In Taoxichuan Art Center residents from all over the world were exchanging  ideas and knowledge with each other. We even collaborated in the studio and made surprising new sculptures. Taoxichuan is an impressive art center with a lot of facilities and nice exposition spaces.

After the lecture of an artist you started to understand more of her background and motivation.  It was a pity that these talks were mostly held at the end of the period. In my lecture ‘Female Touch’ I discussed the life of women in Jingdezhen  in several periods in history.

Building porcelain and experimenting with slip-casting is a big joy. I tested and worked with 3 different types of porcelain and than discovered Jade, a soft translucent type of porcelain clay. At the end of my stay the other studio-mates were also enthusiastically playing with the slip-casting Jade. I miss their inspiration and joy already.