Hope everyone is doing well and staying safe! Summer went by too quickly now that the Ontario government has loosened some of the...

My latest article just came out and can be found in the Fall 2019 issue of the Royal Ontario Museum's 'Friends of East Asia: Newsletter...

Happy belated Chinese New Year! February 5, 2019 marks the beginning of the year of the pig - the twelfth and final animal in the Chinese...

For those who have been following my blogs over the past three years, you probably noticed that I write a lot about my visits to Asian...

If you have read my past blogs, this one is going to be a little different from what I have assembled in the past. In this case, I am...

What an incredible weekend! I just got back from a three-day trip to a chilly and windy Chicago. The main purpose of this visit was to...

Happy 2018! The last two months have been fairly busy with work - hence the gap between posts. I've been fortunate enough to pick up a...

It’s been a crazy 2.5 weeks, but I finally made it back to Toronto! I was on the road for the last while - consisting of an 8-day stop in...

October is almost over! It's been a busy month of traveling, especially after I survived a recent eight day visit to Vancouver - the...

I can't believe it has been 2 months since my visit to Hong Kong! If you haven't read my companion post about to my trip in late May,...

New York is fun! Especially if you are like me and enjoy visiting all various Asian Art museums around the city. I missed out on all the...

One of the prerequisites for my work is to have a strong Asian Art reference library - this is necessary for tasks such as writing an...

After a week on the West Coast I’m back to the unusually warm April weather of Toronto! Luckily there wasn’t a typhoon like my last trip...

For those who subscribe to Orientations Magazine, please check out my new article in their January/February issue. Titled 'Representing...

Just got back from Cleveland Ohio! Cleveland was always one of the cities I wanted to visit in the USA and I finally had the opportunity...

Happy New Year and wishing everyone a very joyful and healthy 2017. I recently returned from my two week vacation to England and Paris....

I hope everyone enjoyed the holiday break and is looking forward to New Years! I have been staying with family in London England for the...

October went by too quickly! It ended up being a fairly busy month for me with a couple of articles due and a mid-month trip to...

Boston remains one of my favourite cities along the East Coast and I was fortunate enough to visit for a few days in late August. With...

With the steep decline in prices for Chinese earthenware ceramics over the past twenty years, many people have dismissed this important...