Grace working in the Fuping Pottery Art Village Workshop, October 2007 (building a tree form)
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Here are a few more photos of me and my work in Fuping.
I continued working with the tree theme throughout the Fuping Residency and managed to complete seven pieces in total. The basic tree forms were press-moulded in forms I [...]
Here are some photos of the finished works created by the other Canadian artists in Fuping. In the end, after all the struggles and successes, the ten Canadian artists managed to stage an impressive showing of works for the Canadian Museum, which is part of the Fule International Ceramic Art Museums (FLICAM) project in Fuping, China.
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It’s hard to believe that more than two weeks have passed since I last made an entry. I’m now back at “home”, safely back in Halifax, where I’m jumping from the frying pan into the fire, leaping from an incredibly intense experience in China, to an equally intense time at NSCAD. I can’t afford to [...]
Another week has flown by as we have continued to work in the studio, but have also taken time out to do some short site-seeing trips. The first was to Xi’an to see the famous Terra Cotta Warriors of the Qin Dynasty. It was incredible! Then we went to the Shaanxi Historical Museum in Xi’an, [...]
Here are some photos of each of the Canadian artists at work. You’ll get some idea of the direction their work is taking. Some artists have fully embraced the collaboration between art and industry, starting with factory forms, and taking advantage of all the materials, equipment (such as the giant extruders), technical expertise and assistance [...]
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We continue to work hard to meet our deadline. Every day begins at 6:30 a.m., with breakfast being served at 8:00 a.m. sharp. After breakfast we work until noon, have lunch and then go back to work until 7:00 p.m., when dinner is served (don’t be late!). Then most of us go back to [...]
We are greeted every morning, in large red numbers, with a reminder of how many days are left until the opening of the Canadian Museum on November 5th. We are working hard and are being inspired by the presence of this well-intentioned encouragement. The factory workers continue to be of great assistance, and as we [...]
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It’s hard to believe that it’s one week since I left Halifax for my journey to China. I arrived in Beijing safely on October 1st and after spending two days in Beijing, visiting the Forbidden City, running through the hip new 798 art district in the Dashanzi area, and climbing the Great Wall [...]
I’ll be arriving in Beijing on October 1, meeting up with the Canadian contingent of artists who have been invited to make work for the new North American Ceramic Museum in Fuping, near Xi’an. This is one of eight new international ceramic museums being built in preparation for the Olympics. Each country is being asked [...]