"Tea Au Naturel" Highfire Columbia Buff stoneware, 2006.I woke up early one cold October to Emily Carr University's National Portfolio Day with my large portfolio in tow. Needless to say, I got in and did my 4 years of the best education of my life. I dove in head first into the harsh realities of critiques and the shock of drawing nudes for the first time. I finally found my passion which is ceramics. I love the visceral qualities of the clay and the connectivity to the body. I am a dancer and clay to me is the closest thing to bodily expression in the fine art form.
"And He Halted the Tsunami" Collograph, Oiled based ink, 2006.
"Nude Studies" Chalk pastel on newsprint, 2005.
"Thank You For the Cross" Woodblock print, 2006.
"Untitled" Wheelthrown bowl, columbia buff clay, yellow salt glaze, 2007.
"Figure Studies" Charcoal on newsprint, 2005.
\"Life Under The Stairs" woodblock print, book media, 2007.
"99 Bottles..." Handbuilt red earthenware clay and low fire clay, 2006.
"Cookie Series" Chalk pastel on newsprint, 2005.
"Function Vs. Form" Columbia Buff Stoneware wheel thrown pieces, 2007.
"City Scape" Acrylic on wood, 2008.
"Thin Series" Handbuilt red earthenware, 2007.My obsession with dragons...
In second year, a friend and I (both Asian-Canadian) decided we would create a collaborative piece on culture stereotypes around Orientalism. This spurred a 3 year discovery of my Chinese heritage mixed with my Canadian culture. My art grew on aspects of what I was going through and on a journey to China to study ceramics.
"Dragon Plate 2/4" Cobalt Carbonate on high fire porcelain, 2006.
"China in Chinatown Dragons" cobalt carbonate on high fire porcelain, 2008.
"China in Chinatown dragon 1/9" cobalt carbonate on high fire porcelain 2007
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