I've had sculpture classes from Willy Wang at the Sugarland Art Alliance Center for six weeks that started July 22, 2008. 

To see Willy's work, click here.  He is the most talented artist I've ever met and am so excited and grateful to be taking classes from him.

HURRICANE IKE interruption September 12/13th, 2008
without electricity for almost three weeks!...

A BIT OF HAWAIIAN HISTORY:

In researching, it is realized primitive Hawaiians did not have any pottery artifacts.  Their surroundings afforded them an abundance to improvise with other natural resources. Most significantly, they did not have access to geological deposits clay . 

Gourds, coconut hulls and carved wooden bowls were used for serving, drinking, and storage.  Their food was broiled atop hot stones, boiled  in wooden bowls (not atop a heat source though, but food was very creatively boiled nonetheless...find out how later!), or baked in an earth oven (imu).  Food was wrapped in ti, taro and/or banana leaves.  Tree bark (kapa) was processed, treated, decorated and woven - or not, to also serve as platters for serving and blanketing the earth oven.   

Tapping into my inherent heritage, my forms and design reflect some of the Asian influence from the Hawaiian and Korean in me from centuries past.

Thank you and Aloha!

It was Spring 2007 when I attempted my very first bust (see Archive Gallery). These images are of my first figurative bust sculpture. The first (on the left?) is in the greenware state, the finished bust on the right is high fired reduction with multiple glazes.