tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2944652687094420462024-03-13T07:16:53.981-07:00SHIJUN ART JOURNEYA life journey to artShijun Munnshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10905435303068900261noreply@blogger.comBlogger57125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-294465268709442046.post-38053543724581749812019-12-31T12:19:00.000-08:002019-12-31T12:25:46.533-08:002019 Year in Review<div style="text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="color: #666666;"> </span><span style="font-size: 12pt;">I am honor to have my oil painting “Peace Messenger”
selected for display at the Marietta Cobb Museum of Art Exhibition "Metro Montage
2019”. My painting "Peace Messenger" was on display throughout the summer.</span></span><!--[if gte mso 9]><xml>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="color: #666666;"> My painting "Peace Messenger" in front of the Cobb Museum of Art 2019</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="color: #666666;"> I am excited to be in a new gallery this year. North Park Gallery in located in Marietta, GA</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="color: #666666;"><a href="http://www.northpark.gallery/" target="_blank">North Park Gallery</a></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="color: #666666;">My new painting "Dolphin Bay", oil on canvas 30x40". This year I participated in many fine art festivals throughout the southeastern US. It was great meeting friends and new collectors. Some art festivals from 2019:</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="color: #666666;">Inman Park Art Festival</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="color: #666666;">Virginia Beach Neptune Festival</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="color: #666666;">Asheville Fine Art Show</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="color: #666666;">Art in the Park, Marietta</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="color: #666666;">And others<a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-QcB0RkI_3QM/XgueS2D6yDI/AAAAAAAATMU/9jlT-bYid5cDzBZDMw5rWM5hq77msLbCQCLcBGAsYHQ/s1600/e.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="479" data-original-width="640" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-QcB0RkI_3QM/XgueS2D6yDI/AAAAAAAATMU/9jlT-bYid5cDzBZDMw5rWM5hq77msLbCQCLcBGAsYHQ/s1600/e.jpg" /></a></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="color: #666666;"> Cultural trip to Britain and Northern France in September</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="color: #666666;"> Stonehenge, England. </span><span style="color: #666666;"><span style="color: #666666;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">Walking around the windy grounds of Stonehenge I instantly
felt the energy from the universe..</span></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="color: #666666;"> </span></span><span style="color: grey; font-family: "times new roman"; font-size: 14.0pt;">British Museum ~Discover two million years of past and human culture.</span></div>
<span style="color: grey; font-family: "times new roman"; font-size: 14.0pt;">My favorite exhibit: Dunghuang Frescoes from the Chinese Buddhist Mogao Grottos.</span><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="color: #666666;"> </span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="color: #666666;"> </span><span style="color: grey; font-size: 14.0pt;">National Gallery of Great Britain-London 2019. So excited to enjoy
these master's paintings myself that I have longtime loved.</span></span></div>
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A stop at Mont St Michel, France. A perfect sunset evening: walk with sheep,
watch the sea with seagulls, failed to wait until the tide rose<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">. </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="color: #666666;"> Mont St. Michel at sunset while p</span></span><span style="color: grey; font-size: 14.0pt;">arting and looking back, the entire sacred
mountain looks like a sacred being practicing ... tranquility, concentration,
and energy flow ...</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="color: #666666;"> </span><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="color: #666666;">I am honor to have my oil painting “Garden II” selected for inclusion in the 2020 art calendar by CFM International. In the past 30 years DFM has selected representative artists from company's client countries to produce these beautiful art calendars every year</span>. </span></span><!--[if gte mso 9]><xml>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="color: #666666;"> CFM large calendar next to a smaller tabletop calendar. </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="color: #666666;"> My brief artist bio from the CFM calendar for 2020</span></span></div>
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of paintings and sculpture by SSA founding members. There will be artwork from
emerging artists to longtime professionals and from classical art styles to
contemporary leading edge creations.</span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="color: #666666;">My oil painting "Blessings" on display at the </span></span><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="color: #666666;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="color: #666666;">Southern Society Of Artists 2019 Annual Group Exhibition</span></span><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="color: #666666;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> held at the Abernathy Art Center, Sandy Springs, GA. </span></span></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="color: #666666;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="color: #666666;">My oil painting "Golden Autumn" on display at the </span></span><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="color: #666666;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="color: #666666;">Southern Society Of Artists 2019 Annual Group Exhibition</span></span><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="color: #666666;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> held at the Abernathy Art Center, Sandy Springs, GA.</span></span></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="color: #666666;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="color: #666666;">My oil paintings "Blessings" and "Golden Autumn" on display at the </span></span><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="color: #666666;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="color: #666666;">Southern Society Of Artists 2019 Annual Group Exhibition</span></span><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="color: #666666;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> held at the Abernathy Art Center, Sandy Springs, GA.</span></span></span></span></span></div>
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Studio winners for this year's River of Words art contest! <a href="http://shijunartstudio.blogspot.com/2019/03/river-of-words-2018-19-art-contest.html" target="_blank">River of Words Art Contest 2019</a> </span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="color: #666666;"><span style="color: grey; font-family: "verdana";">I am so lucky to have many talented students at Shijun Art Studio. Here are some of the winning artwork from the State Fish art contest 2019, June</span> </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="color: #666666;"> September 2019 was a perfect time to visit the UK. </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="color: #666666;"><span style="font-family: "times new roman"; font-size: 12.0pt;">The day I went to Stonehenge, England, it was
the traditional Chinese Mid-Autumn Festival. A frosty autumn moon shone down
upon travelers who walked around the windy grounds of Stonehenge, and instantly
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="color: #666666;"> The ancient stones of Stonehenge. Gift from master sculptors of a bygone era. </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="color: #666666;"> The Avon river flows under the Pulteney Bridge through the old Roman town of Bath. Bath is one of the most elegant old towns in the UK. Known for its Georgian architectural style.</span></span></div>
