My current projects:

Participating in:
From Mao to Now: Chinese sport and propaganda posters and contemporary artists responses to modern China
Every weekend, 28 June - 28 Sept 2008, 10am - 4pm
Newington Armory, Sydney

 

Creative English Drama Curriculum

Developing and teaching a fabulous English Drama curriculum for Hong Kong local schools, with Elissa Rosati of Focus on Film.

 

Two Year Curriculum summary:

Improv and the body with Commedia dell'Arte • Shakespearean sonnets as performance poetry • Absurd [pause] with Beckett • Voice acting with sock puppet theatre • Non-linear staging with contemporary American text • Lost in Shakespearean woods with lovers and fairies

Sham Shui Po Kaifong: Creative Dissent

A blog put together by Tanya Hart and Chau Yee Mei to document the creative work of a group of residents in Sham Shui Po whose block is being demolished as part of the 'Urban Renewal' of Hong Kong.

Summary of Creative Actions 2007-08

protest koi | guided tour series | 'cartoon' mural series | 'cartoon' postcard series | 'cartoon' postcard - english | daydreaming workshop | shadow puppet show | dinner party series (the 'not a hunger strike') | study worksheets for government self-study and improvement |


Something Beautiful and Useful Unlimited
http://somethingbeautifulanduseful.com

A Costume design resource project with Matthew Aberline.

• Digital elements of costume to use in visual communication for creative professionals such as costume designers.

•A wiki of information about working with textiles and the history of ... everything from PVC (matt?) to ancient korean silk wrapping cloths (anna?). We are currently collecting articles for creating the wiki. Sent them to contact@aberline.net

•Educational material for teaching visual communication.

•A community network of theatre and arts workers.

 

Websites for family and friends

A Website for Sam, my baby
juensong.net

With videos, zillions of photos and a cool project by Keon (Good Morning Daddy), taking a photo a day from some time in the 4th month.

 

A Website for Keon, my husband
www.keonscomiclife.com

A writer, actor, teacher and director, specialising in writing and directing lively and intelligent children's theatre.

 

A Website for Anna, my friend
annagleesonbooks.com

Who makes beautiful things and looks in fresh ways.

A few things to look at from recent art projects.

Most of the photos were taken in Aberdeen, Hong Kong.

Commonplace Book: Artist Notebook (blog)

Drying Fish#1 - Source Image from
'Crimes of my Neighbours' Series 1
Wu Pak Street #3 from 'Crimes of my neighbours: Diary of a complaint' series (detail)