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SAKURA • July 2022 Newsletter • SAKURA July 2022 Newsletter
New Workshops & Events with Sakura!

Why not come along to Tredegar House in Newport on Saturday 9th July 2022 for the Cotyledon Food & Craft Market, where both Sakura and Karen O'Shea Art will have on display a selection of original art, notebooks, textile and other craft items.
In addition, on the day, we will be offering a brief taster workshop courtesy of the Sero Zero-Waste shop in the stone barn at Tredegar House (see more information below).
Enjoy a fun time at the market and workshop then pop into Sero Zero-Waste for your refills and browse the fantastic range of sustainable goods on offer there.
Food & Craft Market at Tredegar House Saturday 9th July 2022
Sakura will be with Karen O'Shea Art at the Food & Craft Market at Tredegar House on 9th July 2022 from 10-4. We will have a range of Arts, Crafts & Textiles on sale so we welcome you to stop by and say hello. (free entry into the market area)
• Sakura
• Karen O'Shea Website • Karen O'Shea
• Cotyledon Markets
Print Taster Workshop at Tredegar House Saturday 9th July 2022
At 1pm - Join printmaker Allison Mackenzie of Sakura to print from Japanese inspired lino cuts to create a final image to mount and gift!!
• Workshop session lasts approximately 1 hour
• £6 per workshop includes materials and a finished product to take home
• Places are limited so please book in advance.
• Anyone under 16 to be accompanied by an adult.
• click here for Workshop booking details on the Sero Zero-Waste Website
SAKURA • July 2022 Newsletter • SAKURA July 2022 Newsletter
Newport Makerspace • Creudy Casnewydd
• Newport Makerspace is a community workshop located on the first floor of the Wastesavers Reuse Centre in Maindee, Newport, South East Wales. This exciting new 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.
There is a regular weekly Makers' Night as well as many other skills sharing events and workshops available throughout the year which will be open to non members. See the website or facebook page for booking details. (Please note that numbers will be limited and masks required)
• Newport Makerspace on Facebook • Newport Makerspace Contact Details

• Find out more about Newport Makerspace • Newport Makerspace Website
Black Mountain Fabric • in Abergavenny
Black Mountain Fabric 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!
Check out the Black Mountain Fabric upcoming courses and one-off workshops in Abergavenny.
Later in 2022 Black Mountain Fabric and SAKURA will be collaborating again on Lino Fabric printing workshops so Watch this Space!
• Black Mountain Fabric Website
• Black Mountain Fabric Facebook Page
FOR DETAILS PLEASE CONTACT:
Black Mountain Fabric • 29 Cross Street, Abergavenny, NP7 5EW (01873 858827) •
WELCOME to SakurayaDesign
A selection of Sakura A6 & A5 notebooks and long notepads, featuring designs by Allison Mackenzie, are available on sale:
SAKURA - SPECIAL OFFER NOTEBOOK BUNDLE
A6 & A5 - PLAIN PAPER NOTEBOOKS
● Original Art & Cover Designs © Allison Mackenzie

Images © Allison Mackenzie
• Find our SakurayaDesign online shop on ETSY • SAKURA Etsy shop link (Limited availability only)
• For Bespoke Gift Orders
• Please contact Allison Mackenzie directly
SakurayaDesign • Find our online shop on ETSY • SAKURA Etsy shop link

Images © Allison Mackenzie

Limited selections of SAKURA Art, Notepads & Notebooks with designs by Allison Mackenzie also available from outlets below:
*Please check with the outlets directly re: Closures & remaining stock available
Black Mountain Fabric • 29 Cross Street, Abergavenny, NP7 5EW • Website •
Cardiff Korean & Japanese Food Shop • 116 Woodville Road, Cardiff CF24 4EE •
Fizzyville • A unique boutique within Abergavenny Market Hall •
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KimonoKimono • Kimono & Accessories, Bristol • Website • email •
Sero Zero-Waste • At Tredegar House, Newport, NP10 8TW • Website •
Artist & Printmaker • Allison Mackenzie Profile & Works • Where to buy
Louise Collis • Landscape Artist
• 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.
• Louise Collis on Facebook
• Louise Collis - Original paintings, cards and prints on Etsy

Paintings - Images © Louise Collis

Reflections at Saunton Sands © Louise Collis
• Find out more about Louise • Louise Collis Website • Louise Collis on Instagram
Jill Fanshawe Kato • Ceramics Inspired by Nature
• 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.

Images © Jill Fanshawe Kato
• Jill Fanshawe Kato Website • Jill Fanshawe Kato on Instagram
• Enjoy a half hour insightful feature with Jill Fanshawe Kato following her exhibition "Changing Seasons" at The Scottish Gallery. • Link to the feature on YouTube
Twists on Shakespeare by Kev F Sutherland.
• 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.

