Guangzhen Zhou on wed 5 nov 08
For online version with pictures or previous version of our newsletters=2C =
please click http://www.chineseclayart.com/mall/c110/s25729/newsletter.as
"CHINESE CLAY ART" is a newsletter emailed to professional artists=2C curat=
ors=2C collectors=2C writers=2C experts=2C educators and students in the ce=
ramic field=2C who want to know about ceramic art in China and things relat=
ed. This newsletter will be a bridge between China and Western countries fo=
r the ceramic arts. Comments and suggestions are very welcome. An earlier n=
ewsletter is on the Web at: http://www.chineseclayart.com Chief Editor: Gua=
ngzhen "Po" Zhou (Copyright 2008=2C the Chinese Ceramic Art Council=2C USA.=
All rights reserved.)
Tour of Ceramics China=2C June 2009=2C (Scholarship is available for educa=
tors=2C please contact us)June 3 - June 17=2C 2009=2C 15 days: Beijing=2C X=
i'an=2C Jingdezhen=2C Yixing and Shanghai. Costs: $3=2C950. ($50 off if sig=
ned up before March 31=2C 2009).The cost may vary if you return to a city o=
ther than San Francisco. The fee includes international air tickets=2C loca=
l transportation=2C lodging=2C three meals a day=2C and tour guides/interpr=
eters. The travel agent has limited insurance=2C so we suggest that you buy=
your own traveling insurance.Plan A: $3950 per personDay 1=2C Leave from S=
an Francisco airport=2CDay 2=2C Arrive in Beijing in the evening=2C Day 3=
=2C Visit antique market of Panjiayuan early morning and Tiananmen Square a=
nd Ancient Palace Museum/The Forbidden City in the afternoonDay 4=2C Visit =
the Great Wall in the morning and Silk Market in the afternoon. Take an ove=
rnight train to Xi'an in the evening=2CDay 5=2C Arrived Xi'an in the mornin=
g. Visit Terri-cotta Warriors Museum and market.Day 6=2C Visit Chenlu=2C an=
historical ceramic village and Fu-ping Ceramic Art Village.Day 7=2C Take a=
irplane to Nanchang=2C and 3-hour bus to Jingdezhen=2CDay 8=2C One-day tour=
in Yaoli Ancient Village and Mountain=2CDay 9=2C One-day tour in Jingdezhe=
n: Ancient Porcelain Factory and Museum=2C Jingdezhen Ceramics Institute=2C=
Jingdezhen Sculptural Factory. Take over night train to Wuxi.Day 10=2C Arr=
ive in Wuxi in the morning and take a 2- hour bus to Yixing=2C Day 11=2C On=
e day tour in Yixing: artists' studios=2C Qianshu Dragon Kiln site and Yixi=
ng Ceramics Museum=2C Day 12=2C Visit clay art tool stores=2C and Teapot Ma=
rket=2C make exchanges with the faculty and students at Wuxi Institute of A=
rts and Technology=2C Day 13=2C 3 hour bus to Shanghai=2C shopping and rela=
xing in the hotel. One-hour cruise on the Huangpu River=2C Day 14=2C Visit =
Shanghai Museum in the morning and Yu-yuan Garden and the market in the aft=
ernoon=2C Day 15=2C Leave from Pudong Airport for home and arrive in San Fr=
ancisco in the morning (the same day in local time).Plan B: (Continued from=
Plan A=2C $4750)Day 1 to Day 14=2C Same as Plan A=2C Day 15=2C Fly from Sh=
anghai to Yangshu/Guilin=2C Day 16-17=2C Two day tour in Guilin=2CDay 18=2C=
Fly from Yangshu/Guilin to Shengzhen=2C transfer to Hong Kong=2CDay 19-20=
=2C Two-day tour in Hong Kong=2CDay 21=2C Leave from Hong Kong Airport for =
home and arrive in San Francisco (or in some other city in the US in the mo=
rning (the same day in local time).Detailed information regarding the sites=
is listed in the book of "Chinese Ceramic Cultural Sites -A Traveler's Han=
dbook". You will receive the book for free after you have paid the deposit.=
International Contemporary Teapot Exhibition at NCECA 2009The application =
deadline is Dec. 10=2C 2008.For details=2C please Click http://www.chinesec=
layart.com/mall/c110/s25729/opportunity.asp Letter From Norma Harack=2C Jam=
aicaDear Po=2CGreetings from Jamaica. This note comes to thank you for help=
ing to make my trip to China to the IAC's 43rd General Assembly and Exhibit=
ion a most memorable one. China is a remarkable country with great many tra=
ditions steeped in history and wonderfully warm and friendly people. You ar=
e one such wonderful person who helped many of us on this recent IAC cultur=
al trip to go home with memories that will be forever etched in our hearts.=
