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21 01, 2012

My thanks to Weimin He

By Sylvia Vetta|January 21st, 2012|Categories: China, Art & History, Oxford Castaways|Tags: Weimin He|0 Comments

Click the link below to view this article in its original format: I have a lot to thank Weimin for. He designed the cover of Oxford Castaways and Tower of the Winds the woodblock print (left) was inspired by a poem I

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10 10, 2011

Weimin He – Castaway

By Sylvia Vetta|October 10th, 2011|Categories: Oxford Castaways|Tags: Chinese artist, Cultural Revolution, Weimin He|0 Comments

Click the link below to view this article in its original format: Weimin He - Castaway Sylvia Vetta meets a Chinese artist who lived through Mao’s Cultural Revolution and experienced the Democracy Movement first hand before finding inspiration in Oxford.

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2 01, 2010

A portrait of Weimin He and the builders of the New Ashmolean portrayed with his ‘Brush and Pen’.

By Sylvia Vetta|January 2nd, 2010|Categories: China, Art & History|Tags: Ashmolean, Weimin He|0 Comments

The architects, designers and construction engineers are mostly sat behind computers but the men who did the physical work are painted in uninhibited natural poses, working and relaxing. Climb the stairs they built, to the temporary exhibition rooms of the

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About the Author

As a writer Sylvia Vetta is best known in the Oxfordshire area for the 18 years she was a freelance writer on The Oxford Times and other magazines,  especially for her popular ‘Oxford Castaways’ series which gave her the opportunity to write the lives of  120 inspirational people from five continents. Her novels cross cultures but have impressive endorsements for their authenticity. ‘Brushstrokes in Time’ set in China and California wouldn’t have been possible without the three years she spent researching and interviewing Qu Leilei, a founder of the Stars Art Movement (Beijing 1979) who saved the life of the first leader of the Democracy Movement. It has been endorsed by China experts from Oxford, Harvard and Frankfurt and the poet Jenny Lewis says it is “Utterly mesmerising and unforgettable and among my top ten historical novels.”

‘Sculpting the Elephant’ set in Oxford and India, is close to her own life experience. Her Indian born partner Atam Vetta’s PhD was in Quantitative Genetics. She learned from him that each one of us is unique. Life has taught her that when you see your fellow human being as just that – a unique human being – and refrain from attaching labels you react with empathy. That is why she and one of her Oxford castaways, Nancy Mudenyo Hunt, have been able to co-author the novel ‘Not so Black and White’.

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