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 2017 issue. Titled...

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 Vancouver....

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...

Just got back from a 4-day trip to Chicago! Despite the scorching hot weather (which seems to be the trend along the East Coast these...

Currently at the Royal Ontario Museum is an exhibition titled ‘A Third Gender: Beautiful Youths in Japanese Edo-Period Prints and...

From May 25th to the 28th I was in New York City to unwind for a couple of days. Despite temperature in the low 30’s (unusual for late...

The 2016 American Curators of Asian Art Forum was held on May 19th and 20th in Toronto. Hosted by the Royal Ontario Museum and the Aga...