I have just arrived in Beijing. Will post more this afternoon after I experience something 
Carol Zoom : Arrived in Beijing!
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- Arrived in Beijing!
- Wheelchair Access & Adventures in Buenos Aires
- Austin: Just Weird Enough for Me
- CaroleZoom Studio set up in Austin!
- Join Me at Portland Open Studios 10/9-10 & 10/16-17!
- unLucky Break
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Arrived in Beijing!
Wheelchair Access & Adventures in Buenos Aires
I'm just a few days into my trip to Buenos Aires.
- Initial thoughts are that wheelchair access is hit or miss: sizeable steps into biznesses, no curbcuts on major intersections & lots of curbcuts in some neighborhoods.
- No curbcuts onto bus boarding areas. Although many busses do have lifts, some don't have lifts or some lifts don't work or some of the drivers don't want to help.
- We did find an accessible taxi service to get to and from the airport (info@transpdisc.com.ar)--though it was more like a 1975 Chevy stick shift with white leather seats, disco dice and a makeshift metal ramp, the nicest, most gentle driver in the world was a priceless find.
- I'm staying at the . The wheelchair accessible room has a roll in shower, raised toilet with grab bars, but the buttons to call the elevator are wayyyyy over my head, and there aren't reliable curbcuts around the hotel driveway. All in all, being able to go to the bathroom and shower does make a difference.
- As with everywhere there are friendly folks offering to help and if one restaurant isn't accessible, the next one down the way will be.
- A long day of adventuring by bus and foot/wheel, followed by a killer steak and great red wine, ahhhhhh that's what I love about travleing!
Here's some shots of the trip so far & my travel companions Shayla, Scott and Sheryl. More adventures to come.
Austin: Just Weird Enough for Me
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CaroleZoom Studio set up in Austin!
My studio is here on the left
After shipments by Uhaul and Amtrak, sorting through dozens of boxes, my art studio is finally set up in downtown Austin, between Whole Foods and the Power Plant along the river.
I have a workspace for carving and another for printing, space for paperwork, shipping, and all my framed prints on the walls. Sure feels good!
The studio will have an opening in the Spring, but is open by appointment. Come visit?
Join Me at Portland Open Studios 10/9-10 & 10/16-17!
My leg is all healed, and I've been in the studio making new work!
For the next few weekends, I'll be in the studio in Portland at Zoomtopia along with other juried Open Studios artist, photographer . We have at the building the tour guides that will get you in to the other nearly 100 artists' studios around town.
Also this year we have a available to assist with maps and additional information on finding the right studios to visit! It's the same cost as the paper tour guide, but IMHO so much easier to use!
Come see this photo and the one below, rendered as a block print.
unLucky Break
I've been a bit slowed down by a bus-related accident in Austin, TX that gave me this broken tibia. I've been in great hands of old friends helping me through this experience but won't be able to travel for some time. Now I'm in HealthSouth Rehab for a few weeks to learn how to get around with this big cast! Zoomtopia is buzzing along without me thanks to the strong community they've built. One studio left to rent!
-- Posted Whilst Zooming Around
Juried into Portland Open Studios!
Join me the second & third weekend of October to see my new body of work & make a souvenir print yourself!
-- Posted Whilst Zooming Around
Come Support Disability Rights: See Great Artwork
DRO Open House 6/18 at 5pm
Please attend Disability Rights Oregon's 2nd Annual Open House, Thursday, June 18, 2009 ~ 5-7pm where several of my pieces of newer artwork are on display and for sale, along with work by Traci Murray, , . Sales benefit DRO.
For more information, see .
Alotta zoomtopia for lease
Somehow having a sign up makes it real! This is ZoomTopia: my little piece of the world at 810 SE Belmont in inner SE Portland. Art & dance studio for lease with the option to purchase. Fillin up fast. Yay! More info at or 541.954.8373