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Ploss also is teaching herself watercolors. She has experimented with Chinese watercolors previously and now
wants to participate in local watercolor art shows and competitions, but she says she needs to reach a certain level of
competency before entering.
"This is a different ballgame for me," Ploss said. "I'm
shocked. (Watercolor artists) don't use rice paper, they use a
different brush - I realized ... it's a big difference."
A retired Department of Defense employee, Ploss and
her husband Mark moved to The Villages in 2015 with the
goal of relaxing and enjoying some pickleball, billiards and
the Central Florida beaches. Through it all, however, she
could not forget her love of Chinese calligraphy - a love she
wanted to share with others.
"Through everything I have done, I never forgot how
to write," Ploss said. "It's not like if you start writing when
you're 3 years old you don't have to practice anymore, and
when you're 70 years old you will know how to write - no,
you practice. I found life to be very interesting because it is
never too late to start something new."

CHINESE CALLIGRAPHY
LEVEL 1 WITH SHIAO PLOSS
When: Aug. 28 - Sept. 25
Wednesdays, 10 - 11:30 a.m.
Where: Lake Miona Recreation Center
How to register: Visit districtgov.org
or stop by any Villages recreation center
between the hours of 8:30 a.m. and 4 p.m.

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