Damyang

담양

A lush bamboo forest on top of a small hill. To tour the whole forest leisurely only takes about 1 1/2 hours. You'll end up with so many photos of bamboo you won't know which to choose to post. Like many beautiful places in S. Korea, it is filled with many people- the kind of people you want to claw your eyes out and make you thankful you don't have children at this moment in your life. We managed to find the smaller paths which were less occupied and enjoyed the peaceful sounds of the bamboo swaying.

The souvenir shops just outside sell some things made of bamboo, but it's basically all junk you don't need. There is bamboo flavored ice cream, which was anticlimactic since the flavor was so mild you could barely tell there was a flavor. However, it is colored bright green, if you like food coloring.

fan, lungs

2011.

Explored texture and layers. Modeled from a fan acquired from one of my trips to the Philippines. Fabric and wood. Cobalt blue. Ancestry. Family.

Lungs. Researched anatomy, texture. The way the tissues move. Expanding, contracting. Breath. Thought of my mother. She gave me breath and I  wanted to do the same.

Suamgol

A cute little neighborhood called Suamgol- Tucked in the hills, a hidden gem of creative expression line the walls. It was a refreshing walk with cool clean crisp air. Could this be one of the few places where creativity is freely expressed in this country? 

Namsan/Seoul Tower

A place where you can view Seoul in all of it's presence. Beautiful, exciting and chaotic. A city that will run you over or push you around, but will feed you and love you if you let it.

HK day

Nosebleed section at ATT park. Not one bad seat in the house!

Double yolk

Didn't know double yolks were real. I'm reminded of the glass eggs I made a long time ago.

Berlin

Feb 2014