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365 Art+
I’m very honored to have my photos from the “Red in Nature” series published in a beautiful magazine called 365 Art+.
Keep readingPanopticon Gallery’s Online Exhibit
I was not one of the five selected artists for Panopticon Gallery’s First Look 2022 physical gallery show, but I am very honored that my image “Apostemon Sweat Bee on Cosmo” was among the selected images in their online exhibit. You can see it here.
Keep readingLearning Foreign Languages
If I had a superpower, it would be my ability to pick up a foreign language. My first language was Cantonese Chinese, and as an immigrant to the US at age nine, I had to learn English. Since then I have studied French, Japanese, Mandarin Chinese, a little bit of Korean, German and Spanish, and…
Keep readingGratitude
Inspired by the book “Braiding Sweetgrass” by Robin Wall Kimmerer, I decided to go for a short hike this morning by myself. I can’t remember the last time I did this—hike by myself—and I thoroughly savored the time alone in nature, feeling gratitude for the fragrant air and the autumn crispness that reinvigorated my soul.…
Keep reading2021 (Mostly) Backyard Birding in Massachusetts
Photography and Musings of Lisa Tang Liu: I don’t call myself a birder, as I really only started paying attention to birds in 2018 after we bought a window feeder. At the beginning of the pandemic, I started to photograph birds that visit our backyard, and I got hooked. I’m more of an aspiring bird…
Keep readingOur Homeschooling Journey
We’re in the middle of our seventh year of homeschooling now, and I have to confess that I feel a little burned out. I am fortunate that my husband became more active in teaching the children this year so I can take a step back. He takes on most of the academic subjects; I cover…
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