stuttgart, germany
2000
Sunday, February 22, 2009
some spring.
though it is raining cats + dogs outside . . . it is spring inside. i don’t mind this nasty weather, but i’m getting ready for spring with birds + words on bud vases, fresh out of the kiln. soon to be found here.
Saturday, February 07, 2009
scoop + pour.
i am doing some early spring cleaning in the studio, and i have a few of these sugar/creamers that i need OFF of my shelves. these are from my manufactured line and i am selling them at a super low price . . . $20 a set.
if you’d like a set, email me here.
Sunday, February 01, 2009
how do i love thee . . .
. . . let me count the ways. i realize that valentines day can be a very gross hallmarky and commercial kind of day, but it doesn’t have to be. i think it is a great month to just pause . . . and acknowledge all of the people in your life that you love and cherish. because in the end, that is all that really matters.
when i was home for the holidays, i had my family each make a heart. i loved all of the different interpretations of such a simple shape. and i loved the way they all looked together. this was the inspiration behind my handful of hearts.
Friday, January 30, 2009
friday field trip (from the sketch book).
in keeping with chinese new year theme, here are some sketches from a trip i took to china. they are mostly from the very southern province of guangdong. this is the province where my father’s ancestors are from and where the factory is that produces my manufactured line. i love visiting this province and i truly feel an eerie familiarity when i’m there. as if the ghosts of my ancestors are hovering over me, in a good way of course.
china
november 2003
Monday, January 26, 2009
gung hai fat choy.
(happy new year). today begins the year of the ox in the chinese zodiac. my aunt gave me this jacket that i wore at my wedding. the jacket belonged to my grandmother who passed away before i was born. it is a beautiful handmade jacket with great detail and incredible hand stitching. she had the jacket made in china many many years ago. it amazes and delights me that the jacket fit me so perfectly. knowing that my grandmother and i were the exact same size makes me feel close to her in some odd way. and though i never got the chance to meet her, i have the great privilege of owning a little piece of her.
i have some of these special year of the OX toilette plaques available here.
a few things you can do today to bring luck for the year:
1. open the windows and doors.
2. eat sweets.
3. change the sheets on the bed.
a few things you should NOT do today.
1. get a haircut (just by chance, i have an appointment TOMORROW)
2. wear black or white.
3. wash your hair.
4. buy shoes.
5. sweep the floor.
i wish everyone a very happy and prosperous chinese new year.
Friday, January 23, 2009
friday field trip (from the sketchbook).
(click on image for a close-up)
here is some subtle colour on this grey (but so beautiful) day. to me, the colours of tuscany are very colourful but in a muted sort of way . . . JUST the way i like it.
italy
july 2004
Wednesday, January 21, 2009
let the beauty you love . . .
be what you do. here is some new work hot out of the kiln. i love this poem and i try to live my life by these very words. i feel really lucky to be doing what i truly love to do. it makes working ridiculously long hours SO bearable. sometimes at the studio we all stop and realize how lucky we are to be able to play with MUD all day long. we laugh for a minute and then we get right back to work. we are truly lucky.
i also love eating raw walnuts. they taste so earthy and unpretentious and natural. we had a huge walnut tree in our yard when i was small. i can vividly remember climbing up that tree and sitting there eating walnuts right off the branches. what a simple yet decadent memory.
