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The Opposite House

BEIJING 6

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Beautiful artworks around The Opposite House in Beijing

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street scenes
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During our former stay in Beijing, we stayed in 3 hotels ... we have a tendency of moving around ... here's the Hotel G.

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This beautiful illustration is by Maia Chavez Larkin, a very talented and sensitive artist, journalist and a mother of a gorgeous child Q. As mentioned by Maia, her inspiration on the drawing came from iza. I do smell the scent of iza!
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From Maia's blog, I see the power of love enlightens the soul of a tiny Chinese girl Q, her adopted daughter. Many times, I have such an intricate feelings that from our Mother Country, there are so many abandoned little souls ... I'm so ashamed ... but now I see their happy little faces, I'm enchanted ... there's hope, there's life ...
And, thanks to Yoli, a mother of 3 Chinese children, sharing all the insights on child adoption. Adopting a child is far more complicated than I could ever think.
But above all, I feel the love!
Thanks Maia!
Thanks Yoli!

BEIJING 3

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Iza has just started learning flute.

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Staying in RED CAPITAL RANCH.

CHANG ZHOU, CHINA

Iza loves dinosaurs.
I love the delicacy of skeletons.
The above images were from the dinosaur theme park in Chang Zhou and Natural History Museum in London.

It was breathe taking to find life size dinosaurs "running" on a large piece of grass, "bathing" in the lake, "hiding" behind lush greens...
They looked real!

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It rained all the day. The water in the air dramatized the sceneries.

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Beautiful fossils

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Real pigeons :)
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Here's the last set of London trip ...
eventually ,
I've made it!
The trip was in April
and
now is August ...

It's Iza's favorite place - Natural History Museum



Amazing birds





Another wonderful place - Science Museum in London.

We love the flight section. This period of human history was full of fascination!

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In love with numbers
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Flying high with London Eye
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A small collection of home accessories : an apron and room shoes.
We used a Chinese black silk which was once a popular material in the old days. Extremely love its handfeel and volume.
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Here's the place where the presentation carries out.
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The apron is in adult size.

But, when we put it on iza, it just looks perfect!

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Room shoes

The same black silk applied. We laminated it onto a thick orange felt and a thin grey felt ... the effects are nice. The shoes are folded up without sewing and stitches. Also, there's a leather version.

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An exhibition on the collection will be held by Abitare (China) and Crystalized in Beijing this October.

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I miss you all there!!

Iza is starting a summer school, I have 3 hours to manage my things...

Today, I can only steal 2 minutes ... for selecting a photo ...

The background of the photo was the Great Wall. Iza was shooting the long Great Wall on distant mountains.

Thanks all who left comments on the last posts! Surely will share more on the things we made.