Pop Star Colouring Books - Images © Kev F Sutherland
• Kev F Sutherland Graphic Novels • On Amazon
• KevFComicArtist • Etsy • Instagram • •
More about Kev F Sutherland
• KevF Comic Artist • About Kev F
• Comic Art Masterclasses for school, college, art centre or Zoom screen near you • More details
• Comic Cuts - The Panel Show • Podcast with Kev F Sutherland & Featured Guests
• Scottish Falsetto Sock Puppet Theatre • Website
AND EVEN MORE ....
Dragon Coffee • Vietnamese Gourmet Coffee
JET Alumni Association UK
• News & Events
Ken Ilgunas • Author / Journalist / Speaker
• Ken Ilgunas Website
• Books on Amazon
CCC • Center for Creative Communications, Shizuoka, Japan
• The CCC Gallery 日本語
Online Art Jigsaws • Higanbana • Ichou • © Allison Mackenzie
FEATURE: Fine Art Photographer • Phil McMenemy • Profile & Works
FEATURE
• Japan Day • From May 2014 at Cardiff Central Library

UPCOMING • Art, Culture & Education Related Events & Workshops
Black Mountain Fabric • Workshops and Drop in Sessions
Black Mountain Fabric Workshops and Drop in Sessions
New workshops in 2022:
• Paper Stencil Printing Workshop (with SAKURA)
• Sunday 11th September 2022
Have a go at designing, cutting and printing a variety of items using a simple paper stencil technique.

Stencil Workshop - Image © Sakura
• Lino Cutting & Printing onto Fabric Workshop (with SAKURA)
• Sunday 18th September 2022
Design and learn to cut a lino block which you will use to print onto fabric and mount into a frame to take home.

Lino Workshop - Image © Sakura
• For further details and booking information:
Call Black Mountain Fabric on 01873 858827 or drop in to the store at 29 Cross Street, Abergavenny, Monmouthshire NP7 5EW.
• For online information:
• Click here for the Black Mountain Fabric Website
(Please note places will be limited)
Take a look at some of the other popular Workshops and Drop in Sessions by Black Mountain Fabric
• Black Mountain Fabric Workshops
• Black Mountain Fabric Facebook Page
Know your Machine
Tuffet Workshop
Table Runner
Wall Hanging
Fantasy Christmas Stocking
• See website

Christmas Stocking Workshop - Image © Black Mountain Fabric
FOR DETAILS PLEASE CONTACT:
Black Mountain Fabric • 29 Cross Street, Abergavenny, NP7 5EW (01873 858827) •
Karen O'Shea Art • Upcoming Workshops
Thursday 15th September 2022 sees the launch of Art Textiles classes with Karen O'Shea
• Thursday mornings (Starting 15th September 2022) 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. For booking info • Thursday 15 Sept 2022
Saturday 24th September 2022 - Half Day Art Textiles Workshop with Karen O'Shea
• Half-day Art Textiles Workshop at the Art Workshop , Rhiwbina, Cardiff. £50 (materials included) For more information and booking details please contact the Art Workshop
• For more information about Karen O'Shea Art
• See Website •
VARIOUS OTHER • Events & Information
I would like to give a BIG shout out to my brother Scott Ilgunas.
He "Braved the Shave" for MacMillan Cancer Support on 15 August 2020, in memory of our dad, Peter Ilgunas, who passed away 30 years ago.
All our family and friends are really proud of him. Well done Scott!
• Link to Brave the Shave for Macmillan Cancer Support (all donations gratefully accepted)

CCC • Center for Creative Communications, Shizuoka, Japan
Current and Upcoming Events and Exhibitions at the CCC Gallery
4−16 Otemachi, Shizuoka, Aoi Ward, Shizuoka 420-0853, Japan
静岡市クリエーター支援センター 〒420-0853静岡県静岡市葵区追手町4-16
• The CCC Gallery website (ENGLISH) • (日本語)
The Best of Japanese Art, Design, Gastronomy, Innovation and Technology • What's On
The Daiwa Foundation Japan House
Upcoming Events and Exhibitions • Details
Arts & Culture / Language / Japanese Studies / Library • What's On
Louise Collis Landscape Artist - Studio & Gallery (Abergavenny, Wales)
Studio & Gallery (Abergavenny, Wales) • Website •
The Scottish Falsetto Sock Puppet Theatre
Tour Dates • Details
Art & Design • DetailsAcademia & Science • Details
Business • Details
Film • Details Theatre & Music • Details
Sports • Details
and More…. • Details
The Sainsbury Institute for the Study of Japanese Arts & Cultures
Upcoming Events and Exhibitions • Details
SAKURA is also on Facebook and Twitter
Visit our facebook page (Facebook Privacy Notice) or our Twitter feed
(Twitter Privacy Notice) for a regular update of various events and points of interest
Do you have any upcoming Art, Culture or Education events in your area?
Let us know in plenty of time and (depending on relevance and suitability) we will try to give you a mention. with your information (including web address if you have the information online).

