Back from China

I had a packed five weeks in Hangzhou, Shanghai, Beijing, Suzhou, and Ningbo Two new posts on my experience in China and how it came into the workshop I taught at the China Academy of Art can be found at designintelligences.wordpress.com , “Something out of...

Finding your way . . .

I am about to leave for a 5 week trip to China where I will be teaching a workshop called, Finding your way. I suspect that that will be the subject of my entire trip…which I hope to blog about at my blog, I hope to find you there.
Shanghai

Shanghai

To understand recent transformations in Shanghai it is critical to understand the short history of the city. Here is a brief summary: History of Shanghai Prior to the 1842 Treaty of Nanking ending the first Opium War, Shanghai was a rural fishing village along the...
Travel Journal of China

Travel Journal of China

I have recently returned from an extended 26 day trip to China. I made two earlier trips to China in 2004. On the previous visits my travel was limited to the three major cities of Beijing, Shanghai and Chongqing due to the shorter time period of 10 days each trip....