Balance the Scales
Mixed media on paper
6 x 6 ft
November 2015
Fractal
15 x 12 x 8 Inches
Ceramic
2015
High-Fire
Fractal is a work created to challenge the capabilities of Big White clay, a difficult medium that warps and collapses very easily. Fractal is a figure 8 shaped piece that both challenges the concept and deliver the purpose. Its name means a mathematical fraction that never ends despite the latin etymology meaning "broken". This funny juxtaposition of an unyielding equation and a fragile material uses the idea of infinity to inspire us that boundaries and limitations are further than we think.
Sorcery
Etching on metallic paper
8.5 x 11 in
November 2015
Dream of Youth
Pastel on paper
36 x 48 in
November 2015
Alaskan Farm
Oil on Canvas
48 x 36 in
2015
Arabian Nights
Etching on metallic paper
8.5 x 11 in
November 2015
The Human Comedy
Mixed Media on Paper
36 x 24 Inches
2015
To be human is to be absurd. To be constantly living for a tomorrow that never comes, sacrificing our health for our wealth and spending our wealth for our health. All our calamities are creations of our own. To be human is to play a part in the blackest of comedies.
The Grand Illusion
24" x 24"
2015
Pastel on paper
Time for Tea
Ceramics
Various sizes
June 2015
Tea is an important part of global culture, with every one having their own exclusive rituals of consumption. It brings out the intimate; friends talk about families, sad stories, and gossips over a cup of tea.
In history, tea also once served as a proclamation of freedom. It can be as cheap as water, but can also be a more expensive than gold. Sometimes one likes it pertaining to their own unique culture, sometimes one likes it fusion.
This tea set is a eclectic representation for individuals that enjoy tea, with its own value and diverse cultural associations.
The entire set resembles a setting in classic Chinese garden paintings: rain, lotus, and pond portrayed through styles and color. American plastic utensils channel young millennials consuming tea and dessert in modern, fast-paced, setting like boba shops. In contrast, important element such as a Japanese tea grinder and hot kettle are instruments that bring to mind slow-paced traditional tea ceremony.
Blooming Tower
15.5 x 4.5 Inches
Ceramic
2014
High-Fire.
A vase is at times an architectural structure. It is interesting to note that architecture is the study of building shelters and homes for humans. Similarly, flowers brings warmth and joy. Even when this vase has no flower, a patch of stone shaped as ephemeral flowers wrap around the vase. Like architecture, this little tower brings warmth and intimacy through its beauty to any family gathered around it.
To Wait
Mixed Media on paper
36 x 24 Inches
2015
Frustration
Ceramic
12 x 6 x 4 in
January 2015
Anxiety is a cancer (Latin for crab); terminal, difficult to treat, nigh impossible to live with. It cuts your nose to spite your face, stifles your breath, holds you hostage and vulnerable. This crab is a plight that only you yourself can see, that you carry with you, almost as an attachment to very head that sits upon your shoulders. Anxiety is your own frustration that others cannot see.
Icy Winds
Oil on Canvas
8 x 10 in
April 2014
Dry Spell
Oil on Canvas
48 x 36 in
April 2014
Sweet Nectar
Oil on Canvas
5 x 4 in
April 2014
Spring Awakening
Oil on Canvas
11 x 14 in
April 2014
Futura
Recycled material
3 x 4.5 x 1 ft
March 2014
As our world is being transformed by innovation, technology has replaced God as the eternal giver and granter of wishes that we put our faith in. Through different channels of media, we give more of ourselves and our wealth into a new altar of worship.
This sculpture portrays an entire universe emanating from technology’s power. All things orbit around the lines of energy across the globe, the twisting singularity in the center literally dictating the space itself
Samurai Lamp
Recycled ceramic, plastic, paper
4.33 x 4.33 x 6.3 in
2013
Planet Pink
Acrylic and Ink on Canvas
31 x 21.5 in
2012
Spring
Oil on Canvas
64 x 51 in
2012