The work included in “The Poetry of Material Things” mirrors the objects found on every Vietnamese dining table: a bowl for rice, a glass for water & a chopstick holder.
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The work included in “The Poetry of Material Things” mirrors the objects found on every Vietnamese dining table: a bowl for rice, a glass for water, and a chopstick holder.
This first release focuses on chén.
The chipped tableware is reimagined through a meticulous arrangement of fine coils, light in weight—a contrast of the sturdy, thrown tableware. The edges of the work are reconstructed through a deliberately pinched process, leaving the rim raw and sharp, The glaze is applied in thin layers, using a dry hog hair brush or scraps of old newspaper, so to retain the papery texture of the bisque pieces underneath.
¹ my work almost always begins with a story—a thought that finds its shape in letters on a page and eventually completes in the physical form of a pot.
² read through the influence behind “The Poetry of Material Things” here.