EMAIL:
CONTACT:
Allison Mackenzie
POSTAL ADDRESS:
SAKURA, PO Box 823, Newport NP20 9HA
TELEPHONE:
MOB: 078 1010 7008

Allison Mackenzie • Artist & Printmaker • Profile & Works •
Amanda Simmons Creative Glasswork • Creative Glass for Unique Spaces
Black Mountain Fabric
• 29 Cross Street, Abergavenny, NP7 5EW •
Cardiff M.A.D.E Makers • Artists • Designers • Enterprise •
CathsTwistedStrings •
Custom Pet Portrait Art • The Dog Color
Deborah Phillips • Contemporary Scottish Landscape Painter
Emily J Taylor - Illustrator and character designer • Emily J Taylor Website
Heather Tweed • Gallery
ICN Gallery • International Creative Network - London Gallery
Japan - UK Events Calendar • Art & Design
Jill Fanshawe Kato • Ceramics Inspired by Nature
Julie Dumbarton • Landscape Artist
Karen O'Shea Art • Artist - Sustainable Textile Artist & Tutor
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Kev F's Comic Art Masterclass • Also available via Zoom • Info
KimonoKimono - Kimono & Accessories • Website • email •
Louise Collis • Landscape Artist - Studio & Gallery •
Mari Wirth • Printmaking & Paper Cutting - Tree Leaf Freak • Website
Mitsujiro Nao • Artist
Online Art Jigsaws © Allison Mackenzie • Various
Phil McMenemy • Profile • Website • Gallery at Laurieston •
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The Print Shop • Bristol
The Riverfront, Newport • The Riverfront •
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SakurayaDesign - Designs by Allison Mackenzie • SakurayaDesign ONLINE with ETSY
SAKURA goods at outlets in the UK - Designs by Allison Mackenzie • At selected outlets
Sainsbury Institute for the Study of Japanese Arts & Cultures • Website
Sarah Ross-Thompson - Collagraph Artist • Ross-Thompson Prints
Takehisa Yumeji • Artist of the early 1900's (日本語 Japanese only)
Share No Soul • Original Designs for Unique Souls • Website •
Takumasa & Mari Ono • Japanese Sumi-e Ink Painting & Origami
Taurus Crafts at Lydney • Art & Craft

Akai Ryuu Kendo Club (Cardiff)
• Akai Ryuu Website
Akemi Solloway • Lecturer of Japanese Culture and Arts
Cardiff M.A.D.E Makers • Artists • Designers • Enterprise •
Genkinahito • Japan & Japanese Blog
Hiroko Sue - Koto Musician • Japan Society Website - Hiroko's page
Japan Foundation • What's On
Japan Society North West • Website
Japanese Studies Centre • Cardiff Business School
Japan - UK Events Calendar • Theatre & Music
JET Alumni Association UK
• Events Page
Kimono Fitter Koji Fukumoto •
KimonoKimono - Kimono & Accessories • Website • email •
Mari Ono & Roshin Ono - Books • "Fly Origami Fly" (Available on Amazon) • Website
Mu: Arts • Japanese Music, Arts & Culture
Takumasa & Mari Ono • Japanese Sumi-e Ink Painting & Origami (Workshops)
Renseikan Kendo Club (Newport) • Renseikan Website • And more...
The Sainsbury Institute for the Study of Japanese Arts & Cultures • Website
Sequins and Cherry Blossom • London with a Japanese flavour • Website
KimonoKimono
A treasure trove of Kimono and Accessories in Bristol
Owned by Orientalist Phil Porter.
Contact: 07561 196743 • KimonoKimono Website • email •
Video courtesy of KimonoKimono.

Akemi Solloway • Lecturer of Japanese Culture and Arts
Coombe Farm Studios • Courses at Coombe Farm Studios
Japan - UK Events Calendar • Academia & Science
Japanese Language • Cardiff University - Lifelong Learning
Japanese Language Proficiency Test Information • SOAS School of Oriental & African Studies
Japanese Studies Centre • Cardiff Business School
JET Alumni Association UK
• Events Page
Jill Fanshawe Kato • Ceramics Inspired by Nature
Kev F's Comic Art Masterclass • For school, college, art centre or Zoom screen near you • Info
Kimono Fitter Koji Fukumoto •
Miranda Bishop • Social Media Training, Consultancy and Management • Talking Social Media
Takumasa & Mari Ono • Japanese Sumi-e Ink Painting & Origami (Workshops)
Teach English in Japan on the JET Programme • English • 日本語
Wyedean School & Sixth Form Centre • Community & Adult Education

