well , I have been staying here in Jingdezhen for one and half a year already, recently in this establishment I am working for The Pottery Workshop , we are working on an exchange program with a clay studio in Mashiko in Japan. somehow, it's being delayed for times , first we were talking to go in the beginning of Jan,2007, later Feb, now i...

This past week we learned about Ta-qian Pottery it is from a village near by. They use a very rough orange clay and build large pots. I didn't have the opportunity to try one myself but I watched quite a few demos. I worked on trying to finish up all of my Blue and White pieces and I bought some new glazes this week so could finish up glazing th...

This week was great! I learned so much from our Blue and White teacher and now I have so many ideas inside my head! I learned how to write my name in Chinese this week so I have been practicing on my pots. I spent a lot of time getting all the pieces to my costume this week. It ended up turning out fantastic! Everyone loved the butterfly so much...

Ni Hao, That is one of the few Chinese phrases I know and can say without thinking they are laughing at me because I just said I like chewing on dirty tape. Sorry I have been laxed in my updates. We have not gone on any new trips or done anything too exciting that built up my picture storage. Recently we have spent a lot of time in the studio. W...

Today, I had my first language class and anyone who knows me knows how that went......... It is very hot here it has been in the 100's the past couple days. We were able to get a internet connection in our rooms but it does not always want to work. The ceramics class is going great it is a long day we work every mon/wen/fri. The clay here is cra...