Central South University
Changsha
Central South University
Changsha
Yuelu College Plan
Changsha
Yuelu College Plan
Changsha
Statue of Mao
Changsha
Statue of Mao
Changsha
Yuelu College and Library
Changsha
Yuelu College and Library
Changsha
Yuelu College and Library
Changsha
Yuelu College and Library
Changsha
Yuelu College and Library
Changsha
Yuelu College and Library
Changsha
Yuelu College and Library
Changsha
Yuelu College and Library
Changsha
Yuelu College and Library
Changsha
Yuelu College and Library
Changsha
New buildings in Changsha
New buildings in Changsha
New buildings in Changsha
New buildings in Changsha
Qu Yuan Shrine in Miluo
North of Changsha
Qu Yuan Shrine in Miluo
North of Changsha
Qu Yuan Shrine in Miluo
North of Changsha
Qu Yuan Shrine in Miluo
North of Changsha
Qu Yuan Shrine in Miluo
north of Changsha
Qu Yuan Shrine in Miluo
north of Changsha
Qu Yuan Shrine in Miluo
north of Changsha
Qu Yuan Shrine in Miluo
north of Changsha
Qu Yuan Shrine in Miluo
north of Changsha
Qu Yuan Shrine in Miluo
north of Changsha
Qu Yuan Shrine in Miluo
north of Changsha
Qu Yuan Shrine in Miluo
north of Changsha
Yue Yang Pagodas
Yue Yang Pagodas
Yue Yang Pagodas
Yue Yang Pagodas
Yue Yang Pagodas
Yue Yang Pagodas
Yew Yang City on the shore 
of Dong Ting Lake
Yew Yang City on the shore
of Dong Ting Lake
Yew Yang City on the shore 
of Dong Ting Lake
Yew Yang City on the shore
of Dong Ting Lake
Calligraphy by the notable
and famous in Yue Yang
Calligraphy by the notable
and famous in Yue Yang
Calligraphy by the notable
and famous in Yue Yang
Calligraphy by the notable
and famous in Yue Yang
Calligraphy by the notable
and famous in Yue Yang
Calligraphy by the notable
and famous in Yue Yang
Yue Yang Tower
Yue Yang Tower
Yue Yang Tower
Yue Yang Tower
Yue Yang
Yue Yang
Yue Yang
Yue Yang
Changsha Pagoda
Changsha Pagoda
Changsha Pagoda
Changsha Pagoda
Changsha Pagoda
Changsha Pagoda
Giant bust of Mao
Changsha
Giant bust of Mao
Changsha
Mao at Shaoshan
Mao at Shaoshan
Shaoshan
Shaoshan
Temples near Changsha
Normal University
Temples near Changsha
Normal University
The Old and the New
The Old and the New
The Old and the New
The Old and the New
The Old and the New
The Old and the New
Shrine near Changsha
Normal University
Shrine near Changsha
Normal University
Students from Changsha
Normal University
Students from Changsha
Normal University
Changsha Normal University
Changsha Normal University
Changsha Normal University
Changsha Normal University
Changsha Normal University
Changsha Normal University
Sculpture Department at CNU
Sculpture Department at CNU
Sculpture Department at CNU
Sculpture Department at CNU
Drawing Studio
Drawing Studio
Drawing Studio
Drawing Studio
Ceramics Studio
Ceramics Studio
Stone Graining
Stone Graining
Stone Graining
Stone Graining
Stone Graining
Stone Graining
Drawing up a Stone
Drawing up a Stone
Drawing up a Stone
Drawing up a Stone
Drawing up a Stone
Drawing up a Stone
Drawing up a Stone
Drawing up a Stone
Drawing up a Stone
Drawing up a Stone
Drawing up a Stone
Drawing up a Stone
Mixing Etches
Mixing Etches
Applying Rosin
Applying Rosin
Etching
Etching
Etched stone ready
for printing
Etched stone ready
for printing
Preparing Ink
Preparing Ink
Rolling
Rolling
Washing out the image
Washing out the image
Washing out the image
Washing out the image
Washing out the image
Washing out the image
Rubbing up with black ink
Rubbing up with black ink
Rolling up
Rolling up
Rolling up
Rolling up
Rolling up
Rolling up
Printing
Printing
Prints drying in the rack
Prints drying in the rack

Changsha Normal University

Stone Lithography Class 3 - 6 June 2014

During May - June 2014 I visited Changsha for Jie (Borders) - the joint exhibition between Professor Lu Yu (Changsha Central South University) and Paul Croft, which opened on Thursday 29 May at Changsha Houhu International Art Park. During the visit I gave lectures at Changsha Central South University (CCSU), The Art School at Hunan University of Science and Technology (HUST) in Xiangtan (south of Changsha) and at Changsha Normal University (CNU), which is one of China's leading institutions for Education and Teacher Training.

The art department at CNU is housed in a fabulous new building on the northern outskirts of Changsha and has facilities for drawing, painting, printmaking, graphic design, animation, ceramics, and sculpture. Head of Department - Professor Luo Xiangke and Liu Jing, who manages the print studio at CNU have been instrumental in developing relations between Changsha and Aberystwyth. Collaborations to date have included the two exhibitions Jie and Contemporary Chinese Printmaking - held at The School of Art Aberystwyth in November 2014. Coinciding with Jie - CNU also hosted The First Hunan International Student Printmaking Exhibition - which included prints by 13 of our students from Aberystwyth

Liu Jing is an accomplished artist and lithographer: he trained with Professor Bao Ping in Xian and Shenzhen. He also had the opportunity to work with Tamarind Master Printer Craig Cornwall in Washington State and he now makes his own rollers, crayons and tusche. The workshop at CNU is currently under construction so when we ran a four-day lithography workshop for thirty keen students - we had to grain stones in shifts on benches. Since then the studio has been fully equipped and they now have facilities for relief printing, etching and lithography.