Saturday, July 2, 2011

I'm Back! Shop News Saturday

Hello friends!

Did you miss me? I haven't blogged in a while, since I was busy getting ready to go to China, and then I got sick when I came back, then I went to a family reunion. It's been a little crazy! But I had some great adventures, and I would like to tell you about a few of them.

China was a great place to find artistic inspiration. Everything there is beautiful (well, except the first place we were in was pretty dingy and dirty)! The people are beautiful, they dress beautifully, the ancient architecture is totally awe-inspiring, they have beautiful art, and more. It was great! Here are a few examples of beautiful sights I saw in China:

Shopping in Yueyang

The famous Yueyang Tower

People at The Forbidden City

A view of one building on the isle of The Summer Palace.

Sunset on the Yangtze River, the third longest in the world.

There was so much more too, but I can't possibly put everything up here in one day. However, more are up on my Flickr photostream, and I have more to post there if you're interested in seeing more.

As you may have noticed, I have been having fun playing with textures on my photos recently. I didn't really have any of my own to use so I have been borrowing from other people, but I was able to capture some fabulous textures in China. Here are some examples:




And here's what I did with a couple of them:



Both photos came from the Buddhist temple in Wuhan. In Wuhan, I also had the great opportunity to go to an antiques market. It was so cool! There was old jewelry, books, coins, art, and oh so much more. Unfortunately, I had forgotten my camera that day. Another unfortunate thing was that I didn't have a lot of money to spend here. But I did pick up some neat coins here and at the Silk Market in Beijing that I think have great jewelry potential.





That's all for now. It's good to be back, and I look forward to reading about all your adventures in the next little while :)

Have a great Independence Day weekend!