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Newsletter 24 THE BHUTAN SOCIETY NEWSLETTER Number 24 President: Lord Wilson of Tillyorn, KT, GCMG September 2002 The 10th Anniversary of the Bhutan Society 1992-2002 Painting to be Auctioned at Annual Dinner here will be an opportunity to bid for a painting by TMichael Blooman A.R.C.A. at the Society's Annual Dinner on 18 October (see page 3). Michael has very kindly donated this watercolour depicting Taktsang Lhakhang prior to the tragic fire. The painting will be on view throughout the evening and the auction will be 'silent' with bids being written and placed in the envelopes provided. All money raised will go to the Bhutan Society Trust Fund. Anyone who would like to place a bid, but who will not be attending the dinner, can do so by contacting Linda Li-Davies on (01730) 893829. Michael Blooman A.R.C.A. Michael Blooman travelled widely in Bhutan on five expeditions between 1991 and 1995 and painted a series of watercolours. This watercolour of Taktsang Lhakhang was painted in 1991 before the fire of 19 April 1998. Taktsang Lhakhang, the ‘Tiger’s Lair’ as it is known, clings to a precipitous cliff some 2,600 feet above the valley and is believed to be where Guru Rinpoche flew on the back of a tigress to bring Buddhism to the Paro valley. Michael Blooman studied painting at the Royal College of Art in the early 1960s. He was a lecturer at Maidstone College of Art and recently retired from teaching Art at Brentwood Taktsang Lhakhang School. He is presently painting a series of watercolours of Watercolour by Michael Blooman A.R.C.A. Yunnan and also enjoys working in Italy and along the fossil Image 28cm x 36cm, Framed 47cm x 55cm coastline near Lyme Regis. He has a particular interest in relief print-making and works with an Albion press in his studio at Wickham Bishops. His first one-man exhibition in London was in 1975 and his work is in public and private collections. www.bhutansociety.org he Bhutan Society Website is now online at www.bhutansociety.org, providing information about the Society and Thow to become a member, together with details of forthcoming events, an archive of past newsletters and a list of Bhutan-related links. The above picture of Taktsang Lhakhang can also be seen in colour. What would you like to see on the website? Do you know of any particularly interesting or useful Bhutan-related links that you would like to share with other members? All input and suggestions will be most welcome. Please e-mail Bodo Hornberger at [email protected] This Newsletter is produced by Lucy & Bodo Hornberger to whom enquiries and contributions should be addressed. Unit 23, 78 Marylebone High Street, London W1U 5AP E-mail: [email protected] Fax: (020) 7580 2648 News & Updates from Polytunnel Cheque Presented Minister Prepares for Sponsored Walk he appeal organised by Jessica Beaghen in conjunction by Kencho Wangdi & Sonam Maekay Penjor Twith the Bhutan Society for funds to rebuild the he WHO’s health theme for the year being “Move For Polytunnels in Thimphu’s Royal Botanic Gardens Health”, the Bhutanese minister for health and Serbithang has successfully reached its target of £1,600. T education, Lyonpo Sangay Ngedup, is gearing up to do just Hon. Secretary Michael Rutland recently presented the cheque to the Minister of Agriculture and Prime Minister, that. The minister is about to undertake his sponsored Lyonpo Kinzang Dorji, and the Director of Bhutan’s walk across the kingdom, from Trashigang to Thimphu. National Biodiversity Centre, Dr. Ugyen Tshewang. Carrying a 25kg rucksack, the minister takes a two-hour walk every day to train for the big event, scheduled to start on September 25. ‘It is not going to be easy,’ he says. ‘I have to train hard.’ Lyonpo Sangay Ngedup, accompanied by six volunteers, will cover 560 kilometres in 15 days following the old route which lies largely untrodden after the arrival of motor vehicles. There will be no official chadi (preparations) by dzongkhags along the way. The team will clear paths and carry their own packs, without the aid of ponies and porters. They will cook and camp on their own. The minister will stop in villages, health units and schools Michael Rutland presents the cheque to Lyonpo Kinzang Dorji, along the way to talk about healthy lifestyles and other watched by Dr. Ugyen Tshewang health messages. Numerous volunteers are expected to join A letter of appreciation to both Jessica Beaghen for her the team for a part of the journey at different points along person efforts and to the Bhutan Society for its support has the route. been received from His Excellency Lyonpo Kinzang Dorji. Sponsorship funds are already pouring in. More than Nu. 8.6 million (£115,000) has been collected since mid- Exhibition of Textiles from Bhutan June from friends and well-wishers around