Truly=2C IAC will be a better Academy for having a person such as yourself=
as one of their esteemed members. Thanks again Po and as we say on Jamaica=
- WALK GOOD. Norma Harack Letter From Sylvia Hyman=2C USADear Po=2C This s=
culpture=2C titled "Mainly Mail"=2C is a gift to you not only from me but f=
rom Cathy and Jackie also. We want you to know how very deeply we appreciat=
e all you did for us while we were in China. Not only were you a superb tou=
r guide in Shanghai=2C looking after all the details to make us happy and c=
omfortable=2C but you continued to do many helpful things for us in Xi'An.A=
fter my injury at the hotel you were exceptionally helpful. And I have not =
forgotten the beautiful and delicious cake with the crown you brought to ce=
lebrate my 91st birthday.With much gratitude=2CSylvia A DVD of "Sylvia Hyma=
n=2C Eternal Wonder" BK 602 is on sale for $29.95 only (was $39.95) until t=
he end of November.Sylvia Hyman: Eternal Wonder traces the evolution of Hym=
an's career as an artist. As a master of Trompe l'eil clay=2C Hyman's sculp=
tures inspire both disorientation and delight when viewers realize that eve=
ryday objects that appear to be made of wood=2C cardboard and paper are act=
ually superbly realized simulations made of clay. Sylvia Hyman: Eternal Won=
der provides a truly inspirational portrait of both the artist and the pers=
on=2C as we discover an artist at the peak of her powers as she prepares to=
celebrate her 90th birthday. This DVD includes the 10 minute version that =
was created as part of the First Center for the Visual Arts exhibit Sylvia =
Hyman: Fictional Clay=2C as well as the 23 minute director's cut that has b=
een shown in film festivals around the world. The DVD also includes a photo=
portfolio of over 400 images tracing all the stages of Hyman's work=2C fro=
m the earliest functional pieces to her more recent sculptures. Holiday Sal=
esTime surely does fly=2C as it will soon be the holiday season again. Ther=
e are items for Hoilday sales until Nov. 23rd.A: offer 25% discount for Cer=
amic beads and Pliers. Click http://www.chineseclayart.com/mall/c110/s2572=
9/bead.asp B: We had imported many wooden boxes with the idea of packing yo=
ur valuable ceramic pieces as gifts=2C but we didn't sell many. To help our=
cash flow and clear some storage space=2C price has been reduced. Tea Bowl=
s are great gifts. price has been reduced too. please click: http://www.ch=
ineseclayart.com/mall/c110/s25729/gift.aspC: Quartz Clock=2C Original $3.50=
=2C sale $2.50. D: Multi-Functinon Hammer( M 2011)=2C Original $9.00=2C Sal=
e $7.00=3B Multi-Function Wrench (M 2012)=2C Original $10.00=2C Sale $8.00.=
F: Playing Cards with pictures of porcelain wares=2C original $5.00=2C sal=
e $4.00. Click Monthly Special Sales Plastic Stamps are upto 25% discount u=
ntil Nov. 23rd. SE 05 (Stamold) original $4.00=2C sale $3.00=3BSE 06 (Ocean=
Life) Original $3.00=2C sale $2.25=3B SE 07 (Flowers) Original $4.50=2C sa=
le $3.50=3B SE 08 (Chinese characters) Original $6.00=2C sale $4.50=3BSE 12=
(Zodiac) Original $5.00=2C Sale $3.75Custom Decals for FreeWe are going to=
have a decal factory to make some decals for the western clay art market. =
You may send us a picture of your design for a decal. If your entry is sele=
cted=2C we will pay you 50 sheets of the decal for buying the copyright of =
the image=2C plus credit for the product. Suggestions are very welcome!=20
For online version with pictures or previous version of our newsletters=2C =
please click http://www.chineseclayart.com/mall/c110/s25729/newsletter.as
"CHINESE CLAY ART" is a newsletter emailed to professional artists=2C curat=
ors=2C collectors=2C writers=2C experts=2C educators and students in the ce=
ramic field=2C who want to know about ceramic art in China and things relat=
ed. This newsletter will be a bridge between China and Western countries fo=
r the ceramic arts. Comments and suggestions are very welcome. An earlier n=
ewsletter is on the Web at: http://www.chineseclayart.com Chief Editor: Gua=
ngzhen "Po" Zhou (Copyright 2008=2C the Chinese Ceramic Art Council=2C USA.=
All rights reserved.)