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<span style="color: grey; font-family: "times new roman"; font-size: 14.0pt;">My favorite exhibit: Dunghuang Frescoes from the Chinese Buddhist Mogao Grottos. </span><!--[if gte mso 9]><xml>
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Rosetta stone, which was made in AD.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>before 196, the inscription on the monument was written in ancient
Egyptian hieroglyphics, Egyptian cursive script and ancient Greek, and was used
by the ancient king of Ptolemy V. The modern archeologists have the opportunity
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these master's paintings myself that I have longtime loved.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="color: #666666;"> "The Toilet of Venus" by Diego Velázquez at the National Museum, UK</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="color: #666666;">In London with my good friend. We are like two new students in front of a palace of art. </span></span></div>
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<span style="color: grey; font-size: 14.0pt;">Cambridge Phantom ~ London, UK 2019. Knowing Cambridge started from
Xu Zhimo's "Farewell to Cambridge" ~ "I walked away quietly,
just as I came quietly; I waved my sleeves and did not take away a
cloud."<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I was looking to discover
the poet Kangqiao and came to here,<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>didn't meet Kangqiao, but met a woman performing a bubble blowing at
King's College.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>In the psychedelic
style she plays, the ordinary blowing bubbles bring emotions and stories. They
gather like spirits in front of Cambridge's elegant buildings, and change into
a dreamlike Cambridge...</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="color: #666666;"> More dreamlike, magical bubbles</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="color: #666666;"> Harry Potter type street in Cambridge</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="color: #666666;"> Regent street in London</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="color: #666666;">Westminster </span></span></div>
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stop at Mont St Michel on the way, a perfect sunset evening: walk with sheep,
watch the sea with seagulls, failed to wait until the tide rose<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Parting and looking back, the entire sacred
mountain looks like a sacred being practicing ... tranquility, concentration,
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="color: #666666;">Relaxing for a moment with Mont St. Michel behind me. </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="color: #666666;"> We shared our walk in the peaceful French countryside with these handsome sheep. </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="color: #666666;"> Daytime at the ancient St. Michel when the tide is out</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="color: #666666;">Amazing and unforgettable sunset at Mont St. Michel. These scene makes for a wonderful end to our European cultural journey 2019</span></span></div>
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Shijun Munnshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10905435303068900261noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-294465268709442046.post-62144173583745393212019-02-09T21:03:00.000-08:002019-02-11T11:33:44.883-08:00Shijun Art 2018 Year in Review<div style="text-align: center;">
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<span style="color: #666666;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">I am honor to have been selected as an Asian artist in American for inclusion in the May edition of Unity, Celebrating Asian-Pacific American Heritage Month. </span></span></span></div>
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south of China full of history and famous for an active aesthetic nature, she
says. Art has been a part of Munns’ life since the age of 10. “<b><span style="font-weight: normal;">I am devoted to the creation of art with an eastern spirit of
tranquility and harmony wedded with the colorful vitality of Western art,”
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="color: #666666;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><b><span style="font-weight: normal;">“My art explores the cultural,
spiritual and philosophical meanings of home through the celebration of women.
“Summer II” is a representation of a Chinese woman wearing a traditional
celebration dress. The colorful flowers depict life in the summertime, the
white crane in her dress is a symbol of renewal; and the Guanyin figures or
beings, in the background represent compassion. </span></b></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="color: #666666;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><b><span style="font-weight: normal;">“Peace flows from an inner sanctuary
in ourselves,” says Munns, referring to “Peace,” a woman’s portrait with white
doves-a worldwide symbol of peace-surrounding her head. Munns describes “Girl
With Owl” a portrait of a young Tibetan and her bird, as a minimalist piece
using negative space to draw the viewer into a world that is rapidly
disappearing.</span></b></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="color: #666666;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><b><span style="font-weight: normal;">Munns teaches all forms of art,
including Chinese brush painting and manga (Japanese comics). She is a founding
member of the primarily Asian-American artist community in the Atlanta, Georgia,
area that promotes the artistic essence of Chinese traditions overseas. </span></b></span></span></span></div>
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Taken from Unity, Celebrating Asian-Pacific American
Heritage Month, May 2018. Edition No. 90</span></span></span><br />
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<span style="color: #666666;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"> "Peace" oil on linen, 16x16" 2017 </span></span></span><span style="color: #666666;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "times new roman"; font-size: 12.0pt;">©Shijun Munns</span><!--[if gte mso 9]><xml>
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went to a city to enjoy a painting. I went to a country just for one
person... I didn’t go to his museum to see his paintings. I have his
art already engraved in my heart. The night is listening to the distant
bells on the water network canal. With the wind blowing, I recall that
he has also heard the same voice, and I am sensing a kind of inexplicable
feeling in the heart... Holland, the home of Van Gogh.</span></div>
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a city of humanity and friendship, when you come to here you will
understand why a small town will have great artists like Van Gogh and
Jan Vermeer, who painted the “Girl with a Pearl Earring", two different
centuries, two completely different artistic styles, but also attached to
some kind of pursuit, although Van Gogh's paintings and life have been
hotly debated for a long time, undoubtedly, his biography "The
Life" has ignited the hearts of countless young artists in the 1980s...
After reading this book under the stars of the South of China, his
relentless pursuit of spiritual life has so touched me.</span></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #666666;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"> Voledam and Marken: Peace, beauty and good food on the Dutch coast. The road along the sea is packed with small restaurants and street-food stalls that celebrate the local food: its strategic location and its characteristic architecture became a favorite destination for many artists, so much so that even Picasso and Renoir spent their holidays here.</span></span></span></div>
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the Netherlands, we flew to France. This peaceful land is inextricably
linked to the Netherlands, even in the old windmills.</span></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #666666;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Paris...Musée de l'Orangerie~ Watching Monet's
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Musée du Louvre) Many works have been seen countless times (printed matter),
