Inspired by Japan

Sumo. 2008. Watercolor on paper. 11" x 18".

My mom always had Japanese kitsch decorating our house when I was growing up, so the art of Japan interested me. This is a re-creation of a painting that I saw in an art textbook that reminded me of a fan my mom had.

 

Double Happiness. 2010. Ceramic box. 9" x 5" x 5".

Inspired by the blue and white Japanese pottery that my mom loves, this box's lid is decorated with a repeating double-happiness symbol and the entire box is scattered with fan designs. This was my first, and as of now, the only slab box that I have made, probably because of the frustration that I encountered while glazing the box. At one point, I ended up scrubbing off and completely re-glazing the lid!