Porcelain and Stone
450 Harrison Avenue, Studio #311
The coastal lifestyle: I love the sense of feeling connected to both land and water. The smell of crisp and salty adventure in the ocean or even a lakefront, ideally with mountains at your back. I grew up in Vermont and our dad would frequently take my sisters and I down to the lake shore just to skip rocks on a lazy Sunday afternoon. The Vermont coastal lake scene has always been my upbringing, framed by mountains. But, I have always been frightened and fascinated by the ocean and the beautiful and strong things that hide underneath its dark canvas of thick water. I take inspiration from the coastal lifestyle and use that to influence my sculptural designs. In many cases it may be a design nod in the general direction of nautical ideas or a hint at ocean waves. My background in rock carving and years as a professional building design architect and environmental consultant inform my design choices. The strength and longevity of porcelain are a nod to my Taiwanese/Japanese heritage.
