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#1 Janel

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Posted 17 September 2008 - 02:39 PM

Michael Birch, one of the great elders of Western Netsuke Carvers, passed away yesterday morning.

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Farewell
Teachers open doors, you enter by yourself. Chinese proverb
What you can do, or dream you can, begin it; Boldness has genius, power and magic in it. ~ Goethe ~


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#2 Jim Kelso

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Posted 17 September 2008 - 03:24 PM

Ah Michael, we'll miss ye.....
A gifted artist and fun to talk to.

Jim
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Posted 18 September 2008 - 06:10 AM

An artist with many talents......also a very humorous story teller.
I very good remember his storys about second world war

His abstract style (mobius band, dutchmen, etc.) was and is unique !

Thank You for inspiring other artists !!!

Cornel



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