Hi, Team Folks! For the past few years, I've been organizing an artist card (or other calligraphy- or art-item) exchange to celebrate the Lunar New Year! I'd like to invite you to participate this year!
This year's exchange celebrates the Year of the Earth Dog 2018! Here below are a few pieces of advice and prediction about the upcoming Year of the Dog (which officially starts on February 16th!). If you would like to participate in this year's exchange, please email me here at fogelj@montclair.edu, giving me your newest address, email, and name as you wish folks to write to you, and I will be glad to put together a list for us.
For friends and newbies: The idea is for each person to send something small and celebratory (a card, an ACEO, an embellished Lunar New Year nugget or toy or ... anything, really! many of us include calligraphy of some kind) to each other person on the list. Use of the Year of the Dog stamps from wherever you live is strongly encouraged!
Depending on the response, there may be two lists (as in the past), one for folks who would prefer to limit themselves to 10 or 12, and one for those who can do more--and many thanks to those who have even just recently sent out their Rooster Year exchange cards, as I LOVE THEM ALL!!!!! (Mine's in the mail, really!!!)
Generally, we all aim to get our cards out by the end of February or so, but even later is still appreciated by me (and I think most all of you too!).
Looking forward to exchanging with you all! Please tell new folks about us--it's always fun to have new artists to exchange with!
Yours in honor of the Earth Dog!
Jeri Fogel
518-530-8917
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Year of the Earth Dog 2018
(from
http://astrologyclub.org/chinese-horoscope/)The Chinese zodiac 2018 shows that after the vast challenges of the past two years the following year of the Brown Earth Dog 2018 can be expected to be much less dramatic for all animal symbols.
The sign of the dog is known, not surprisingly, for loyalty and generosity. Need to spill a secret? Seek out one of these honest souls and bend that expert listening ear. While Dogs themselves may be reluctant to place their trust in just anyone, once they do, members of this sign can make the best business partners and leaders. And while Dogs might enjoy life more by relaxing their exacting standards from time to time, you’d be hard-pressed to find a better or more faithful friend.
So what can we expect from the upcoming year? The Dog is an ethical and idealistic sign, and the year that bears its name will also bring increased social awareness and interest in society’s less powerful members. Any tendencies to take, take, take will be replaced by a widespread sentiment of generosity and selflessness. In general, we will all be imbued with the Dog’s keen sense of right and wrong. You can also get a feel for the year to come by checking the compatibility between your Chinese sign and the sign of the dog — the better your compatibility, the better your year.
Happy New Year and Gong Xi Fa Cai (may you have wealth and prosper)!
