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Bi Earth Speaks Store Closing 139 Atlantic Ave. BROOKLYN, NEW YORK

Austin Tang — Wed, 18 Dec 2024 15:15:56 +0000

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Memorial Celebration for Al Attara December 14 3pm

Austin Tang — Sat, 14 Dec 2024 18:21:05 +0000

Dear Friends,

It’s been a while, and I hope this email finds you all well.

I’m reaching out to share an invitation for those that might have missed the original email sent out recently…

After over 20+ wonderful years in the neighborhood, Earth Speaks will be closing its doors in the coming week, as Bi will be moving on to new creative ventures. Everything must go and is currently 50% off – please help support and spread the word

As a special farewell, Bi will be hosting a special store closing event for friends tomorrow Saturday Dec 14th from 3pm-8pm (see flyer + details from Bi below).

I hope you can come by!

Sending love to everyone.

Jen

ps.

Here’s a little video I meant to share with everyone ages ago! One of the last times many of us gathered in celebration of Al at Earth Speaks back in 2023

From Bi:

Hi friends, family, and neighbors,

After 24 wonderful years, Earth Speaks is closing its doors, and I’d love for you to join me in celebrating the memories and moments we’ve shared.

On December 14th, 2024, I’ll be hosting a store closing event, and I invite you to come and choose items that hold special meaning for me.

In the spirit of continuance beyond this farewell, I’m offering a “pay what you wish” donation pledge, with all proceeds going to the store’s GoFundMe fund.

Each item carries its own unique significance, and it would mean the world to both me and Al if you took a piece of this journey with you.

Thank you for your support over the years. I hope to see you there.
Warmly,

Bi Li

Dear Friends,

It’s hard to believe it’s been three years since Al’s passing.

I began writing several versions for this email invite, struggling to find the right words to express how much he is dearly missed.. each and every day.

With a profound sense of gratitude for all of the memories and wonderful connections he made possible-

I found myself crying, as I deleted each one…

And at the end of everything, all I could hear was Al’s voice, saying:

“Jen, just send the damn invite.”

So here it is.

If you’re in town, please join us for a (better late than never!) memorial service to celebrate the life of our friend Al.

Please RSVP so we can plan accordingly.

Hope to see you there.

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Li Qiang, a famous Chinese painter who styled himself as “Changchun”, “Yinbin Bi Ke” and “People of Henan Luoyang”.

admin — Wed, 07 Feb 2018 21:39:34 +0000

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Born in a scholarly family, Mr. Li started learning Chinese traditional calligraphy from his grandfather when he was six years old. Over the course of 50 years, he poured his heart into Chinese traditional calligraphy and never stopped perfecting his skills. He is the one and only Chinese calligrapher who can use formal script, cursive script, official script, Jinming script, Dazuan script, Xiaozuan script, running script and Weibei script to write Chinese character. Among them, official script and running script are his specialties. Mr. Li pioneered Pu’er calligraphy and it’s famous for its vintage appeal, long lasting aroma and perfect combination of calligraphy and tea ceremony. It is the first of its kind and worthy of appreciation and collection.
The main themes of Mr. Li’s paintings include flowers, birds and people portraits; among the themes, his Chinese painting of peony is the most spectacular. He paints the flower with wonderful accuracy of observation so that his paintings vividly present the radiant and graceful nature of the peony. If you are fortunate to appreciate the painting in person, it carries you back in time to the Luoyang peony wonderland and it truly is a rare experience. That’s why Mr. Li is known as “Peony Master” home and abroad.
Mr Li’s portrait painting of beautiful traditional Chinese lady is also a masterpiece. The aesthetics of the painting tranquilizes you with its gracefully gorgeousness and make you lost in your reverie. The painting was collected by an English Duke and he fell in love with China because of it. Interestingly, he even told Mr. Li that he must find someone that looks like the one in the painting in reality.
Since 2008, Mr. Li’s artworks were exhibited in Belgium, Hong Kong, Taiwan and in touring exhibitions across Mainland China. To encourage cultural exchanges, Mr. Li was invited to London in December 2011 to hold an exhibition. His artworks were well-received by the British royal family, celebrities, artists, Chinese Ambassador of United Kingdom and people who love art. Most of them were sold on the spot and among them; the portrait panting of a traditional Chinese lady grabbed a handsome amount of £80,000 ($125,000). Some of them were even collected by the Cambridge University Museum and himself and the Vice President of Cambridge University and Dean of Trinity College, Dr. Martin Rees, also put a few Mr. Li’s artworks into his own personal collection.
With his passion about Chinese traditional culture and his charisma as an orient artist, Li Qiang devotes himself to become a bridge connection that facilities East-West cultural exchange.
Titles
• Founder and Principle Wuhan Arts and Crafts School (Founded in 1984)
• Honorary President of Guangdong Province Patriotic Association
• Research director of Cantonese Merchants’ Painting and Calligraphy Research Institute of Guangdong.
• One of the top ten Chinese artists who is excellent in both performing skills and moral integrity
• Vice President of World Federation of Artists Association and President of Shenzhen-Hong Kong branch
• Academician of Chinese Painting and Calligraphy Institute
• Vice director of editorial department of Art News of China Magazine
• Vice President of World Lee Clan Association and President of Chinese Lee Clan Association

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