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This teapot was inspired by ancient Chinese and Korean celadons which uses the shape of gourds or pumpkins to inspire the design of teapots and lidded jars. This teapot was made with the whitest porcelain and blue celadon glaze.
The name of this vase is "blueberry". The glaze is actually a blend of two distinctly different shades ("Eye's Green" and "Chun") that combined to produce this beautiful blue color. Blueberry's currently lives with someone who loves him very much and shares his recent photos with me. As you can see, he is working hard.
This piece is called "Dragon Watching" and inspired by a whale watching trip in the Monterey Bay. When whale watching, one would often see a back fin, a flipper or tail but it is rare that one sees a whale breach, where the entire whale is on display. I imagined that when our ancestors watched the skies for dragons, they would see parts of the dragon's body among the clouds but it is probably just as rare to see the entire dragon in the sky.
This piece was inspired by the legend of the dragon gate. The dragon gate sits on top of magical waterfall. Only a fish that was strong and brave enough to endure the trek from the bottom of the crashing waves to reach the top will pass through the dragon gate to become a dragon.
This is another vase inspired by the story of the dragon gate. On this vase, the fish is travelling up the waterfall alone. The pine treat along the way is a symbol of strength and portends a successful journey.
In My Collection
I go back to the theme of the dragon gate a lot.