Maas Artist Residence - catagory blog Xiaoming Xia

I was on the train using my iPad watching this movie "Prometheus", but I can't resist to look outside the window again and again, though it was raining a little bit once a while. But the view is just that you never gonna be tired aboiut it. It leaded me to give the movie 3 golden stars but 5 tot the sunshine when I was about to reach te final destination "Groningen".

Anna and Ilse were already there with big and warm hugs waiting for me, it's been like we have known each other for years but we only met once during the trip to Kassel for Documenta (13). What a natrural bound.

I was stayibg at Ilse's house, a very beautiful house, I got a very cozy room with the whole wall of garden view. That night I was treated rice, way better than the experimental stuff I tried in my kitchen, and a very firm sleep indeed. and some art really inspiring and delightful I may say. I talked to some people and yes, I got the chance to practice my Chinese, hahah! Any way,m then I met this girl who can speak Mandarin, but it turned out she was a Malaysian, studying at Minerva, and she was so kind to show me the school.

At night rice again, itr was cooked by Ilse's husband Dirk, it was so lekker that I really regretted about no picture about the dishes. After dinner I went to the music festival, I had some blown away moments, beautiful! Well, it's a pity no one is pogoing, most of them have known rock music for forty years or even more.

Next day, Sunday, we went to Het Paleis, it was a quite place, a lot young starters and artists working there, and also nice people. be patient to me and willing to make an appointment with me for this question boy, yeah that is me.

Monday some amazing stuff happened, I made a try-out for my very first sculpture in Ilse's class. And that night Ilse showed me some spectacular work she did before, she wasn't willing to share it in public, what's on earth I should have this privilege to see it, I must have done something right. I was so into it, for me that was pure art. At the end, me, Ilse and Dirk shared the Belgium beer, it was gezellig.

Tuesday, Wednesday, appointmet, museum, appointment, I learned "Embroidery", my mum must be trilled.

What a journey in Groningen! Thanks again, Anna, Ilse and Dirk for all the nice plans, meetings and lekker Dinners for me. Let's raise our glass and say "Lechaijiem" again.

The booth of Isle'

An artist booth

Recycling material neckless

Yin Yongzhen Chinese artist

I also took a little walk though the country side, it was so beautiful and peaceful in the cemetery

My first embroidery work.

Gegevens: Hoofdcategorie: KUNSTENAARS; Gepubliceerd: 23 september 2012

"Someday he'll come along,

The man I love

And when he comes my way

I'll do my best to make him stay"

Gegevens: Hoofdcategorie: KUNSTENAARS; Gepubliceerd: 11 september 2012

Now it's been a week, time really flies, and i saw the bee eating flies again, yeah, brutally.

Today we took a little walk, it took us 3 hours. Yeah,I might be just too slowly. The view makes me think I am now in my hometown of China, but the cow who wears uniform tells me no homesick's imagination, bro, so it's not!

Last night, I went to the VillaLux to see my "Moonrise Kingdom". Well, the screen, thanks for the seats and all those old people sitting behind made me convince that I was not at a classroom. When the movie started and it was that beautiful, funny, quirky, touching and smart!! So I was totally forget I was in a classroom. And,thanks MAAS for the tickets.

Since I gained the confidence of riding along the city , so I ride, it kinda make me wanna break into a song on the road, "I love the mountains,I love the rolling hills...Boom de-ah-da.Boom de-ah-da.." Yeah,it's true I just could not get the melody out my head, but I can be always out of the tune.

At last,lots of thanks to the people who showed up at my first meeting, it's been a really honor to know you all, hope u all enjoyed it as I enjoyed the red source on our little picnic.