some paintings have been studied, or are inspired by the brilliance of humanity
emanating from the original, this is probably art. </span></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #666666;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">The power of it; visit the
central square of the Louvre on the night of departure, see the sharp lines of
the pyramid magically connected with the surrounding classical buildings, as if
quietly describing the meaning of "tolerance"...(Painting by Delacroix)</span></span></span></div>
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color, music and digital images that is most anticipated in 2018.</span></span></span></div>
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vicissitudes of life, and for a long time, they have supported the heavy
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in the Bordeaux region, is a famous French wine region and a world heritage
town; the summer is deep into the underground kiln but cool, criss-crossing
There are hidden wines of all ages in the squat channel... the fading relief
and the goddess of worship... The traditional French winemaking ritual is
awe-inspiring... In this era of quick success, the elegance of French cinema,
French art The creativity, the metaphorical meaning of French novels, and even
a long-standing attitude of French red wine, All reminiscent...</span></span></span></div>
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centuries, the familiar writers Duras, Coronation, Sartre, Kingsburg,
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lingering in the left bank and various cafes... When we arrived Paris, we met
the annual music festival, the entire left bank of Paris and each of the cafés
on the corners of the street are full of music, and we naturally participate in
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"Bonjour" (hello), remind me of the French oil painting "night
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<span style="color: #666666;">Welcome to our year-long mixed-media course Art Walk Alchemy
2019! The 2019 theme is centered around totems and talismans—those ideas,
objects, and emblems that represent something significant in our lives. The 24
lessons (plus several bonus lessons!) will incorporate literal or metaphoric
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watercolor, pastel, and acrylic painting; mono-printing; explosion boxes;
collages; spirit dolls; and mixed media. They will be taught by 24 stellar working
artists whose art you know and love. This course is suitable for all artistic
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genius was to express inner truths of the human psyche, and his gaze penetrated
beneath the external appearance of the world. Exploring this realm beneath the
surface.</span></span></span></a></span></span></span></span></div>
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hallmarks of Rodin's style—his affinity for the partial figure, his focus on
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desire to retain the marks of the sculptural process on his finished works—were
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Shijun Munnshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10905435303068900261noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-294465268709442046.post-82752018980573861132018-01-02T12:39:00.000-08:002018-01-02T12:45:07.787-08:00Illustration for Children's book Wally & Filbert<div style="text-align: center;">
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am honored to have corroborated as an illustrator with my amazingly talented writer and friend Alizah Anne
Kaite on her recent book "Filbert and Wally, Chattahoochee Daydreams" a children's book. Here is a link for info: <a data-lynx-mode="async" data-lynx-uri="https://l.facebook.com/l.php?u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.filbertandwally.com%2F&h=ATOVHZ3UQVEFuVuHxLckDFzz8nIayB0Q7_H6KOVHuNcShQKUItQ2oHNBWjSBj5WRLpiNYX_q1qy1rr8xfS1Du1TmS8Y4M4SxzjdqWXlhG01YkCMf-Vd3WfTVaJXZ0Wi3-QH_bLPbzUsZNnOpR-Nb_Vt0Ll-eeBi9f0vsd9ed3vY62KBI8DWCDTnVAaPdcX6AkuvHAmdfH2SwYES27sjgVSLRsBt8ICU2Z2VXgDCfvG0sGxpRvY8nHxqZKb7OcfghO7k" href="http://www.filbertandwally.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://<wbr></wbr><span class="word_break"></span>www.filbertandwally.com/</a></span></span></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #666666;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Alizah with me during a show and tell at a local school.</span></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #666666;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Wally is the Barred Owl and Filbert is a green Georgia Tree Frog. </span></span></span><span style="font-size: 23px;"><span style="font-family: , sans-serif;"><span style="color: #666666;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">A
barred owl and a tree frog learn about true friendship and
self-awareness while hamming it up along the banks of the Chattahoochee
River in Georgia. If you are interested in more information about this book click here https://www.filbertandwally.com/</span></span></span></span></span></div>
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Shijun Munnshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10905435303068900261noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-294465268709442046.post-50217716234023248462017-09-21T20:16:00.000-07:002017-09-21T20:41:19.953-07:00Shijun Art Published in Living Magazine<div style="text-align: center;">
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<span style="color: #666666; font-family: "verdana";">It was like I was back home in </span><span style="color: #666666; font-family: "verdana";">Sri Lanka</span><span style="color: #666666; font-family: "verdana";"> as I stand in the kitchen lit with
golden sunlight. The rays sing a warm tune that the flourishing potted plants
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As the dogs bark outside, I'm treated to a tour of the paintings on the wall,
after which the hostess and I return to the kitchen table for a chat. Across
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<span style="color: #666666; font-family: "verdana"; font-size: 12.0pt;">Growing up in </span><span style="color: #666666; font-family: "verdana"; font-size: 12.0pt;">China</span><span style="color: #666666; font-family: "verdana"; font-size: 12.0pt;">'s </span><span style="color: #666666; font-family: "verdana"; font-size: 12.0pt;">Guangdong</span><span style="color: #666666; font-family: "verdana"; font-size: 12.0pt;"> </span><span style="color: #666666; font-family: "verdana"; font-size: 12.0pt;">Province</span><span style="color: #666666; font-family: "verdana"; font-size: 12.0pt;">, Shijun discovered her
love for drawing at the age of 10. She graduated from the Guangdong Academy of
Arts in 1987 and has since established an international following - a segment
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<span style="color: #666666;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="color: #666666;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="color: #666666;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"> </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><span style="color: #666666; font-family: "verdana";">There is a ethereal calmness in her personality that seeps
through Shijun's paintings. Her work commonly depicts women with soft features,
porcelain skin and almond eyes: a face that draws inspiration from the faces of
women in </span><span style="color: #666666; font-family: "verdana";">Tibet</span><span style="color: #666666; font-family: "verdana";">, a region that Shijun holds close to
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'Image of </span><span style="color: #666666; font-family: "verdana"; font-size: 12.0pt;">Tibet</span><span style="color: #666666; font-family: "verdana"; font-size: 12.0pt;">' depicts a young Tibetan
girl from the shoulders up. Her dark hair, neatly parted down the middle, is
tucked into a thick scarf that's tightly wrapped around the bottom half of her
face, revealing only her pale nose, rosy cheeks and the window to her soul -
brown eyes.</span><br />
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</span><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>With
a watery background of pale yellows and ochres, the painting is minimalistic.