Design SAKURA • Graphic & Web Design
Charlie Bishop • Charlie Bishop Wildlife Photography
Phil McMenemy • Fine Art Photographer • Gallery at Laurieston
Japan - UK Events Calendar • Art & Design

Charlie Bishop • Charlie Bishop Wildlife Photography
Custom Pet Portrait Art • The Dog Color

Japan - UK Events Calendar • Film
Genkinahito • Japanese Film Review • Korean Film Review

Cardiff Korean & Japanese Food Shop • EMAIL •
116 Woodville Road, Cardiff CF24 4EE
Cardiff M.A.D.E Makers • Artists • Designers • Enterprise •
Dragon Coffee • Vietnamese Gourmet Coffee
Japanese Kitchen • Online Japanese Food Shop
Matsumoto Sake Brewing Co. Ltd., Fushimi, Japan • Website
Mount Fuji • Mount Fuji Restaurant (Cardiff) & Online Japanese Food
Rogue Fox Coffee House, 6 Clytha Park Road, Newport NP20 4NZ •
Sero Zero-Waste • At Tredegar House, Newport, NP10 8TW • Website •

Bonsai • Bonsai in Wales • Cardiff Bonsai Club
Black Mountain Fabric
• 29 Cross Street, Abergavenny, NP7 5EW •
Traditional Japanese Pastimes • At the V & A

Cardiff Central Library • Website • Cardiff Central Library on facebook
Heather Tweed & Kev F Sutherland • Sutherland & Tweed Books
Japanese Classical Literature Audiobooks
By Kaseumin • Listen Online
Ken Ilgunas
• Travel Writer
• Books on Amazon
Kev F Sutherland Comic Books • Website
• Books on Amazon
Mari Ono & Roshin Ono • "Fly Origami Fly" (Available on Amazon) • Website

Japan - UK Events Calendar • Business
Japan - UK Events Calendar • Sports
Japan - UK Events Calendar • Various Events
Shimizu S-Pulse • Japanese J-League Football Club
• English • 日本語
Akai Ryuu Kendo Club (Cardiff)
• Akai Ryuu Website
Renseikan Kendo Club (Newport) • Renseikan Website • And more...

Cardiff M.A.D.E Makers • Artists • Designers • Enterprise •
Hiroko Sue - Koto Musician • Japan Society Website - Hiroko's page
Japan - UK Events Calendar • Theatre & Music
Mu: Arts • Japanese Music, Arts & Culture
The Riverfront, Newport • The Riverfront •
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Bonsai • Bonsai in Wales • Cardiff Bonsai Club
Japanese Garden Society - Japanese gardens in Japan, the UK and around the world. • JGS
Mari Wirth • Printmaking & Paper Cutting - Tree Leaf Freak • Website

Allison Mackenzie • Artist & Printmaker • Profile & Works •
Amanda Simmons • Creative Glass for Unique Spaces
Deborah Phillips • Contemporary Scottish Landscape Painter
Heather Tweed • Website • Sutherland & Tweed Books
Jill Fanshawe Kato • Ceramics Inspired by Nature
Ken Ilgunas
• Travel Writer
• Books on Amazon
Kev F Sutherland
• Kev F Sutherland (Comic Artist, Comedian and much more)
Louise Collis • Landscape Artist - Studio & Gallery •
Miranda Bishop • Social Media Training, Consultancy and Management • Talking Social Media
Mitsujiro Nao • Artist
Phil McMenemy • Fine Art Photographer • Gallery at Laurieston
Takehisa Yumeji • Artist of the early 1900's (Japanese only)
Takumasa & Mari Ono • Japanese Sumi-e Ink Painting & Origami

Allison Mackenzie • Artist & Printmaker • Profile & Works •
Black Mountain Fabric
• 29 Cross Street, Abergavenny, NP7 5EW •
Cardiff M.A.D.E Makers • Artists • Designers • Enterprise •
Cardiff Korean & Japanese Food Shop • CKJ Foods in Cardiff • EMAIL •
116 Woodville Road, Cardiff CF24 4EE
Fizzyville
• Abergavenny Market Hall •
KimonoKimono - Kimono & Accessories • Website • email •
The Riverfront, Newport • The Riverfront Shop •
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SAKURA goods now available • Designs by Allison Mackenzie • At selected venues

Embassy of Japan in the UK • Visa Information
The Japanese Inn Group • Website
JNTO • Japan National Tourist Organisation, London
Ken Ilgunas
• Travel Writer
• Books on Amazon
Nagahama City and Kita Biwako area • Kohoku Tourist Information • 日本語
Travel in Japan • Japan Rail Pass Information