Medium brown wooden stair railing with three parallel bars on each side of the stairwell. In between two of the bars, are panels of lighter wood with branches and leaves etched or carved, between each vertical bar. The type of wood used for carving is undetermined. The posts and handrails may be made out of clear fir., Gary Rogowski, master woodworker, is the founder and director of the NorthWest Woodworking Studio, in Portland Oregon., http://www.northwestwoodworking.com/, The Oregon Arts Commission has ten Regional Arts Councils that provide delivery of art services and information. The Council for this location is: Mid-Valley Arts. You may view their website at: http://www.oregonlink.com/arts/index.html
Research trip to Beijing, Kunming, and Dali. Conducted fieldwork in Yunnan. Focus was on the Rao San Ling festival and the Bai ethnic group. During the trip the team visited the old town of Li Jiang, and several villiages in the Erhai Basin, including Longxiadeng. The Rao San Ling festival took place during the last three days at three different temples: Sheng Yuan, Er He Ci, and Hu Guo Ci. The Men's Community Orchestra performance at Er He Ci was documented on the second day of the festival. May 6th and 7th were spent in Beijing. The team travelled to Kunming on May 8th, and gave a presentation at Yunnan University on the 9th. There was a walking tour and museum visit on the morning of May 10th, followed by a 6.5 hour bus ride to Dali the second half of the day. May 11th was spent in Lijiang. May 12th was spent in Rao San Ling for preparations in the early morning. Three Pagodas Temple was visited in the afternoon, and Long Xia Dong village was visited in the evening. May 13, 14 and 15 were spent documenting the Rao Sang Ling festival.
Research trip to Beijing, Kunming, and Dali. Conducted fieldwork in Yunnan. Focus was on the Rao San Ling festival and the Bai ethnic group. During the trip the team visited the old town of Li Jiang, and several villiages in the Erhai Basin, including Longxiadeng. The Rao San Ling festival took place during the last three days at three different temples: Sheng Yuan, Er He Ci, and Hu Guo Ci. The Men's Community Orchestra performance at Er He Ci was documented on the second day of the festival. May 6th and 7th were spent in Beijing. The team travelled to Kunming on May 8th, and gave a presentation at Yunnan University on the 9th. There was a walking tour and museum visit on the morning of May 10th, followed by a 6.5 hour bus ride to Dali the second half of the day. May 11th was spent in Lijiang. May 12th was spent in Rao San Ling for preparations in the early morning. Three Pagodas Temple was visited in the afternoon, and Long Xia Dong village was visited in the evening. May 13, 14 and 15 were spent documenting the Rao Sang Ling festival.
Research trip to Shangdong Province to interview local artists who created woodcut paintings, gourd paintings, dough flowers, quilts, and embroidery. Places that were visited include Dayang village, Dazhao village, Quanbei village, Lang village, and Lishe village.
Research trip to Shangdong Province to interview local artists who created woodcut paintings, gourd paintings, dough flowers, quilts, and embroidery. Places that were visited include Dayang village, Dazhao village, Quanbei village, Lang village, and Lishe village.
Research trip to Beijing, Kunming, and Dali. Conducted fieldwork in Yunnan. Focus was on the Rao San Ling festival and the Bai ethnic group. During the trip the team visited the old town of Li Jiang, and several villiages in the Erhai Basin, including Longxiadeng. The Rao San Ling festival took place during the last three days at three different temples: Sheng Yuan, Er He Ci, and Hu Guo Ci. The Men's Community Orchestra performance at Er He Ci was documented on the second day of the festival. May 6th and 7th were spent in Beijing. The team travelled to Kunming on May 8th, and gave a presentation at Yunnan University on the 9th. There was a walking tour and museum visit on the morning of May 10th, followed by a 6.5 hour bus ride to Dali the second half of the day. May 11th was spent in Lijiang. May 12th was spent in Rao San Ling for preparations in the early morning. Three Pagodas Temple was visited in the afternoon, and Long Xia Dong village was visited in the evening. May 13, 14 and 15 were spent documenting the Rao Sang Ling festival.
Research trip to Shangdong Province to interview local artists who created woodcut paintings, gourd paintings, dough flowers, quilts, and embroidery. Places that were visited include Dayang village, Dazhao village, Quanbei village, Lang village, and Lishe village.
Research trip to Beijing, Kunming, and Dali. Conducted fieldwork in Yunnan. Focus was on the Rao San Ling festival and the Bai ethnic group. During the trip the team visited the old town of Li Jiang, and several villiages in the Erhai Basin, including Longxiadeng. The Rao San Ling festival took place during the last three days at three different temples: Sheng Yuan, Er He Ci, and Hu Guo Ci. The Men's Community Orchestra performance at Er He Ci was documented on the second day of the festival. May 6th and 7th were spent in Beijing. The team travelled to Kunming on May 8th, and gave a presentation at Yunnan University on the 9th. There was a walking tour and museum visit on the morning of May 10th, followed by a 6.5 hour bus ride to Dali the second half of the day. May 11th was spent in Lijiang. May 12th was spent in Rao San Ling for preparations in the early morning. Three Pagodas Temple was visited in the afternoon, and Long Xia Dong village was visited in the evening. May 13, 14 and 15 were spent documenting the Rao Sang Ling festival.
