Melting mountains

Striking images of the Himalayan mountains show the alarming ramifications of global warming in a new project by the Asia Society and MediaStorm.

The videography is stunning. As is the still photography used in the project's second section, "Then & Now," which shows just how much melting is going on throughout the Himalayan region.

Click here to check it out.

Down pour

Yes, this photo by Tan Choon Wee is a bit old (it won the Digital Camera Photographer of the Year Award for 2008), but man, it makes me smile. Gorgeous.

As Luk would have it

Brooklyn-based ceramics artist May Luk creates wonderful, wonderful stuff. Her designs are playful, her color-schemes timeless. And I love the combination of antique-y looking illustrations with function. (I don't know about you, but if something doesn't have a use it my teeny-tiny house, there's just no space for it!)

I learned about May Luk at the The Market at The (OA) Can Factory. It's a bi-weekly craft fair in Brooklyn, where Meow Meow Tweet was also on hand selling soaps!

Not in NYC? May Luk is on Etsy and Poppytalk Handmade Marketplace. Check out her gorgeous goods there.

Korean crafting

The 33rd annual Philadelphia Museum of Art Craft Show is this week. It includes 26 crafters from Korea. There are lots of ceramics artists and sculptors among the list, but I'd be the most eager to check out the handmade metal cameras created by Hyun-Seok Sim. So cool!

The show runs through November 15 at the Pennsylvania Convention Center.

Who doesn't need a red yak hair dog collar?

Ready to start holiday shopping? Check out the upcoming trunk show at the Asian Art Museum in San Francisco.



Textiles and toys will be among items for sale, crafted by Tibetian artistans who work with the Tibet Artisan Initiative and Dropenling Handicraft Center of Lhasa, Tibet. The trunk show runs from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., Nov. 20 and 21.

Not on the west coast but still need a pony warmer or a red yak hair dog collar? Check out the online store. The toys, especially, are adorable.

Ninja snacks

Artist Denise Poon has a fondness for painting Fruit Loops and felting ninjas. Now we're talking.

Crossing Boundaries

The Museum of Chinese in America has an upcoming exhibit featuring 12 contemporary Chinese artists who work in New York. "Crossing Boundaries" is the second of three in a series, and runs through Jan. 4.