Conference: Presenting at ‘Visualising Chinese Borders’

An MEd and PhD academic interlude (I’m writing far too many words at the moment) to present at the concluding … More

Wordgirl’s Top 10 Art Shows of 2015

Jumping on the New Year bandwagon, before jumping head first into 2016, I thought I’d share my top ten art shows of … More

‘Secrets of China’ on BBC Three/Part One – Fit in or Fail?

At the moment, it seems like China, or Asia, is a hot topic (hate that phrase) on TV in the … More

Teaching Talk, Models, Pyramids & C.S Lewis…

One of my many hats (as you readers know) is as an arts educator where I am currently undertaking a … More

New china from China: Contemporary Chinese Ceramics and Glass Symposium

Last week was whirlwind. Five days spent working in five cities across the UK, where I only just managed to … More

Sonic Sounds – Sound Arts? From plants to the sky, from bicycles to Beijing Hutongs…

Since working with and commissioning musicians and sound artists to create works for ‘The Temporary: 01’ project (listen to the … More

I bike, I ride, I cycle – Photography, Film & Design Innovation Projects

I haven’t written about cycling recently, or exercise full stop to be honest, as it’s creeping into a brisk British … More

A Universal Icon Language(?) – Visual (Mandarin) Chinese

Mandarin, Chinese, is my weight on my shoulders…the language I wish I knew inside out, the dialect I wish I … More