POETS ON SITE AUDIO TOUR
PACIFIC ASIA MUSEUM'S
40TH ANNIVERSARY EXHIBIT
Beauty of Nature
| Eagle (Japan) Sharon Hawley, Chris Wesley, M. Kei (artists Ross Anthony and Alex Nodopaka) | audio | text |
| Persimmon Screen (Japan) Christine Jordan, Erika Wilk, Deborah P Kolodji (artist Ross Anthony ) | audio | text |
| Plum Blossoms (China) Nora DeMuth, Janis Albright Lukstein, Kath Abela Wilson (artist Pamela A Babusci) | audio | text |
| Mt. Fuji (Japan) Kath Abela Wilson Nora DeMuth, Liz Goetz (artist Kath Abela Wilson) | audio | text |
| Landscape after Snowfall (China) Ashley Baldon (artist B.G. Callahan) | audio | text |
| Ducks & Lotus (China) Christine Jordan, Ashley Baldon, Deborah P Kolodji (artist B.G. Callahan) | audio | text |
| Monkey Performing Sanbaso Dance (Japan) Mira N. Mataric, Just Kibbe (artist Ross Anthony) | audio | text |
| Origins of Life (Korea) Janis Albright Lukstein, Sharon Hawley, Taoli-Ambika Talwar (artist Tim Callahan) | audio | text |
The Art of Daily Use
| Horseshoe Chair (China) Pauli Dutton, Alice Pero | audio | text |
| Ink Stand (Japan) Taura Scott, Kath Abela Wilson, Pauli Dutton | audio | text |
| Bilum Bag (New Guinea) Taoli-Ambika Talwar, Erika Wilk, Mira N. Mataric | audio | text |
| Charger with Myna Birds (Vietnam) Constance Griesmer, Pauli Dutton, Constance Griesmer | audio | text |
| Bowl (Thailand) Constance Griesmer (artist Pamela A. Babusci ) | audio | text |
| Vase (Thailand) Constance Griesmer | audio | text |
| Rhinoceros Horn Cup (China) Kath Abela Wilson, Pauli Dutton (artists Kath Abela Wilson and Alex Nodopaka ) | audio | text |
| Table (Tibet) Kath Abela Wilson, Monica Lee Copeland | audio | text |
| Yudrung, Rug (Tibet) Nora DeMuth, Sharon Hawley | audio | text |
Wisdom and Longevity
| Yam Mask (New Guinea) Cindy Rinne (artist Cindy Rinne) | audio | text |
| Incense Burner (Korea) Nora DeMuth (artist Tim Callahan) | audio | text |
| Fukurojin (Japan) Nora DeMuth | audio | text |
| Shou, Longevity Sign (China) Richard Dutton, Ashley Baldon, Joan Stern (artists PamelaA. Babusci, Joan Stern) | audio | text |
| Canoe Prow (New Guinea) Cindy Rinne (artists Cindy Rinne, Pamela A. Babusci) | audio | text |
Status and Adornment
| Courtesan Reading a Letter (Japan) Deborah P Kolodji, Monica Lee Copeland (artist Tim Callahan) | audio | text |
| Kogo Incense Box (Japan) Sharon Hawley | audio | text |
| Mask of Donjurno Netsuke (Japan) Mel Weisburd (artist Stephen Linsteadt) | audio | text |
| Walnut Pomander (Japan) Mari Werner | audio | text |
| Horse Netsuke (Japan) Joan E. Stern, Mari Werner (artist Joan Stern) | audio | text |
| Gau Prayer Box (Tibet) Maja Trochimczyk (artist M aja Trochimczyk) | audio | text |
| Female Figure (India) Mel Weisburd, Beverly Collins (artist Stephen Linsteadt) | audio | text |
| Prince (India) Kath Abela Wilson, Genie Nakano | audio | text |
| Celadon Charger (China) Alice Pero, Billie Dee | audio | text |
| Charger Plate Quilin (China) Mel Weisburd | audio | text |
| The Marriage Bowl (China) Rick Wilson (artists Tim Callahan, Kath Abela Wilson) | audio | text |
| Jade Earrings with Crab Motif (China) Susan Rogers, Nancy Ellis Taylor (artist Susan Rogers) | audio | text |
| Pair of Sleevebands (China) Erika Wilk | audio | text |
| Binding Shoes (China) Chris Wesley, Taura Scott, Nora DeMuth (artist Pamela Babusci ) | audio | text |
| Ji-fu Court Robe (China) Maja Trochimczyk, Mari Werner (artist M aja Trochimczyk) | audio | text |
| Head Ornament (New Guinea) Cindy Rinne (artist Cindy Rinne) | audio | text |
Religion and Faith
| Bodhisattva in Yab-Yum Embrace (China) Genie Nakano (artist Tim Callahan) | audio | text |
| Vishnu and Garuda (Indonesia) Ashley Baldon, Christine Jordan (artist Tim Callahan) | audio | text |
| Daoist Priest Robe (China) Nora DeMuth, Pauli Dutton | audio | text |
| Buddhist Five-Point Crown (China) Genie Nakano, Mira Mataric | audio | text |
| Durga and Kali Fighting the Demon Hordes (India) Pauli Dutton (artist B.G. Callahan) | audio | text |
| Wastewater Bowl, Rengetsu (Japan) Peggy Castro, Kath Abela Wilson (artist Tim Callahan) | audio | text |
| Le Genie Sans Noms (Japan) Mel Weisburd, Monica Lee Copeland, Joan E. Stern (artist Morgane Plassart) | audio | text |
| Bodhisattva (Tibet) Sharon Rizk, Nancy Ellis Taylor, Billie Dee (artist Tim Callahan) | audio | text |
| Yamantaka Mandala (Tibet) James Won (artist Alex Nodopka ) | audio | text |
| Bodhisattva (China) Susan Rogers (artist Susan Rogers) | audio | text |
| Buddha (Pakistan) Maja Trochimczyk (artist Stephen Linsteadt) | audio | text |
| Seated Buddha (Korea) Susan Rogers (artist Susan Rogers) | audio | text |
| Lohan and Attendant (China) Radomir Vojtech Luza | audio | text |
| Goblins and Ghosts (Japan) Liz Goetz (artist B.G. Callahan) | audio | text |
| The musical accompaniments for the Poets on Site Audio Tour are improvisations played by Rick Wilson, on instruments from his collection. |
From top to bottom:
Chinese xiao. Notched flute played vertically; bamboo.
Indian bansuri. Side blown (played horizontally); thin bamboo.
Indonesian suling. Duct flute (sound produced as on a whistle), played vertically; bamboo.
Japanese shakuhachi. Played vertically with a flat blowing edge; thick madake bamboo.
Korean danso. Notched flute, played vertically; bamboo.
Vietnamese soa truc. Sideblown; bamboo.
Nepalese bansuri. Sideblown; bamboo.
Thai khlui. Duct flute, played vertically; rosewood.
For the objects from New Guinea, Rick is playing a bamboo mouth harp, made in the Phillipines.
| To hear this tour on your cell or home phone, dial 626-628-9690 followed by the number found at the top of each text page. |
Poets on Site Audio Tour 2011 of the Pacific Asia Museum's 40th Anniversary Exhibit was made on the invitation of
Pacific Asia Museum
Our Audio Tour 2010 of Pacific Asia Museum's permanent collection won a MUSE award from the American Association of Museums. You can hear that tour here:
http://www.pacificasiamuseum.org/_digital_lounge/audio_tours.aspx
Drawing of the monkey by Ross Anthony, after Hokusai
Copyright 2011 Poets on Site, and to the individual poets and artists