Korean National Treasure #94 Print

In my continuing investigation of Cheongja (청자), Korean traditional celadon, as a reference, material, and process brings the craftsmanship of Korean celadon masters into her paintings by appropriating a process that resembles their practice yet is distinct from it. I begins my paintings with a base layer of clay color in order to reference and simulate the inner raw material of celadon as form of ceramic stoneware. I then adds layers of colors resembling the iconic blue-green celadon glaze and sands them back down to achieve a surface texture similar to ceramic, except without its reflective quality. This translation of celadon wares to an abstracted image and back to an art object creates tension between objective and non-objective aspects as well as performative creation and objecthood.