My Work

The decorative patterns are made by Nerikomi technique: I start with a vision of the final pattern in mind, working backwards, decide how many sheets of different thickness of white, grey and black stained porcelain are needed to be cut and layered, in a special sequence to form blocks. These blocks are cut again into slices, along the side, at an angle, or at different thicknesses, and re-layered, to arrive at the desired block of pattern.

Every block of pattern is unique and cannot be replicated.

A thin slice is cut from the final block, rolled thinner to give an organic movement to the pattern, templates are cut out, and the piece is hand-built.

After all the cutting and layering processes, the final porcelain patterned sheet that I use to hand build the work is very fragile, and highly prone to cracking after firing.

On one hand the material is very fragile, on the other hand the patterns are lively and full of force.

This is like what I observe in nature, water flows smoothly around corners and yet have tremendous power, flowers so delicate and come in million of shapes and colours, birds so fragile but fly swiftly and effortlessly everywhere.

I am inspired by what I observe, I design my works to capture the lightness, the movement and the delicacy in nature that is so beautiful.

The forms and the vibrant patterns of my work attract the eyes, urge viewers to touch them, and be a pleasure to hold and use.