Tour of Ceramics China=2C June 2009=2C (Financial add is available for edu=
cators)June 3 - June 17=2C 2009=2C 15 days: Beijing=2C Xi'an=2C Jingdezhen=
=2C Yixing and Shanghai. Costs: $3=2C950. ($50 off if signed up before Marc=
h 31=2C 2009).The cost may vary if you return to a city other than San Fran=
cisco. The fee includes international air tickets=2C local transportation=
=2C lodging=2C three meals a day=2C and tour guides/interpreters. The trave=
l agent has limited insurance=2C so we suggest that you buy your own travel=
ing insurance.Plan A: $3950 per personDay 1=2C Leave from San Francisco air=
port=2CDay 2=2C Arrive in Beijing in the evening=2C Day 3=2C Visit antique =
market of Panjiayuan early morning and Tiananmen Square and Ancient Palace =
Museum/The Forbidden City in the afternoonDay 4=2C Visit the Great Wall in =
the morning and Silk Market in the afternoon. Take an overnight train to Xi=
'an in the evening=2CDay 5=2C Arrived Xi'an in the morning. Visit Terri-cot=
ta Warriors Museum and market.Day 6=2C Visit Chenlu=2C an historical cerami=
c village and Fu-ping Ceramic Art Village.Day 7=2C Take airplane to Nanchan=
g=2C and 3-hour bus to Jingdezhen=2CDay 8=2C One-day tour in Yaoli Ancient =
Village and Mountain=2CDay 9=2C One-day tour in Jingdezhen: Ancient Porcela=
in Factory and Museum=2C Jingdezhen Ceramics Institute=2C Jingdezhen Sculpt=
ural Factory. Take over night train to Wuxi.Day 10=2C Arrive in Wuxi in the=
morning and take a 2- hour bus to Yixing=2C Day 11=2C One day tour in Yixi=
ng: artists' studios=2C Qianshu Dragon Kiln site and Yixing Ceramics Museum=
=2C Day 12=2C Visit clay art tool stores=2C and Teapot Market=2C make excha=
nges with the faculty and students at Wuxi Institute of Arts and Technology=
=2C Day 13=2C 3 hour bus to Shanghai=2C shopping and relaxing in the hotel.=
One-hour cruise on the Huangpu River=2C Day 14=2C Visit Shanghai Museum in=
the morning and Yu-yuan Garden and the market in the afternoon=2C Day 15=
=2C Leave from Pudong Airport for home and arrive in San Francisco in the m=
orning (the same day in local time).Plan B: (Continued from Plan A=2C $4750=
)Day 1 to Day 14=2C Same as Plan A=2C Day 15=2C Fly from Shanghai to Yangsh=
u/Guilin=2C Day 16-17=2C Two day tour in Guilin=2CDay 18=2C Fly from Yangsh=
u/Guilin to Shengzhen=2C transfer to Hong Kong=2CDay 19-20=2C Two-day tour =
in Hong Kong=2CDay 21=2C Leave from Hong Kong Airport for home and arrive i=
n San Francisco (or in some other city in the US in the morning (the same d=
ay in local time).Detailed information regarding the sites is listed in the=
book of "Chinese Ceramic Cultural Sites -A Traveler's Handbook". You will =
receive the book for free after you have paid the deposit. International Co=
ntemporary Teapot Exhibition at NCECA 2009The application deadline is Dec. =
10=2C 2008.For details=2C please Click http://www.chineseclayart.com/mall/c=
110/s25729/opportunity.asp Letter From Norma Harack=2C JamaicaDear Po=2CGre=
etings from Jamaica. This note comes to thank you for helping to make my tr=
ip to China to the IAC's 43rd General Assembly and Exhibition a most memora=
ble one. China is a remarkable country with great many traditions steeped i=
n history and wonderfully warm and friendly people. You are one such wonder=
ful person who helped many of us on this recent IAC cultural trip to go hom=
e with memories that will be forever etched in our hearts. Truly=2C IAC wil=
