Mark the date guys, October the 22nd! I have posted about the quirky establishment (click here) which will be the venue of the mini exhibition. Lovely lovely place downtown, perched in the middle of city’s hustle and bustle. The October 22nd is the opening party, and the drawings will be exhibited for the next two Read More
Esther: Second Ningbo Local Drawing Circle July 2016
Hiya, how’s the summer break? Hope you are having a great time whenever and wherever you go. This month I would like to share Esther’s sketches last month. Bold and colourful, I have to say. In tune with the summer! All pictures courtesy of Esther. There are some available slots available, please get in touch. Read More
360s
I hope you are all enjoying your summer, wherever you are. Here are a couple of recent 360s pictures from the hot and humid Ningbo and surrounding. 360s are edited using PT Gui. Embedded YouTube video is a 360 video taken last weekend while cycling through nearest mountains, not far from the university. Total cycling Read More
Linkography: study script
Started with lengthy and laborious processes in producing Linkographs manually (using Autocad and Photoshop), I decided to seek help to have a script to automated the process. Now we have a running script for the purpose of exploration. Benefits of the script: 1) quick try and fix 2) aid the process of second rating by Read More
Yasmin: Second Ningbo Local Drawing Circle June 2016
Our second sketcher, Yasmin Morgan has just completed her sketchbook turn. This young girl has been residing in Ningbo for almost three years and has a good eye for shapes and colours. I hope you enjoy these as much as I do. We still have slots if you keen on contributing to this second year Read More
Ningbo Drawing Circle 2: Call for participation, still!
Yes we are still looking for your contribution, from December 2016 onwards. Wechat me (id: miatedjosaputro) or go to Contact page to be in touch. Image courtesy of Ningbo Guide June 2016 edition. Click here to download the online version.
Life Cycle 6: 4 days ride
Life Cycle 6 China: Cycling for Education Equity. Yes we made it. University of Nottingham Ningbo China (UNNC)’s provost Chris Rudd was accompanied by nine riders (including myself) and embraced 535km bicycle journey. Ended up with 560km at the end. What was the route? It was a tour of Zhejiang province: Ningbo- Shaoxing- Hangzhou- Zhuji- Tiantai- Sanmen-Ninghai- Read More
Ningbo Local Drawing Circle: Exhibition venue
Good news about the exhibition. After months of searching, we finally found this amazing place, in downtown Ningbo. The first year’s drawing circle‘s materials will be re-produced and exhibited, sometime in September 2016 when people is back from their summer break (including myself). Stay tuned for the opening party, and if you are keen on helping Read More
Clotilde: First of the Second Ningbo Local Drawing Circle May 2016
There you go, the second drawing circle has started. This time is started with Clotilde, a talented nine years old girl. There is still plenty of available slots for the rest of the year. If you would like to contribute, please do not hesitate to contact me.
Leather craft making
Just a wee of fun, a short video in YouTube (embedded on this page) about a leather shop in Hefeng Creative District in Ningbo. Joan took me there to see her teacher, and I have been meaning to learn about leather crafting for ages. The teacher let me made a very simple key chain. Fun Read More
Angklung goes to HD Ningbo
An article written by me about a fun afternoon introducing angklung, a traditional bamboo shaker instrument. Commonly found in South East Asia including Indonesia, we (GKI and Djas Merah) hoped that our audience enjoyed the sound of angklung. As Indonesian, I had a go since I was a little kid in elementary school. Please get in Read More
Poster: Ningbo Local Drawing Circle April 2016
Poster is the last sketcher on the first local drawing circle. It’s a wrap! Thank you for all contributors, hope we all have fun. A small exhibition is coming up, so might want to stay tuned.
Shortlisted: The Library Photo Competition 2016
A wee of fun, I submitted three photos and joined the university level photography competition for the first round. Apparently I got shortlisted for the second round, with another 19 students. After submitting another three pictures, one of last three was selected to be voted. Unfortunately it’s a Wechat (the Chinese social media, or mainly Read More
14 quick idea recipes
Hiya! Slightly off topic here but I just want to share the recipes I compiled. I shared it in my social media to encourage others to share their ultimate recipes too, and do not intend to bombard my website with pictures of home cooked food. I have to do it here due to the internet Read More
Call for contribution: Second Ningbo Local Drawing Circle!
Hiya all, Poster Xiang is the last sketcher of the first round (and first year) of the Drawing Circle and we are approaching the end of round. We had 12 amazing sketchers and we are starting the second year straightaway, hence I am looking for 12 sketchers! Same drill, the same sketchbook will be in Read More
Experimental photography
Matt and I did a weekend project on capturing light, shadow and motions. Facilitated by BeePhoto who let us use the studio while they were away for a photo mission in Xi’an. We meant to do this for quite a long time, just had the opportunity this weekend. Shot using Olympus OMD EM1 and GoPro Read More
UNNC Color Run: the open day
As part of the open day events, the University of Nottingham Ningbo China (UNNC) where we currently based at, organised a Color Run. Mimicking the official event, staff and students were involved. Matt and I, we both were invited by the people from CRRC and did the run together with some of the CRRC employees who Read More
Dina: Ningbo Local Drawing Circle March 2016
We have got our 11th sketcher and her doodles, Dina Johnson- Perkins. She took us in a journey of her life in China and from her trekking trip in Himalayas. Fantastic!
Photo Walk: Nantang Old Street. Sunday 24 March.
Hiya photography people! If you are in town this Sunday and fancy joining a photo walk in Nantang Old Street, please contact me. It’s been a while and the weather is forecasted to be sunny. We might want to check out the second phase which is recently completed. All types of cameras are welcomed, nothing Read More
Aerial photography of UNNC
A couple of weekends ago we did some aerial photography shots using one of our quadcopters. Yes, we currently possess four of those amazing quads in different sizes. To be precise, three flying ones and one is currently out of action We used this quad, FH410, which we also brought to Indonesia and flew him Read More