cosmoplastic irregularity

artistic stimulant

2008-08-25T04:23:00.000-07:00

Always thought singapore being boring and dry place to nurture artists, cant see when my eyes chose to be shut. Stop making excuses for myself! Complain about the world, the space around you and blame the events in your life. I say close your eyes and imagine and create...you are an artist, create from within.

Took long bike ride from holland v to off yio chu kang road with my wife to visit an amazing pottery shop, filled with a large selection of sculpturing and ceramics tools.*sculptor paradise*
The Art Friend and Creative Hands tools cannot evoke an ounce of inspiration,a dark entrance and dusty floor leading to pottery studio with rows of pottery wheels was like a magical journey to a lost world. The sound of pottery wheel rotating, the ray of sunlight glistening the wet clay and potter's hands firmly pressed against a cylinder shape. It was so alluring, I wanted to jump onto the seat and begin my learning process... falling in love with clay. My wife too has fallen in love.

Sam Mui Kuang Pottery are run by a family of potters Chua Soo Khim, Chua Soo Kim and sister Patsy Chua, established in 1939. I had the pleasure of Soo khim showing me his huge array of clay and pottery equipment, he was very warm and willing to share his experiences with clay. Maybe he was in a good mood. Well, I was enthralled with his unwrapped clay slabs, like an artist sees blank canvas.*smiles deliriously*
Dreaming of a Pottery wheel and a electric kiln*so much fun!*...hmm maybe once I get my own flat. Potters wheel $1800 kiln $3500 .... sudoriferous all of a sudden...dunno it is the sweat on my forehead, tears in my eyes or drool from my mouth! Gasp! Back to earth ....anyway...
Soo Khim showed me 2 very interesting clay, Paper Clay Ceramics (low fire) and Bone China(low fire), for ceramics low fire means 1000 Celsius+ . Paper Clay ceramics is clay mixed with paper, Paper gives the clay more structure and making it easier to manipulate more intricate slices and delicate shapes(I will attempt my failed butterfly project again with Paper Clay ceramics). Bone China a clay material that is semi-translucent, perfect for my light sculpture.

very nice memories and inspiring.
if you are a non-practising artist, start practising !

*****excellent place for ceramic enthusiast
****ceramics tools and equipment
****ceramics advice and knowledge

Acquainted with the Night

2008-08-24T10:30:00.000-07:00

The Sky puts on the darkening blue coat
held for it by a row of ancient trees;
you watch:and the land grows distant in your sight,
one journeying to heaven, one that falls;

and leave you, not at home in either one,
not quite so still and dark as the darkened houses,
not calling to eternity with the passion
of what becomes a star each night, and rises;

and leave you (inexpressibly to unravel)
your life, with its immensity and fear,
so that, now bounded, now immeasurable,
it is alternately stone in you and star.

-Rainer Maria Rilke, "Evening"
translated by Stephen Mitchell

title: Daydreamer
Medium: Polymer Clay
Date: 25/08/08

Thank you wifey, you are my inspiration!

Mad Sculptor

2008-08-20T02:22:00.000-07:00

I couldnt sleep at all yesterday thinking of daydreamer. Left her unfinished abruptly and decided it was time for me to sleep. The thoughts of her continued in my half sleep state, sculpturing daydreamer in my head! I finally chose to break sleep.Feeling exhausted I went to my work desk at 5 am and tried out the new ideas I had.
I went on a journey to see huge open spaces with Daydreamer and she told me her story.
am i going mad?
I tell you ...but am so tired...

Sculpture is my new pencil

2008-08-19T04:13:00.000-07:00

First polymer success.
The butterfly is on my mural painted wall at home.

July 2008, I was immensely submerged into sculpturing with Polymer Clay, trying to sculpt human figures, goldfishes, and birds. One cannot learn if there are no failures, so I would like to share and remember the process and experiences. Butterflies was my first, a good learning experience in modeling and understanding the material. I wanted to have boreholes on butterfly patterns, I went overboard and started drilling too many holes. Each boreholes will reduce the integrity of the structure making it flimsy. Butterfly was baked in 100 Celsius instead of 130, due the thinness of the clay.
It failed to give a organic and natural shape that I wanted, no solutions. A hunt for tools was needed so I went with my encouraging wife on our off days.

An eye widening experience in a kitchen shop...hardware shop...bead jewellery shop...pottery shop...art & craft shop...dental tool shop, I shall share my shopping adventures with you soon.

Daydreamer V.001

2008-08-13T09:02:00.000-07:00

Work in Progress

One day. Daydreamer brought me to her sky.

a new dawn

2008-07-22T06:33:00.000-07:00

i emerge from the dark waters, awaken from my deep slumber.
i see the birds in the sky and yearn for wings to fly.
new dreams come to me as i stay afloat.
not even the corrosion will hinder my unrest.
my hands will forge my dreams to reality.

自死水中升起，自沉睡中苏醒，
眼见天边的翱翔，我的翅膀在何方？
即使尚在水中，梦想已在闪烁。
腐蚀挡不了，蠢蠢欲望，
伸出手，梦想会成真。