After the critique on Thursday, with many new ideas of experimenting, my next step is to start making more and more stuff to fill the kiln. Before the use of clay, I was making symmetrical stencils to create patterns that may work for the teapot. However, throughout the process of cutting paper, I was reminded by a childhood memory. Around this time of the year in Taiwan, because of Chinese New Year, my grandmother and I would sit at the table with many red papers, and start cutting out decoration for the holiday. It was originally for the purpose of cutting out blessing words, but it became an activity to create aesthetic forms.
With the same process, I was surprised by how the stencil making reminded me of the tradition of where I am from. Oftentimes, I thought my work was not about my past experience, but then I would always found a connections when I am recreating the experience. This realization is something to keep in mind for because it may have something to do with my actual work and it may lead to a statement.
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