the world, including Nu 0.32 million (£4,300) collected within 17th - 29th September 2002 Bhutan. In addition to the walk, a special fund-raising The October Gallery 24 Old Gloucester Street, London WC1N 3AL committee is planning many other activities such as food Mon - Sat 12.30-5.30pm, Sunday by appointment festivals, film festivals, sales of t-shirts, lotteries, badges and stamps around the country to generate further funds. For more information please contact Alathea Vavasour All money collected will go to the Bhutan Health Trust Tel.: (020) 7242 7367, [email protected] Fund (BHTF). The department of health aims to raise at For centuries Bhutan has been greatly admired for its least US$24 million (£15 million) for the BHTF. The textiles. The innovative use of colour and design as well as accumulated fund will be used to ensure a permanent the delicate supplementary weft and warp patterning of the supply of essential drugs and quality vaccines for the weavings has created a brilliant and complex art form Bhutanese population. deeply embedded in the history and culture of the country. A website established for the walk is at The finest Bhutanese weavings are still worn on special www.move4health.gov.bt and further information on the occasions, such as religious festivals. The designs express Bhutan Health Trust Fund may be found at spiritual values and encourage the contemplation of colour www.bhtf.gov.bt. which is seen as an exercise in bringing one closer to enlightenment. The compulsory wearing of national dress Sponsorship pledges may be for a single total amount, per during work hours as well as on formal occasions is of great kilometre (560), per hour (150) or per day (15). Monies will assistance to the survival of the textile industry. be collected following the walk and transferred to Bhutan as Vavasour Fabrics, initiated by Alathea Vavasour in one sum, thus minimising bank charges. 1995, is a company dedicated to supporting the Bhutanese For further information on the walk please contact: hand woven textile industry. Vavasour commissions traditional weavings as well as buying new and vintage Lucy Hornberger pieces. She made her sixth trip to Bhutan in October 2001. Unit 23, 78 Marylebone High Street Exhibitions are held annually in Vavasour’s home base of London W1U 5AP Sydney, Australia, and less regularly in Melbourne and Tel: (020) 7580 2617, Fax: (020) 7580 2648 Perth. This is her third exhibition in London. E-mail: [email protected] 2 the Bhutan Society The 10th Annual Dinner VAST Receives Trust Fund Donation Friday 18 October 2002 arlier this summer Hon. Secretary Michael Rutland Eand Hon. Treasurer Nicholas Rhodes presented a Bhutan Society Trust Fund cheque for £250 to the Voluntary Artists Studio Thimphu (VAST). The money will be used to support the very popular art workshops for children that VAST runs on Saturdays in Thimphu. These workshops are always well attended and take place amid an atmosphere of liveliness and excitement. he 10th Annual Dinner of the Bhutan Society will Ttake place on Friday 18 October 2002 in the Great Hall of the Royal Hospital Chelsea, London. Tickets are still available from the Hon. Secretary Michael Rutland. Please see the enclosed flyer for an application form. Join us for this celebration of the Bhutan Society’s 10th Anniversary in the presence of HRH The Crown Prince of Bhutan and in the company of the Presidents of the ten other European Bhutan Friendship Societies and Bhutan Hon. Secretary Michael Rutland and Hon. Treasurer Nicholas Society Member Joanna Lumley. Rhodes present a cheque for £250 to VAST The Voluntary Artists Studio Thimphu (VAST) was Do you have a spare room? established in 1988 by a group of working artists using the Representatives of the European Bhutan Societies will Artshop Gallery as their base. It is an independent artists’ be attending our 10th Annual Dinner on 18 October guild with the explicit mission of promoting the 2002. Would any London-resident members of the importance and value of visual art. Currently VAST has Bhutan Society be able to accommodate one or two of 120 active students and members. these representatives for the nights of Friday 18 and In the light of current social and demographic Saturday 19 October? In particular two representatives of developments in Bhutan leading to an increasing youth the Swedish-Bhutan Society (males) are seeking problem, the main target group of VAST consists of school accommodation. children and young students. VAST’s main objectives are If you can help, please contact Lucy Hornberger on to provide an opportunity to young people in Bhutan to (020) 7580 2617 or e-mail [email protected]. develop their artistic talents, and to facilitate participation Your hospitality would be much appreciated.
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