Its simplicity provides little to look at; and yet, it is this simplicity that
offers a continuous stream of questions about the girl in the painting and </span>her
story.</span><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="color: #666666;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"> </span> </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></div>
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turquoise leaves that closely resemble tarnished copper. The woman's face has a
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reminds me of Eve in the Garden of Eden but her eyes, the sharpest element of
the painting, depict a clarity and serenity that is reminiscent of Mother
Nature. To me, the painting pairs well with the words of Kublai Khan, Samual
Coleridge's highly interpretive poem that's rich with imagery, metaphors and
biblical references. </span></span></span></span></span></span><br />
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<span style="color: #666666; font-family: "verdana";">It isn't
often that I'm invited into the home of artists whom I interview; a quality
that is reflected even in Shijun's paintings. Her work is highly interpretive
but not in a complex, haughty, fine-art sort of way.</span></div>
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understanding of art, Shijun has a way of using her brush to narrate a story to
which we can all relate. They aren't stories that we fit into; but rather the
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paintings that combine the trio of realism, impressionism and abstraction,
Shijun is an artist with traditional roots, a modern edge and a spiritual
energy that's as refreshing as it is necessary in today's chaotic world. </span></span></span></span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="color: #666666;">Saashya writes a art column for Living Magazine called 'Brushstrokes'</span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="color: #666666;"> Some of my artwork published in Living magazine</span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="color: #666666;"> With Saashya at my home </span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="color: #666666;">My talented new friend Saashya in my home</span></span></span></div>
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Shijun Munnshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10905435303068900261noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-294465268709442046.post-67354245866433645932017-02-03T21:09:00.000-08:002017-02-03T21:41:34.264-08:00Journey to China 2016<div style="text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="color: #666666;"><span style="background-color: white;"> </span></span><span style="font-weight: normal;">Never knew how much I love to see the Ancestral Temple of Foshan</span></span></span></div>
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<![endif]--><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">With a long history dating back to approximately 5,000 years, the city
gained its name from the three Buddha statues unearthed in this area in the
Tang Dynasty (618-907). Having a temperate climate with abundant rainfall, it
has been a land of fish and rice. Besides fishing and farming, the local
craftsmen were also known for their skills in making ceramics. Thriving
handicraft industries, commerce, and the arts made Foshan one of the four most
famous towns in Tang and Song (960-1279) dynasties. It has a reputation as the
home of Chinese ceramic arts, Cantonese operas and martial arts. </span><span style="color: #666666;"><span style="background-color: white;"><a href="https://2.bp.blogspot.com/-HsDJMfLZltM/WJVZYJ4WdBI/AAAAAAAAHOM/ysI2ExCbpNsFWf6pVfWa7RmoYQT4H2uhQCLcB/s1600/d.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://2.bp.blogspot.com/-HsDJMfLZltM/WJVZYJ4WdBI/AAAAAAAAHOM/ysI2ExCbpNsFWf6pVfWa7RmoYQT4H2uhQCLcB/s1600/d.jpg" /></a></span></span><span style="font-weight: normal;">Step into a world of rich culture and history and discover how this very
site was the coveted jewel in the crown when it comes to the preservation of
Chinese arts that has influenced the rest of the world. </span></span></span><a href="https://4.bp.blogspot.com/-EIZq1hxhgp4/WJVZJLaYkWI/AAAAAAAAHMg/3OKcIKWIqTAbn48wxCKKW1LZsYzL7OOYACLcB/s1600/E.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://4.bp.blogspot.com/-EIZq1hxhgp4/WJVZJLaYkWI/AAAAAAAAHMg/3OKcIKWIqTAbn48wxCKKW1LZsYzL7OOYACLcB/s1600/E.jpg" /></a></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="color: #666666;"><span style="background-color: white;">My <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">a</span>ncestral home in LongChuan County,Guangdong.</span></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="color: #666666;"><span style="background-color: white;">Poem<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"> written on <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">a</span></span></span></span><span style="color: #666666;"><span style="background-color: white;">ncestral home in LongChuan by an uncle. </span></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="color: #666666;"><span style="background-color: white;"> </span></span><span style="color: #666666;"><span style="background-color: white;">Ancestral home in LongChuan</span></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="color: #666666;"><span style="background-color: white;"> Ri<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">c</span>e paddy in Longchuan</span></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="color: #666666;"><span style="background-color: white;"> Preparing a feast at a</span></span><span style="color: #666666;"><span style="background-color: white;">ncestral home in LongChuan</span></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="color: #666666;"><span style="background-color: white;">Stuffed tofu, a regional specialty </span></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="color: #666666;"><span style="background-color: white;">Fried barbecue pork rind </span></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="color: #666666;"><span style="background-color: white;"> Southern China water chestnet</span></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="color: #666666;"><span style="background-color: white;">Produce from the southern China market </span></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="color: #666666;"><span style="background-color: white;">Guangdong Dim-Sum </span></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="color: #666666;"><span style="background-color: white;"> Field trip to Suzhou</span></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="color: #666666;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="color: #666666;"><span style="background-color: white;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;"><span style="color: grey;">Reading ten thousand books is not as useful as
traveling ten thousand miles. ~ Chinese proverb</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="color: #666666;"><span style="background-color: white;">Ancient city gateway into Suzhou</span></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="color: #666666;"><span style="background-color: white;"> Suzhou and an amazing water village</span></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="color: #666666;"><span style="background-color: white;"> Ancient garden in Suzhou</span></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="color: #666666;"><span style="background-color: white;">Taisi water garden in Suzhou </span></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="color: #666666;"><span style="background-color: white;"> A rainy day in Hungzhou, west lake.</span></span></span></span></div>
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Shijun Munnshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10905435303068900261noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-294465268709442046.post-60259369055625585382016-12-07T11:31:00.000-08:002016-12-07T11:34:57.318-08:00Shijun art published as cover image for Natural Awakenings<div style="text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="color: #666666;"> I am most honored to have my painting "Serenade" selected for the cover of Natural Awakens magazine 2016 September issue. Also, a big thank you for the wonderful artist bio by freelance writer April Thompson----</span></span><br />
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<span style="color: #666666;"><span style="mso-fareast-language: ZH-CN;">''Art is healing
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viewers with ethereal images of gardens, animals, mermaids, women and other
evocative subjects painted in lush, warm colors. Munns is inspired by the
beauty of nature, humanity and the fantasy world of fairy tales. Her cover
work, Serenade, evokes the importance of friendship and the joy of music, as
well as the peace and good fortune symbolized by the dove. </span></span></div>
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<![endif]--><span style="font-family: "times new roman"; font-size: 12.0pt;">Munns was born and raised in Foshan and </span><span style="font-family: "times new roman"; font-size: 12.0pt;">is a graduate of the Guangzhou Academy of Fine Arts. She has received numerous awards for her artistic achievements in both painting and art
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<![endif]--><span style="font-family: "times new roman"; font-size: 12.0pt;">Her work has been exhibited in galleries and art
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"Serenade" 2006 oil on canvas 36"x36" by Shijun Munns. This painting is in a collection of a Japanese art collector</div>
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<span style="color: #666666;">for more info:<a href="https://issuu.com/milehighnaturalawakenings/docs/sept16_denver_web" target="_blank">Natural Awakenings Magazine</a></span></div>
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Shijun Munnshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10905435303068900261noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-294465268709442046.post-40356838016177668572016-08-12T12:03:00.000-07:002016-08-12T12:03:24.582-07:00Solo Exhibition of New Works by Shijun Munns<div style="text-align: center;">