l be a better Academy for having a person such as yourself as one of their =
esteemed members. Thanks again Po and as we say on Jamaica - WALK GOOD. Nor=
ma Harack Letter From Sylvia Hyman=2C USADear Po=2C This sculpture=2C title=
d "Mainly Mail"=2C is a gift to you not only from me but from Cathy and Jac=
kie also. We want you to know how very deeply we appreciate all you did for=
us while we were in China. Not only were you a superb tour guide in Shangh=
ai=2C looking after all the details to make us happy and comfortable=2C but=
you continued to do many helpful things for us in Xi'An.After my injury at=
the hotel you were exceptionally helpful. And I have not forgotten the bea=
utiful and delicious cake with the crown you brought to celebrate my 91st b=
irthday.With much gratitude=2CSylvia A DVD of "Sylvia Hyman=2C Eternal Wond=
er" BK 602 is on sale for $29.95 only (was $39.95) until the end of Novembe=
r.Sylvia Hyman: Eternal Wonder traces the evolution of Hyman's career as an=
artist. As a master of Trompe l'eil clay=2C Hyman's sculptures inspire bot=
h disorientation and delight when viewers realize that everyday objects tha=
t appear to be made of wood=2C cardboard and paper are actually superbly re=
alized simulations made of clay. Sylvia Hyman: Eternal Wonder provides a tr=
uly inspirational portrait of both the artist and the person=2C as we disco=
ver an artist at the peak of her powers as she prepares to celebrate her 90=
th birthday. This DVD includes the 10 minute version that was created as pa=
rt of the First Center for the Visual Arts exhibit Sylvia Hyman: Fictional =
Clay=2C as well as the 23 minute director's cut that has been shown in film=
festivals around the world. The DVD also includes a photo portfolio of ove=
r 400 images tracing all the stages of Hyman's work=2C from the earliest fu=
nctional pieces to her more recent sculptures. Holiday SalesTime surely doe=
s fly=2C as it will soon be the holiday season again. There are items for H=
oilday sales until Nov. 23rd.A: offer 25% discount for Ceramic beads and Pl=
iers. Click http://www.chineseclayart.com/mall/c110/s25729/bead.asp B: We =
had imported many wooden boxes with the idea of packing your valuable ceram=
ic pieces as gifts=2C but we didn't sell many. To help our cash flow and cl=
ear some storage space=2C price has been reduced. Tea Bowls are great gifts=
. price has been reduced too. please click: http://www.chineseclayart.com/=
mall/c110/s25729/gift.aspC: Quartz Clock=2C Original $3.50=2C sale $2.50. D=
: Multi-Functinon Hammer( M 2011)=2C Original $9.00=2C Sale $7.00=3B Multi-=
Function Wrench (M 2012)=2C Original $10.00=2C Sale $8.00. F: Playing Cards=
with pictures of porcelain wares=2C original $5.00=2C sale $4.00. Click Mo=
nthly Special Sales Plastic Stamps are upto 25% discount until Nov. 23rd. S=
E 05 (Stamold) original $4.00=2C sale $3.00=3BSE 06 (Ocean Life) Original $=
3.00=2C sale $2.25=3B SE 07 (Flowers) Original $4.50=2C sale $3.50=3B SE 08=
(Chinese characters) Original $6.00=2C sale $4.50=3BSE 12 (Zodiac) Origina=
l $5.00=2C Sale $3.75Custom Decals for FreeWe are going to have a decal fac=
tory to make some decals for the western clay art market. You may send us a=
picture of your design for a decal. If your entry is selected=2C we will p=
ay you 50 sheets of the decal for buying the copyright of the image=2C plus=
credit for the product. Suggestions are very welcome!=20
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