they sell all the essential ingredients for East Asian cookery, they also sell imported beers and spirits. At the back of the shop you can find a display of beautiful crockery to give your dinner party the complete East Asian experience.
    CKJ Foods, 116 Woodville Road, Cathays, Cardiff CF24 4EE
    • CKJ (on facebook)

  • Fizzyville A unique boutique within Abergavenny Market Hall offering upcycled, refurbished, vintage, antique and contemporary furniture and homeware, with a twist!
    Fizzyville, Abergavenny Market Hall, Abergavenny, NP7 5NP
    • Fizzyville (on facebook)

  • KimonoKimono is a treasure trove of Japanese vintage kimono and accessories as well as Chinese opera costumes.
    KimonoKimono, 13 Perry Road, Bristol BS1 5BG
    • KimonoKimono (on facebook)

sakura Other Information:

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sakura FINALLY I would like to thank all of you who follow SAKURA online - on our website, Facebook, Twitter & Etsy. We sincerely wish good health and happiness to everyone.

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