Sites Of Interest

housewife.splinder.com
...recycling
...craft
...women artists


www.stevebruntlett.co.uk
...This winter I spent three weeks in India, mainly on a textile tour of Rajasthan. Steve Bruntlett, one of my fellow travelers, has put his lovely journal, sketch book and photos on his web site.


DLMWeb
...dlminton web services
...making the web WORK



Karin Ling
...Through her creations, Karin Ling explores faraway places and brings back stories.
CHINA




DragonBone Rice Terraces Longsheng

The Great Wall We were shoulder to shoulder at The Great Wall on a very sunny Sunday.








GiGong Lesson with a Master in Temple of Heaven Park
along with entertainers, dancers and musicians


BEIJING Wide Streets Tower upon tower Everywhee tearing down and building
non chalant buildings 200,000 Milionaires No welfare state here
Crowds of Chinese Tourists everywhere

Residing in the Hutong gave us yet another sense of Beijing.



Hutong



FRENCH CONCESSION SHANGHAI


ROCKERY



YU PARK




TOURISTS



FABRIC DEALER



Hutong Alley



Calligraphy Brushes


Bike with Fabric

On the road from Lijiang to Dali we stopped
at a Bao Festival, where the women dressed me in their
native costume. Clothes hound that I am, this became one of
my treasured experiences.













The Square in Lijiang






Walter in a Yao WeddingCeremony

Textile Dealer






FAVORITE SHANGHAI RESTAURANT DIN TAI FUNG







A CHINA still in my bones and on my mind.

ITINERARY

Beijing; Tien Anmen Square, 798 Art District, Lama Temple, Beijing AirPort(*****)
Xian; Terra Cotta Warriers Moslem Temple
Guilin Longsheng; Li River Cruise Dragon Bone Rice Terraces Li An Lodge Yao Minority
Shanghai: French Concession, Jewish Heritage Tour, Shanghai Museum, The Bund, Art District
Lijiang
Dali: Old Road to Dali, Bai People, Shibaoshan Caves

Delights: Foot Massages, Vibrant contemporary Art, Morning Glory Greens,Shanghai Dumplings



My interest in Chinese Herbs and Qigong came first and brought me to China. The experience was one of enlightenment and amazement in many ways. China is fascinating and intriguing..politically, socially and culturally

Visually I became enamored with the stone work and rockery, the traditional landscape paintings in the Shanghai Museum, variations on the color Red, incredible embroidered work in the flea markets and the energies and compelling graphics of the Contemporary Art World.





Books, videos and blogs

BOOKS:
Peter Hessler: Oracle Bones River Town

Simon Winchester The River at the Center of the World

DOCUMENTARIES by Susan Williams

THREE PART Documentary CHINA: A Century of Revolution
Original PBS Series 10 years ago Available on Netflix

The latest Young & Restless in China can be found at
www.pbs.org

Various Letters from China in The New Yorker


BLOGS
www.thechinabeatblogspot.com
Out of the Way
An amazing blog by a young Chinese woman


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APRIL 2008
CHINA TRIP



NOVEMBER
NEW WORK
ASSEMBLAGES as DRESSES



NOVEMBER
My Virtual Museum of Recycled Purses and Handbags
A collector's passion



OCTOBER
Autumn in New York
but my heart is in Sheffield



MAY 2007
PARTY DRESSES
New Work



FINALLY
IMAGES from Bhutan



September
BHUTAN TRIP AND TREK
On the Road Again



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