Archive for January, 2012

Masts as Aspirations: A Guest Post by Franz Amador

Image by Franz Amador

Back in the fall, I was in Port Townsend for the “Close to Home” workshop with Stuart Sipahigil and Ray Ketcham. There I spent some time with old friends, Ellie and Dorothy, and had a chance to meet one of my blog readers, Franz Amador. Read More

the missing canvas

January 27, 2012  |  africa, giveaways  |  43 Comments

Two years after returning from my African safari, my sister requested a large canvas for a big wall space. Finally a piece of my work that would hang in her beautifully decorated home Read More

bao bei

January 26, 2012  |  stories, stuff  |  30 Comments

Bao bei directly translated means “my darling”. As long as I can remember I’ve loved these buns. The version I had as a child Read More

better than buckley’s?

January 25, 2012  |  stories, stuff  |  15 Comments

The strangest stores in Chinatown have always been places where you buy dehydrated or preserved foods–at least to me because other than a couple of remedies for bruises and sore throats Read More

chinese new year

January 23, 2012  |  stories, stuff  |  18 Comments

The Year of the Water Dragon is here and with it comes the traditional celebrations and family gatherings. On the weekend I headed down to Vancouver’s Chinatown Read More