Goblet, Bronze, 2009, 11.5"x3.5"
A Cup you can't put down until you finish the liquid within. In ancient times, only royalties or riches uses cups without a foot. Goblets usually holds wine or some kind of liqueur, and it was consider disrespectful if you didn't finish it in a setting. so cups/goblets were designed without foots.
Shameful Speaking Out Of Your Mouth, Ceramics, 09, approx. 6'x 3.5'At that time, I wanted to make something cool, and challenging. So a Skull and a Door it is!!!!
There was a trend a while ago, people loved(esp girls) handing these ridiculous phone charms that were bigger & longer than the phone itself. Some 'charms' were rabitfoot, dream catchers, cartoon characters, stuffed dolls......
I was doing some grocery shopping at a chinese supermarket a while back, on my way to my car, I saw a girl had like more than 10, 20 charms all hooked up to her cellphone, she was like hanging a bundle of grapes on her cellphone, too bad the charms weren't edible. This piece was my response of the luxurious and excessive ways of life we live sometimes. (Stone carve Tortoise-Dragons was built in the far end of the Emperor's tomb in ancient China, the Tortoise-Dragon was said to bring longevity, which is considered the greatest blessings you could ever ask for.)
