The new term kicked off with an Academic Year Opening Ceremony on Wednesday, complete with wreath laying and academic regalia,...
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Turkey – Week 3
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Turkey – Week 3
The new term kicked off with an Academic Year Opening Ceremony on Wednesday, complete with wreath laying and academic regalia,...
Turkey – Week 2
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Turkey – Week 2
After a couple days in Eskisehir, settling in and preparing for my class, I traveled to Turkey’s capital city, Ankara. ...
Turkey: Week 1
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Turkey: Week 1
I have been in Eskisehir for almost a week and it has been a wonderful whirlwind. I arrived from Istanbul...
Studios everywhere!
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Studios everywhere!
The Penland/Asheville area is teaming with artist craftsman studios, showrooms and galleries. I merely scratched the surface and was sorry...
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...
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