Art – Amy Cotler

Hanoi, Part 2 (and a peek at Hulong Bay)

June 17, 2016 Comments Off

Before the onslaught. Vietnam’s iconic foot stools set up for supper in the old quarter. A few minutes later, we were sitting on two, wolfing down pressed bahn mi (sandwiches), crispy on the outside, filled with pork, pickled vegetables and hot sauce. Scooters, cars and bike-taxis, peddlng tourists, all constant motion, whirred past as as we ate. (For a sense of the city and more, see Hanoi, Part I. For a few Hulong Bay pictures, scroll to the bottom.) — Before the onslaught. Vietnam’s iconic foot stools set up for supper in the old quarter. A few minutes later, we were sitting on two, wolfing down pressed bahn mi (sandwiches), crispy on the outside, filled with pork, pickled vegetables and hot sauce. Scooters, cars and bike-taxis, peddlng tourists, all constant motion, whirred past as as we ate. (For a sense of the city and more, see Hanoi, Part I. For **Hulong Bay** pictures, scroll down to the bottom.)

Hanoi, Part I

March 12, 2016 Comments Off

After sleepy Laos, caffeinated Hanoi woke us up. Seconds after leaving our guesthouse, we were crossing anarchistic avenues jammed with shops and cafes. Vietnamese sat everywhere on tiny plastic foot stools, spilling out from cafes onto sidewalks, drinking iced coffee, engaging in chatter, while peeling sunflower seeds, dropping them, along with everything else, the ground. […]

Black House/White Temple

January 12, 2016 Comments Off

Nothing establishes that you are in a non western culture quite like a visit to the Black House and White Temple. Probably the major tourist attractions in Chiang Rai, located at opposite ends of the city, one north and one south. The symmetry of opposition seems hard to avoid. Black to White, Earthly to Heavenly, […]

Museum Nirvana in London

November 17, 2015 Comments Off

Lots o Blake and moody Turner at the Tate Britain. Who ever said the Brits were bottled up? More Blake. My sista, the famous Joanna Cotler of the children’s book world, noticed Blake’s influence on Maurice Sendak. To really see it (and more London art) continue reading.