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<span style="color: #666666;"> I had a great time at a new location for a solo exhibition in Atlanta's old 4th ward at the Modello Salon. There were many wonderful people and friends that came by to visit and see my new art. </span></div>
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<span style="color: #666666;"> "A land of Idyllic Beauty II" by Shijun Munns, 2016 oil on canvas 36x36"</span></div>
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<span style="color: #666666;"> "Celebration III" by Shijun Munns</span></div>
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<span style="color: #666666;">"Blessed Season II" by Shijun Munns, oil on canvas 2016, 30x30" </span></div>
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<span style="color: #666666;"> "Gateway" by Shijun Munns, oil on canvas, 22x28"</span></div>
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Shijun Munnshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10905435303068900261noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-294465268709442046.post-76402492949018864782016-07-16T20:32:00.002-07:002016-08-11T08:29:40.612-07:00Chihuly in the Atlanta Botanical Garden 2016<div style="text-align: center;">
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Fiori Boat and Niijima Floats - Chihuly Glass Art, 2016</div>
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Fiori Boat and Niijima Floats - Chihuly Glass Art, 2016</div>
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Fiori Boat and Niijima Floats - Chihuly Glass Art, 2016</div>
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Sol del Citron - Chihuly Glass Art, 2014 </div>
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Carmel and Red Fiori - Chihuly Glass Art, 2015 </div>
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Turquoise Marlins and Floats - Chihuly Glass Art, 2015</div>
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Ikebana - Chihuly Glass Art, 2002-2009</div>
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Indigo Blue Icicle Tower-Chihuly Glass Art 2015</div>
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Trumpet Flower Arbor - Chihuly Glass Art,1997</div>
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Sol del Citron - Chihuly Glass Art, 2014</div>
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Sapphire Star - Chihuly Glass Art, 2010</div>
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Turquoise Marlins and Floats - Chihuly Glass Art, 2015</div>
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Carmel and Red Fiori - Chihuly Glass Art, 2015 </div>
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Black and Green Striped Herons with Icicle Clusters - Chihuly Glass Art, 2015 </div>
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Fern Dell Paintbrushes - Chihuly Glass Art, 2016 </div>
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Three Graces Tower - Chihuly Glass Art, 2016</div>
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Shijun Munnshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10905435303068900261noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-294465268709442046.post-31147516820207931952016-01-18T19:25:00.000-08:002016-01-18T19:25:10.253-08:00Shijun Art 2015 Year in Review<div style="text-align: center;">
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Open Eyes, Open Hearts in our Global Village <a href="http://shijunartstudio.blogspot.com/2015/03/art-judging-for-atlantic-institute-art.html" target="_blank">Atlantic Institute Art Contest 2015</a></div>
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Shijun Munnshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10905435303068900261noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-294465268709442046.post-40421715417879674012016-01-07T20:58:00.002-08:002016-01-07T20:58:31.277-08:00Ancient Chinese Art Exhibition at the Metropolitan Museum, NYC 2015<div style="text-align: center;">
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<span style="color: #666666;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">This exhibition explores the impact of Chinese aesthetics on Western fashion and how China has fueled the fashionable imagination for centuries. </span></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #666666;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">From the earliest period of European contact with China in the sixteenth century, the West has been enchanted with enigmatic objects and imagery from the East, providing inspiration for fashion designers from Paul Poiret to Yves Saint Laurent, whose fashions are infused at every turn with romance, nostalgia, and make-believe. Through the looking glass of fashion, designers conjoin disparate stylistic references into a pastiche of Chinese aesthetic and cultural traditions. </span></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #666666;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">The exhibition features more than 140 examples of haute couture and avant-garde ready-to-wear alongside Chinese art. Filmic representations of China are incorporated throughout to reveal how our visions of China are framed by narratives that draw upon popular culture, and also to recognize the importance of cinema as a medium through which to understand the richness of Chinese history. </span></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #666666;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">National Gallery, Wash., DC </span></span></span><br />
<span style="color: #666666;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">I with my family had a great trip to NYC, Boston and Washington, DC this past summer. </span></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #666666;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Metropolitan Museum of Art</span></span></span><span style="color: #666666;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"> NYC</span></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #666666;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"></span></span><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="color: #666666;"><span style="color: #666666;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"> I am honored to have my solo art show at Emory University May 2014 <a href="http://artshijun.blogspot.com/2014/05/shijun-munns-solo-show-at-emory.html" target="_blank">shijun solo-show-at-emory.html</a></span></span><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-Y1Zt3dm5oec/VKTiDlkP6nI/AAAAAAAAD_o/zYlII3GKagU/s1600/B.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-Y1Zt3dm5oec/VKTiDlkP6nI/AAAAAAAAD_o/zYlII3GKagU/s1600/B.jpg" /></a></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="color: #666666;"> My art show "All that is Fun" at the Defoor Art Centre, Atlanta, GA May-July 2014</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="color: #666666;"> Amazing trip to China. My home town Foshan May-June 2014 <a href="http://artshijun.blogspot.com/2014/06/gardens-and-buildings-of-southern-china.html" target="_blank">gardens-and-buildings-of-southern-china</a></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="color: #666666;"> My donation for the AWARE wild animal rescue fundraiser</span><span style="color: #666666;">. AWARE is a non-profit wildlife animal
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="color: #666666;"> </span><span><span style="color: #666666;">At my "Joy of Art" class at Callanwolde Fine Arts Center, Atlanta I have continued to meet many talented art students. <a href="http://shijunartstudio.blogspot.com/p/callanwolde-class.html" target="_blank">Joy of Art student art work</a></span></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="color: #666666;"> My new art class at Callanwolde Arts Center, "Joy of Chinese Brush Painting" was great fun! <a href="http://shijunartstudio.blogspot.com/2014/11/the-joy-of-chinese-brush-painting-at.html" target="_blank">the-joy-of-chinese-brush-painting-blogspot</a></span></span></div>
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big congratulations to the six Shijun Art Studio students for winning in the annual National Art contest River of Words for 2013-2014. Anna Qian was a Grand prize National winner for her painting "River Dream" </span></span></span></span></span><a href="http://shijunartstudio.blogspot.com/2014/05/river-of-words-2014-contest-winners.html" target="_blank">River of Words Contest Winners</a></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="color: #666666;"><span><span style="font-weight: normal;">Congratulations to all </span><span style="font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">13 Shi</span><span style="font-weight: normal;">jun</span><span style="font-weight: normal;"> Art Studio students that have been selected as county finalists <span style="text-decoration: none;">in the Reflections 2014-15 </span>art contest. <a href="http://shijunartstudio.blogspot.com/2014/12/reflections-art-contest-winners-2014-15.html" target="_blank">Reflections-art-contest-winners-2014-15</a></span></span></span></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #666666;"> "Mallards in Flight" by Shijun Munns, acrylic on paper. Donation for the AWARE art auction </span></div>
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<span style="color: #666666;"> Amazing animal art by a Georgia corn snake. </span></div>
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<span style="color: #666666;"> Amazing animal art by a Georgia corn snake</span></div>
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<span style="color: #666666;"> Amazing painting by Antony the skunk</span></div>
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<span style="color: #666666;"> Amazing painting by Cleopatra the skunk</span></div>
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<span style="color: #666666;"> It was good to see my friend Brenda with her art donation. Brenda is one of my former wonderful students.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #666666;"> AWARE's 3rd Annual Art Auction for Wildlife 2014 in the Scottish Rite Solarium, Oakhurst. </span></div>
