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You never know what you'll stumble on here in Penang: Like this block of ice at the morning market on Penang Road, George Town This is part of what keeps me in motion: the surprises, the unfamiliar tastes and …
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Windows into a New Country
This is a rickety hotel in Penang, Malaysia: It's a temporary home. And this is why I'm here (updated tomorrow): an Artists-in-Residence program It's an opportunity that's been in the works for a year, since I participated in a Printmaking …
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On Differences
Valise, 2010. Ink and acrylic on Bamboo/Mulberry paper, 70 x 100cm, from the Calendar Girls series Slapping labels into passports, onto others' skin and cultures however much we're aware – we do it to navigate the world. —- During my first …
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Travel Porn
An elderly German tour guide once said to me, “You know, Cairo wouldn’t be Cairo without the flies,” and she flashed a smile as she remembered years of traipsing through its back streets, and sailing up and down the Nile …
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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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An Uphill Battle
When I rented this house in the Sicilian town of Cianciana to renovate my art studio, people raved about the location: “You’re staying at the best place in town to see Jesus getting flogged on Good Friday!” they said. In the …
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Delectable Travels
Hand tinted Cyanotype Illustration from H is for Hong Kong, 2008 While some of the most interesting people I know are eating their way around the world, I’ve never given food much airtime here. Yet one of the most immediate …
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Why I Travel
I limped through Christmas with my Mom and a couple of torn ligaments in Pondicherry, India, taking in sights and scents and colors juxtaposed unlike anywhere else I’ve been. It was painful and exhilarating, gave me a rumbling stomach and a …
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Happy New Year from Melbourne!
Here’s an amateur video of some fireworks for you, from a lane near Federation Square, Melbourne. I’m here sampling a fraction of what Australia’s art capital has to offer. Photos and more coming soon.
Happy Xmas from India!
Snapped today: A Rangoli Santa waves at passersby on the streets of Pondicherry.
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