Years ago my father  Rob Franken made a pastel of a Chinese student .

He was dressed in his traditional attire and also over the years I have come across pottery in Indonesia . . Some from the Ming Dynasty . Photograph of A Celedon plate and reverse and a few stacket plates and a Quan Yin figure porceline  with wooden hand .

I find it interesting the images one create in ones mind about a place about to visit . 

Modus Operendi

I have a three prong approach for my time in Xiamen .

 First I can go prepared and take paints with me . 

Second I can take glass engraving tools and get myself some glass over
there.   

Third . I take nothing with me and see what will happen to me and use local materials.