七年不痒

Jun

七年不痒 七年前，为了能和女儿一起在凯瑞艺术中心的陶艺室一起做手工，我也报名参加了陶艺基础课。后来女儿上高中太忙而不再来玩儿，我却留了下来。这七年中，学轮制，学手作，学柴烧......一点一滴，慢慢让我投入而不能自拔。学陶艺，使我专注，练我耐心，更让我学会等待，学会接受不完美；它也给我惊喜，更让我收获满满的友谊和帮助, 参与到更多的社区活动中去。疫情开始之后，我在家建立了自己的工作室，在女儿的帮助下开了Etsy网店, 后来疫情缓和一些之后，我们又一起摆摊（art show), 更是忙而快乐着。如今，女儿要去上大学了，我也很幸运地在凯瑞艺术中心画廊（gallery）开个展。就算是七年的一个总结汇报吧。也期待下一个七年，有机会去学习更多的陶艺技术，去汲取更丰富多彩的文化精髓，有机会再向大家汇报！更好地回报社区。非常感谢一直以来家人的支持和陪伴！感谢朋友们的关心与厚爱！我在凯瑞艺术中心的展览从9月24日到10月24日。9月25日星期六下午3-4时有一个简短的开幕式，敬请光临指导。部分展品可以售卖（展览结束以后取）。下面是我申请展览的英文版申请书，主要表达了我对陶艺的理解和我想通过作品表达的心情想法等等。如有兴趣，供参考。 Artist Statement ——-Inspired by nature and made to enjoy!I began to do pottery when I was almost 50 years old. My daughter and I took up lessons at the Clay Studio of Cary Art Center so we could spend time together, and I fell in love with pottery. It brought me peace, yet also challenged my patience; it brought me surprise and joy each time I got my piece from the kiln opening. The more I practiced, the more I realized that ceramic art is part of my life, culture, and history. I grew up in China until my 30’s where I was surrounded by the longstanding culture of ceramic wares. Chinese pottery and ceramics have a history dating to more than 5,000 years ago that has endured to today. Through pottery, I strive to incorporate and balance the ancient Chinese values and elements--金,木,水,火, and 土 (metal, wood, water, fire, and earth). From these efforts, I can see the beauty of these elements in each and every piece I made.Because of my multi-cultural background, I was able to appreciate and understand many styles that I doubt I would have before. When visiting different places, I spend hours upon hours slowly walking through museums and their exhibitions, taking in the beauty of all sorts of different art styles and cultures. From the Renaissance art at the Louvre to the classic Chinese ceramics in Jingdezhen to the modern sculptures at the NC Museum of Art, every piece has taught me that I can create functional pottery that is also a work of art.Like most potters inspired by nature, the natural materials, color, patterns, and textures all inspire me to make my pottery to express these elements. I express a balance in the elements and shape in my works; balancing experience and patience, clay and glaze, shape, functional and style etc. Every time, when I want to make something, I would choose the clay and glaze first to show the balance of a combination of the five elements and to create the best expression of them.When I first began to do pottery, I used to look for perfection, tried hard to make perfect shape, perfect glaze and expected perfect results.... Later through all the practices, I realized that pottery, like the natural world, is full of imperfections. Despite these imperfections, the pottery is still unique and beautiful. Every bowl, mug, and pot here are created by my hands and my thoughts but is ultimately born from the imperfect natural world that surrounds us. So, I want to name my exhibition “Imperfection.”It has been almost 7 years since I started to learn and practice pottery. I want to show my progress and artwork that I’ve made as a testament of my own ability. I started my art journey here at the Cary Art Center and most my work has been made here. As we are celebrating 150 years of the Town of Cary, I am planning to exhibit 150 pieces to coordinate with it. It will be my honor to have an exhibition here. 青花橡籽 每一件作品都像自己的孩子一样。 冰岛归来作品。sold. 上釉，准备柴烧。 Copper red tea cup fired cone 10 at NCSU craft center Applying slip to my big moon jar Tea set donated to non profit organization - Designed for Joy.