Seven ceramic lanterns (each one 20”x 12”x 8”) created for the Plaza of the Queen at Cincinnati/Liuzhou Friendship Garden in LongTan Park, Liuzhou China. Four Cincinnati artists – Jan Brown Checco, Terri Kern, Karen Heyl and Nancy Hopkins; 3 Chinese artists – led by Professor He Zhenhai
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.