One of the treats of my week in North Carolina was going up a day ahead to Asheville. I was...
The UF and Penland/Asheville Connection
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The UF and Penland/Asheville Connection
One of the treats of my week in North Carolina was going up a day ahead to Asheville. I was...
Penland Summer 2013
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Penland Summer 2013
I had the privilege of teaching a one-week workshop on Layering Surface at the Penland School of Crafts in the...
Fuping – an oasis after the Silk Road Tour
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Fuping – an oasis after the Silk Road Tour
The Chairman of the Fuping Pottery Village and Fule Ceramics Museums in Fuping, Mr. Su, hosted the entire group for...
Urumchi on the Silk Road – our furthest point
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Urumchi on the Silk Road – our furthest point
I had a romantic notion of Urymchi, our final destination on the Silk Road, from Peter Hessler’s book Oracle Bones. I...
Turpan on the Silk Road – one more post
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Turpan on the Silk Road – one more post
One thing of note in this area is that the road signs change to Uyghur and Chinese, rather than English...
Turpan on the Silk Road continued
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Turpan on the Silk Road continued
We stayed in Turpan for two nights, as there is so much to see in the surrounding areas. The Emi...
Turpan, a major stop on the Silk Road
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Turpan, a major stop on the Silk Road
My guide book calls Turpan the “Death Valley “ of China as it is below sea level and therefore very...
Hami on the Silk Road
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Hami on the Silk Road
Marco Polo used Hami as his R&R stop along the grueling Silk Trade route. The area around Hami is famous...
Dunhuang Continued on the Silk Road
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Dunhuang Continued on the Silk Road
One of the highlights of the trip so far was visiting the Mogao Grottoes. Unfortunately, we were not allowed to...