My life in Jingdezhen


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July 10th 2011
Published: July 13th 2011
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Here are a series of photographs with some accompanying text. I do not have time to write a long explanation about what you see. The days are filled with working in the studio and having fun with friends. A good combination for the summer away from teaching. The first images are from a party I was invited to by two Jingdezhen Ceramic Art Institute (JCI) students who have worked at Sanbao. The... Read Full Entry



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Jeremy VaughenJeremy Vaughen
Jeremy Vaughen

Jingdezhen Ceramic Institute English teacher for the past two years. His parents live near Macalester.
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We went to a building site where we were told we could find old pottery shards. Just as the taxi drops us off it begins to rain very hard.
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Here we are digging through muddy, sloppy piles of landfill that has been dumped here from construction in town. There were lots of shards, some old, some obviously new and a LOT OF STINKY GABAGE!!!
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My shoes will never be the same
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What artists will do to find a small treasure
EROTIC GLAZE SHOPEROTIC GLAZE SHOP
EROTIC GLAZE SHOP

Xiaowen apprehensively having her photo taken in front of the glaze sample forms in what I call the erotic glaze shop. As Freud would say, "Sometimes a phallic glaze sample is just a phallic glaze sample!"



13th July 2011

Niiiice!
a dance party - it's SO YOU!!! Are you recognizing more Chinese words as they flow by in conversation? Hope you're finding time to get some clay stuff done! It sounds like you are enjoying your summer - At this time, what is your return date? It's going to be really hot here the rest of July - so says the weather guy... it will feel like China! Gardens are going well, lots of rain, not too many bugs. Its a good day for a bike ride today -- then gotta get some work done weed-whacking. Kristen offered to go up to see her gma last weekend!! So she and I drove up for the day. It was a good time in the car - just talking and dreaming and being together. what a nice feeling. and Mom was delighted to have the visit. I had just taken her up to my brother's lake place over the 4th of July weekend - had to talk her into it, but she seemed to enjoy the time. Good Cuban salsa group at the Cedar last week-- "Maraca' - saw all the 'old timers' there. nice to dance on that spacious wood floor. It looked like a dance studio where you were teaching for that dance party -- was it? take care, keep having fun! j
18th June 2013

Memories!
Congrats on your return trip--which brings back memories of our visit there--with you & the MN group--a few years back! Can't wait to see your new work.

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