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<span style="color: #666666;"> AWARE volunteers with a few ambassadors</span></div>
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<span style="color: #666666;">AWARE is a non-profit wildlife animal rescue service. I am honored to help them maintain their efforts by donating art for a splendid cause. I happy that my art can help serve the community. </span></div>
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Shijun Munnshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10905435303068900261noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-294465268709442046.post-23407732725590680242014-06-18T20:55:00.000-07:002014-06-18T20:55:07.004-07:00Gardens and Buildings of Southern China<div style="text-align: center;">
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<span style="color: #666666;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"> <span style="font-size: x-small;">Zumiao Temple, a richly ornamental building, in the southern province of Guangdong, China. <span style="font-weight: normal;">The original buildings of the temple were
burnt down in the late Yuan Dynasty and reconstructed in the fifth year of
Hongwu Period, Ming Dynasty (1372). Owing to its long history, Chinese called
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<span style="color: #666666;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"> <span style="font-size: 12pt;">Zumiao</span><span style="font-size: 12pt;"> </span><span style="font-size: 12pt;">Temple</span><span style="font-size: 12pt;"> is an example of the famous
foundry and potting handicraft industry in Foshan history. The refinement and beauty of its architecture reflected of the
prosperity of ancient Foshan.</span></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #666666;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Pottery Dragon at the Zumiao Temple. </span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #666666;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"> Fabulous wood craft figurines and design at Zumiao Temple.</span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #666666;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"> Big ridge ceramic figurative tiles. Blue green glazed ceramic tiles represent the rich flavor of traditional Chinese culture. </span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #666666;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"> Ceramic roof tiles and wood carvings below date from the Qing and Ming dynasties about 350 years ago. The original temple was built in the Song dynasty circa 1050 AD. </span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #666666;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"> Ceramic dragon and lion roof tiles. The green tiles below are peonies, a lucky flower in China used in the Qing and Ming dynastic periods.</span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #666666;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"> Inner courtyard of the Zumiao Temple with more amazing tile work and carvings. </span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #666666;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"> More rich wood carvings of the Phoenix and peonies on the temple</span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #666666;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"> Stone carvings at the Zumiao temple. </span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #666666;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"> A beautiful garden view from a carved stone archway. </span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #666666;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"> An ancient village in Gaoming region, Guangdong province, China. </span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #666666;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"> Carved limestone of orchids below and the Chinese symbol for long life above. Date from Qing dynasty about 300 years ago. </span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #666666;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"> View of an ancient temple from under an ancient banyan tree in Gaoming.</span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #666666;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"> Ancient building in Gaoming</span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #666666;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"> Ancient building in Gaoming</span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #666666;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"> Ancient buildings in Gaoming</span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #666666;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"> The old gate and road into an old village. </span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #666666;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"> Gate in the village, about 350 years old. </span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #666666;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"> Liangyuan gardens in Foshan, China. Built around 1800. </span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #666666;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"> Liangyuan garden is a perfect space for poetry and traditional Chinese brush painting. </span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #666666;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"> Chinese calligraphy and painting in the Liangyuan garden. </span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #666666;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"> Koi pond garden at the home of a friend in Foshan, Guangdong, China</span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #666666;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"> Another koi pond garden at the home of a friend in Foshan, Guangdong, China</span></span></div>
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Shijun Munnshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10905435303068900261noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-294465268709442046.post-8187294212671691992014-05-05T20:59:00.001-07:002014-12-31T21:57:30.667-08:00Shijun Munns Solo Show at the Emory University 2014<div style="text-align: center;">
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<span style="color: #666666;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"> "Celebration" oil on board 2009. I am honored that my oil painting is on permanent display at the Emory McMillan Law Library as part of their art collection. </span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #666666;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"> "UnderSea" 2006 oil on canvas. </span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #666666;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"> Two of my oil paintings, "Mystic Garden" 2013 and "Celebration VI" 2012</span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #666666;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"> </span></span><span style="color: #666666;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="color: #666666;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"> I am honored to have my solo art show at Emory University</span></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #666666;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">"Silent Lotus" oil on canvas 2009 </span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #666666;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"> "Raining Garden" oil on canvas 2008</span></span></div>
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With my new friend Kelly and her new collection "Sky Flowers". </div>
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The successful solo exhibition ran from January through April. Thank you for all the students and friends who have enjoyed seeing on artwork on display these past few months. </div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="color: #666666;"> Today is a snowy day. The night is so quiet and my garden is a soft and beautiful white. It all reminds of the Chinese meaning of "Zen". So I think it is a good time to review my bountiful harvest of 2013-it is my 10th year having come to America, my new home. </span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="color: #666666;"> My Solo art exhibition </span>"New Work" in January at Gwinnett County Public Library, GA 2013</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="color: #666666;">I was honored to have my oil painting </span>"Eve's Orchard" added to the permanent art collection of the Cumming First United Methodist Church, GA. April 2013 <a href="http://artshijun.blogspot.com/2013/05/cfum-festival-of-arts-2013.html" target="_blank">CFUM Art Festival</a></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="color: #666666;"> My art was featured by </span><span style="color: #666666;">Doobious.org, a local internet organization supporting the
arts in Atlanta in October, 2013. Here is the published article: <a href="http://doobious.org/local-artist-highlight-%E2%80%A2-shijun-munns/" target="_blank">link to Published article</a></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="color: #666666;">My oil painting "Mystic Mermaid II" has been selected as the poster for
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Little Mermaid", an adaptation by Pam Gems and produce by the
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="color: #666666;"> I opened the Etsy store late in 2013 and had my 1st sale! Cha-Ching! <a href="http://www.etsy.com/shop/shijunart" target="_blank">Shijun Art on Etsy</a></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="color: #666666;">At my "Joy of Art" class at Callanwolde Fine Arts Center, Atlanta I have continued to meet many talented art students. <a href="http://shijunartstudio.blogspot.com/p/callanwolde-class.html" target="_blank">Joy of Art student art work</a></span></span></span></div>
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Art Studio student artist's Anna Qian, Annie Wang and Yan Liu at the
