More December

This little guy clung to our cold studio walls. The first lizard I have seen in China.

More Logically placed people. One must know is place.

On Chinese paper and wood

November and December at the studio

Inspired by astronomers from Ptolemy to Sagan
I also get to use the nail gun

It helps when making spread sheets


Pure and simple


Looking out the front gate of our compound at CCD 300


Our coal for heating. And some builders working on the shop next door. Julian swapped welding techniques with them.

New work. I will argue that it's a logical position.

Ink and acrylic on paper and wood. Perverting traditional techniques as much as possible.


more of it

Studio Update November,

Studio Update November,

It's getting cold at the studio.  Our coal heat should start soon.  At least Julian is doing his part recycling, to lessen our sizable carbon footprint.






Tight view from above Julian's sculpture

Julian with his work. He makes bending steel into fluid shapes, look easy

Really nice lines...

It moves some to imitate the motion.

Julian at work.

Studio visit Simon and Annmarie

Open house at the studio

Wes would make a good hand model

Me

Julian

hopeful or forlorn maybe both

Its a nice space for parties if we could only keep it clean.

Julian gets into his medium

Dian comes along

WMDs?

More studio update...

More studio update...

Playing with new work (I have also been messing with my Rubik's cube, can you tell?)

large acrylic on paper and board

Tell me is this a logical Rubik's combination or not?

Filling the walls for our opening party.

not really studio news but on Sunday October 19th 2008 I ran the Beijing Marathon

Marijana took this picture of me finishing. 

She catches my face in the ecstasy of long distance running.

studio update and more

studio update

we have had some guests by the studio

we put them to work

dangerous work too....

no compensation...

nice big table, with help from Marijana..

the on the way to the noodle shop... 

we have our own hutong table and chairs...

a very serious pose... the last time the table was clean

the mobile-wall keeps my eyes safe from the arc welding sparks

Eight really heavy wheel-barrow wheels and other developments.

Stuff is happening at the studio. Getting to work. Not many comforts yet.

Julian got a delivery of metal. I was prepared for some heavy lifting but the guy could drive his cart right into the shop.

The bike is a three wheeled electric. With a ten hour battery. Julian followed him on his small motor bike.

A lot of room to work on the floor. I really need a table.

why yes, that is a new hair cut.

starting the big stencils.

Everyone seems to like girls with long hair and a bag.

Putting some stuff on the walls. We desperately need some furniture. The two blue stools are the only thing to sit and/or work on at the moment.

Julian unloading scrap metal. It took two trucks to deliver the stuff. The first truck hit a bump shattering its windshield. We could not drive this one in. So we unloaded it piece by piece. Yes it is raining.

Julian and his Chinese teacher/procurement assistant in front of the metal.

I think it has a finished quality before he even starts. Maybe its the white walls and the orange pipe.

Julian and I. Moments later we headed out into a rainy Beijing night and had no trouble finding a taxi. In addition to the artists and galleries in cao chang di, there is a pretty good, but very "Chinese" street market. The community is a mix of very meger Chinese homes and businesses, next to gated artist studios and galleries. It is very friendly and you can find just about anything you need nearby. There are a number of good sized dogs something I never see inside the second ring road. Over the weekend we had a good number of walk-ins. Most were other artists from the area checking out the new guys. Others were sight-seers. This really forces me to work on my Chinese.