Elizabeth Briel, Travel Artist


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Risking it All

Succulent Danger

Much like certain Chinese officials who have a penchant for tiger bits and shark fins, I’ve always liked to eat things that could kill or harm me – provided they’re not endangered, of course. Like sea urchins. A single step …

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Posted in Italy, Photos, Risking it All, Studio Sicilia, Travel | 4 Comments

Cracks in the Facade

Hand-inked tile from a church in Rome that will soon decorate a wall of my Sicilian studio. Thin cracks on the surface give it a warm texture. —— Oh the challenges of financing a Location Independent life: When I began …

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Posted in Artist Opportunities, Italy, Risking it All, Studio, Studio Sicilia | 9 Comments

Risking it All for a Lost Dream

Paradise? Afternoon sun falls over a valley as I search for papermakers in Lai Chau province, Vietnam —- I've spent a long time working toward the next step of my life. Spent years of my childhood dreaming of the faraway …

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Posted in Photos, Risking it All, Studio Sicilia, Vietnam | 8 Comments

Risking it All: Painting [Hong Kong]

All dressed up to paint at the Venetian Macau, 2007 RISKING IT ALL A few summers ago I was still learning how to breathe Hong Kong’s polluted air and wondering what the hell I was doing there. I had left …

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Posted in Hong Kong, Risking it All, Uncategorized | 9 Comments