River of Words Awards Ceremony held in Decatur, GA. <a href="http://shijunartstudio.blogspot.com/2013/05/river-of-words-art-contest-winners-2013.html" target="_blank">To see more winning art work</a></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"> <span style="color: #666666;">A big congratulations to the six Shijun Art Studio students for winning the State Fish art contest 2013.</span></span></span><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><a href="http://shijunartstudio.blogspot.com/2013/07/wildlife-forever-state-fish-art-contest.html" target="_blank">More winning student art here</a></span></span></div>
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Shijun Munnshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10905435303068900261noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-294465268709442046.post-43833544395467976952014-01-03T19:13:00.000-08:002014-01-03T19:13:55.538-08:00Amazing Trip to St. Augustine, FL<div style="text-align: center;">
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<span style="color: #666666;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"> The Castillo de San Marcos is the oldest masonry fort in the continental US. Located on the shore of Matanzas Bay in the city of St. Augustine, Fl., construction began in 1672 and lasted twenty-three years, with completion in 1695.</span></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #666666;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"> The garrita and belltower at the fort~Before around for war-now around for lovers</span></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #666666;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">Ft. San Marcos-looks so peaceful from this view. </span></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #666666;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"> The Oldest Wooden Schoolhouse is located in St. Augustine, near the city gate. It is
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span><span><span dir="ltr" id="place-title">Cathedral Basilica of St. Augustine. From the English period.</span></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #666666;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">Flagler College. The architect was Henry Flagler</span></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #666666;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">The Bridge of Lions. The drawbridge is opening in the photo.</span></span></span></div>
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<![endif]--><span style="color: #666666;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span>Located in historic </span><span>St.
Augustine</span><span>, you can overlook
the scenic </span><span>Mantanza</span><span> </span><span>Bay</span><span>.</span></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #666666;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">Aunt Kate's-one of my favorite restaurants in St. Augustine. Low-country boil. </span></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #666666;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"> The St. Augustine Light is an active lighthouse in St. Augustine,
Florida. The current lighthouse stands at the north end of Anastasia
Island and was built in 1874; </span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Amazing sunset on Jekyll Island on our way back home. </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="color: #666666;"><i>“I love a challenging and creative life. Freedom and the sense of
liberty is achieved through my ability to express what I am seeing and
feeling. As an artist, you have developed good insight and a taste for
life – life is what you make it, so try to make it beautiful. Being an
artist and art teacher has<span style="font-size: small;"> <span style="line-height: 19px;">provided me a lifelong love.” – Shijun Munns</span></span></i></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="color: #666666;"><span style="font-size: small;"><i><span style="line-height: 19px;">S</span></i><span style="line-height: 19px;">hijun Munns is a local painter who was born in the province of
Guangdong, China where she has built her foundation and passion for art
since childhood. She graduated from Guangzhou Academy of Fine Arts in
1987 which led her to receive a copious amount of awards and recognition
for her paintings, she then followed the path of becoming an art
instructor. Over the years her work has been viewed and collected on an
international scale. <span style="line-height: 19px;">She
moved to Georgia in 2003 where she currently works and lives in a
quaint and quiet home with her husband. She creates and teaches in her
studio at home and stays very active within the Fine Art world here in
Atlanta, having her work exhibited in many galleries throughout the
area.</span></span></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="color: #666666;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="line-height: 19px;"><span style="line-height: 19px;">A majority of Shijun’s pieces exudes a style that stems from traditional
roots with a modern twist. She has noted inspiration from artists such
as Marc Chagall, Pablo Picasso, Vincent Van Gogh as well as “some of the
old Chinese masters”. Her love for the texture, design, and vibrant
colors of these artists works sh<span style="line-height: 19px;">ine through her own. She has also expressed gaining inspiration from her students.</span></span></span></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="color: #666666;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="line-height: 19px;"><span style="line-height: 19px;"><span style="line-height: 19px;">Alongside everything else she is a photographer and writer having
published articles in her home country as well as creating travel
journals documenting places and people.</span></span></span></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="color: #666666;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="line-height: 19px;"><span style="line-height: 19px;"><span style="line-height: 19px;">“My main medium is painting but I am interested in many mediums like
watercolor, mixed media, and Chinese ink brush paintings… My feeling is
that every medium of art is connected. When you experience art in
different ways and other ways of expressing yourself, it will deepen
your perspective on life and improve your artistic style,” says Munns.</span></span></span></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="color: #666666;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="line-height: 19px;"><span style="line-height: 19px;"><span style="line-height: 19px;">Shijun’s works display themes that emit very mystique feminine energy
and its connection with the environment showing “a balance between
serenity of nature and the strength of poetry”. The splendid and lush
country side of Georgia and the Southern charm of its culture shines
through her latest works. <span style="line-height: 19px;"> </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="color: #666666;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="line-height: 19px;"><span style="line-height: 19px;"><span style="line-height: 19px;"><span style="line-height: 19px;">“Art expands ones horizons. For children, the simple act [of] being
creative has beneficial qualities that enrich their lives in all their
endeavors through school years. To create art is to nurture, heal and
love and a quest for giving meaning to my own life. I like art that is
inspirational, heartening and more peaceful than the reality of life. I
think art should inspire the viewer, elicit a response. The world
without art is the ruin of soul.” </span> </span> </span></span></span></span></span><i><span style="font-size: 13px; line-height: 19px;"> </span></i></div>
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<span style="color: #666666;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">I truly appreciate La Reshea Jones for her interview and wonderful article just published on their webpage <a href="http://doobious.org/local-artist-highlight-%E2%80%A2-shijun-munns/" rel="nofollow nofollow" target="_blank">http://doobious.org/local-artist-highlight-•-shijun-munns/</a></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #666666;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><a href="http://shijunart.weebly.com/index.html" target="_blank">shijunart.com</a> </span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #666666;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.facebook.com/shijunart" target="_blank">Shijun Art on Facebook</a> </span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #666666;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.pinterest.com/shijunart/" target="_blank">Shijun Art on Pinterest</a> </span></span></div>
Shijun Munnshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10905435303068900261noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-294465268709442046.post-66507883817533493722013-10-09T21:28:00.000-07:002013-10-09T21:28:30.538-07:00"Traveling Souls" Hispanic-American Visual Artists<div style="text-align: center;">
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<span style="color: #666666;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"> Hudgens Gallery with a piece by Felix Berroa titled "Dream Fishers" mixed technique (wood, canvas,enamel) 2012. Dominican Republic</span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #666666;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">"Nude Embracers" by Felix Berroa, acrylic on canvas 2010. Dominican Republic</span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #666666;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">"Son of the Moon Rose" and "Son of the Moon Monarch" by <span class="userContent">Federico Torres Bodon, oil on wood, Mexico. A tribute to Frida Kahlo</span></span></span> </div>
