HELLO,KITTY

White tiger/Weihua zoo

cats of China

Guarding The Forbidden City

Balloon seller

Night time shopping

outside cat cafe in the hutong

Motorbike cover/Korea Town/Weihua

Empress of the street/Beijing

Airport McDonald's/Beijing/Hello Kitty of London

Hanging out in the hutong

cat shop in the hutong

Rush hour/Beijing

CHINA:

A ONCE IN A LIFETIME OPPORTUNITY

 "Once in a lifetime.."

Seems a cliche

Until...

A once in a lifetime

opportunity

arrives. 

                                                

My invitation 

was 

an honor.

Kind

heartfelt

generous

Extended by

One of my former students

and his family.

A once in a lifetime

opportunity

To visit

 China.

What I found 

there

was

another world

unexpected

ancient curves

juxtaposed 

against

futuristic geometry

luxury brands

battling

knock offs

 on motorbikes

and rick shaws

on foot

and in luxury cars

shopping

as art

art

as fashion

polite aggression
wordless frustration
and
smiling patience 
waiting
in line
on the street
in traffic knots

public exercise
family dining
joyful community

respect
honor
humility

I am 
forever
grateful

 with love to Chutian Zhong and AMAZING his family


 

Have a very Schiaparelli day!

Fabulous custom card from my former student,Samuel Ciccione

Featuring his couture kitty,Huffington

.........

Framed by my Schiaparelli necklace

Bought at a street sale for 50 cents.

Broken by my son when he was a baby

Guess I got my money's worth