
Finished Lanterns by Jan Brown Checco, Karen Heyl, Terri Kern and Nancy Hopkins

The Cincinnati Artists Team

Working together in Liuzhou with lead artist He Zhenhai

The Spirit of Water in Jan’s studio with full-sized sculpture developing, based on gridded sketches from small maquette.

Jan working on the lantern sculpture

Finished high fire glazed lantern

The Spirit of Water with internal lighting

Terri Kern and her “Phoenix” lantern

“Tiger” lantern by Nancy Hopkins

“Carp” lantern by Karen Heyl

The Plaza of the Queen” at Longtan Park in the Cincinnati/Liuzhou Friendship Garden, site of the installation on top of the finial lanterns on the trellis stands.

Installation of all ceramic lanterns including three made by the Chinese artists team – a panda, bearcat and flying pig.

The sculptures are all protected from the elements by plexiglass cases.