Porcelain Clothes by Li Xiaofeng

by | Jun 29, 2010 | Uncategorized


Scott Rench of Yosoh just posted the work of Li Xiaofeng on facebook and I didn’t want you to miss out so I’m posting a link to this amazing work here. There is a great interview and tons of pictures of this great work.

I particularly like the following:
“How long did it take you to create the LACOSTE Porcelain Polo sculpture? How many shards did you use ?
It took me over three months to create the piece for LACOSTE. I used over three hundred shard pieces! I was trained as an oil painter. When an artist finishes a painting, no one ever calculates how many brush strokes or how much paint was used. As long as you reach the ideal effect, it’s fine. This has become one of my habits.”

So true. People always seem to ask ridiculous process questions when it comes to ceramics as though that would be what would validate the work. Anyway read the full interview for yourself here or visit his website here.

Oh and while your at it you might as well check out the cool work of Scott Rench too!

Michelle Summers Ceramics

by | Jun 3, 2010 | Uncategorized

I just discovered the amazing work of Michelle Summers thanks to one of my fave blogs a plate a day and i’m obsessed. So much for a productive morning, I’m now going to be spending my time looking for a way to get my hands on one of these gorgeous pieces…


You can check out more of her beautiful illustrations here on her Flicker photostream or on her blog mich + mash

How could I have been in the dark about such an amazing artist? I’ve got to get out of the depths of my studio more….

An interesting project YOU could help support…

by | Mar 24, 2010 | Uncategorized

I was recently contacted by Michael Angelotti who you may remember from his artist of the day profile right here on musing last december (see that post here) regarding a new project he’s working on. He’s set up a Kickstarter site to try and get some funding to help get the project under way. It sounds pretty interesting so if you have a minute please check it out here and donate if you can.

Here’s a bit about the project:
‘Dissolving Tendencies’ – Recreating Today’s Waste into Tomorrow’s Art

“The project I am requesting funds for is to recreate, to scale, the amount of landfill waste I accumulate in the 2010 calendar year. Since January 1st, I have been documenting the amount of waste that is directly related to my consumption. Packaging, cans, paper, food, etc has all been reused, composted, or recorded to be recreated. The project guidelines are very specific and take into account all aspects of use on a day-to-day basis. Items deemed ‘waste’ will be re-created out of clay using the ceramic processes of handbuilding and slip casting, and be presented as a singular pile of waste in an exhibit scheduled for June 2011.”