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<span style="color: #666666;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"> "Invocation" by Nicolas de la Hoz, oil and acrylic on canvas, 2009. Columbia</span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #666666;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">"Composition for Mon Signor's Beata" by Jairo Pinto, pencil on paper. 2012. Columbia</span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #666666;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"> "Esclavitud"-slavery, by Diego Ballesta , oil on canvas, 2011. Columbia</span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #666666;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">"Composition for Synodal Witness" by Jairo Pinto, oil and charcoal on wood, 2012. Columbia</span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #666666;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"> "La Conqista" by Jose Candido Peneda, acrylic on canvas, 2012. El Salvador </span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #666666;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"> "Scape"-escape, by Domingo Castro Oliveros, acrylic on canvas 2012. Columbia</span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #666666;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"> "The Virgin" by Jose Pena, acrylic on canvas, 2010. Dominican Republic</span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #666666;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">"Bio Deconstructive II" by Rafael Motaniz, digital photography on canvas, 2011. Uruguay</span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #666666;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Marga Gaberret Debbaudt with her scuplture. Argentina</span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #666666;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"> The Hudgens Center for the Arts-<span class="userContent">The Jacqueline Casey Hudgens Center for the Arts, 6400 Sugarloaf Parkway #300, Duluth, GA 30097</span><span class="userContentSecondary fcg"></span></span></span></div>
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at the "Traveling Souls" Hispano-Americano Exhibition currently on view
at the Hudgens Center for the Arts. Best wishes to all of them!</span><span class="userContentSecondary fcg"> </span></span></span></div>
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Shijun Munnshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10905435303068900261noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-294465268709442046.post-17228573815340932122013-09-10T20:18:00.000-07:002013-09-10T20:18:54.690-07:00The Beauty of Pottery-Georgia and Japanese Pottery<div style="text-align: center;">
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<span style="color: #666666;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"> Japanese Tamba Jar by unknown artist 1950. </span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #666666;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">From the collection of Rick and Jennie Berman</span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #666666;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"> Japanese pottery - Naoki Izumi, Round Bottle. From the collection of Mason-Scharfenstein Museum of Art, Piedmont College-Museum Director Dan White</span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #666666;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"> Japanese pottery - Nobusayu Kondo, Round Vase. From the collection of Mason-Scharfenstein Museum of Art, Piedmont College-Museum Director Dan White</span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #666666;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="color: #666666;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Japanese pottery - </span></span>Fujita Juroemone VIII, Ship Sake Bottle</span></span><span style="color: #666666;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">. </span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #666666;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">From the collection of Chris Kelly</span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #666666;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="color: #666666;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Japanese pottery - </span></span>Reiko Cohen, Tall Square Bottle. </span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #666666;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">From the collection of Chris Kelly</span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #666666;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="color: #666666;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Japanese pottery - </span></span>Jun Murashima, Teapot. </span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #666666;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">From the collection of Chris Kelly</span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #666666;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="color: #666666;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Japanese pottery - </span></span>Nobusayu Kondo, Bowl with Box. From the collection of Mason-Scharfenstein Museum of Art, Piedmont College-Museum Director Dan White</span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #666666;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="color: #666666;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Japanese pottery - </span></span>Shaon Komori, Chawan, 1966.</span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #666666;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">From the collection of Regina J. Weller</span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #666666;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="color: #666666;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Japanese pottery - </span></span>Kuroemone Kumano, Tea bowl with Box. </span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #666666;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">From the collection of Chris Kelly</span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #666666;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"> </span></span><span style="color: #666666;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="color: #666666;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Japanese pottery - </span></span>Turoku Hiroshi Kotano, Slab Bottle. </span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #666666;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">From the collection of Bob and Mukiko Marable.</span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #666666;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="color: #666666;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Japanese pottery - </span></span>Kentaro Miyoshi, Angled Slab Vessel. From the collection of </span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #666666;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Mason-Scharfenstein Museum of Art, Piedmont College-Museum Director Dan White</span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #666666;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"> </span></span><span style="color: #666666;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="color: #666666;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Japanese pottery - </span></span>Kanjiro Kawai, Vase, 1950. Noborigama kiln. </span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #666666;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">From the collection of Dr. and Mrs. Gary Kaplan. </span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #666666;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"> </span></span><span style="color: #666666;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="color: #666666;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Japanese pottery - </span></span>Shimaoka Tatsuzo, Plate with Rope Inlay, 1970. </span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #666666;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">From the collection of Rick and Jennie Berman</span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #666666;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"> </span></span><span style="color: #666666;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="color: #666666;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Japanese pottery - </span></span>Shimaoka Tatsuzo, Plate with Rope Inlay and Rec Cross, 1970. Noborigama kiln. From the collection of Rick and Jennie Berman</span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #666666;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"> Margeret Patterson, Atlanta, Ga. </span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #666666;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Two Tone Dot Bowl</span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #666666;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"> Mari Okuda, Shigaraki Japan. </span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #666666;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Thrown Cup. From the collection of Isabell Daniel</span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #666666;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"> Roger Jamison, Juliette, GA</span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #666666;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Three Handled Jar</span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #666666;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"> Shiaemitsu Kitajima, Round Tall Vase</span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #666666;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">From the collection of Chris Kelly</span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #666666;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"> Michael Simon, Colbert, Ga. </span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #666666;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Pitcher</span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #666666;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"> Isabell Daniel, Farmington, Ga. </span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #666666;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Red Shoes Clock</span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #666666;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Oconee Cultural Arts Center Foundation, Watkinsville, GA </span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #666666;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">All photos taken from OCAF 11th annual Perspectives: 2013 Georgia Pottery Invitational and "Made in Japan" curator by Rick Berman</span></span></div>
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