Travel
Fuping - Summer 2007
Here are some highlights of work made in Fuping, China for the new FuLe International Ceramic Art Museum.
Susanne working at Fuping
Yellow Dragon | 90cm x 52cm x 25cm
Water Rush | 177cm x 87cm x 72cm
Water Form | 83cm x 36cm x 20cm
Pubu (Waterfall) | Part 1 - 30cm x 54cm x 22cm; Part 2 - 87cm x 24cm x 21cm
John working at Fuping
Seven Biosphere | Each - 11cm x 12cm x 13cm
Four Capsule Return | 36cm x 30cm x 17cm
Yellow Vapor | 48cm x 50cm
Earth Tie | 25cm x 60cm x 20cm
The passing of the old cultures into the new takes place in a relatively short time. This has been especially true of the New China. Here are just a few photographs which document a variety of folk crafts such as textiles, bamboo and paper. In the countryside there is some evidence of preservation of old architectural sites. We also see the use of tiles in roof top ornamentation.
Travel Images
Ershi Ba Pu Bridge, Ming
Ershi Ba Pu Wood Carving
Wuzhen village, ZheJiang
Hubei Province Roof, Old Merchant House (Da Shui Jing)
Hubei Province (Jingdezhen tile detail) (Old Merchant House)
Interior Haka Round House, Fujian
Haka Round, Square Houses, Fujian Province
DeYuan Roof Dragon, Fujian Province
Drying Food Baskets
Tian Luo, Fujian Province
Chinese Stove
Umbrella workshop, Jiangxi Province
Umbrella frames
Temple Door, Dali Lama Summer Palace, Lasa, Tibet
Jokhang Temple Roof, Lasa, Tibet
Old Kiln, Jingdezhen
Guilin mountains, Guangxi Province
Miao Embroidery, Miao, paper cuts
Guizhou Province,Miao, dance festival
Guizhou Province, Miao, women's hair style
China has provided a wonderful opportunity to study its folk art tradition. Coupled with opportunities to photograph, it is an experience which invites one to return again and again. Gathered here are some examples of our photographic record.
Ceramic Images from Travel
Tibetan pottery was not to be found in the local market but was
discovered tied to carts which make the rounds of the city
This unique pot was made for milking yak.
Packing bowls were tied tightly in Guizhou.
Working together gets the work done.
NanPing jug
Production at the Wong pottery.
A finished jar from the Wong pottery.
Unfired pots positioned over kiln ready for towel glazing
An Anhui wine jar
Sanbao Wall 2005 #1
Sanbao Wall 2005 #2
Over glaze painting in Jingdezhen
Sanbao Gallery
Large porcelain platters (5Õ+) Two persons throwing together.
A seventy year old potter demonstrates at NanPing. The pottery has been reestablished to use the new highway in the area.
A water buffalo is used to mix clay for the potters making roof tiles