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FORM

These vessels are studies in presence rather than utility. Built slowly by hand, each form explores balance, proportion and quiet tension, where broad volumes rise from unexpectedly small foundations, creating an enduring sense of poise. Some invite flowers, others simply occupy space. Together they become objects that alter the atmosphere of a room long before they are used.

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MEMORY

A vessel where memory is held in the surface rather than the form.

CIPHER

An ikebana vessel carrying an imagined language, quietly impressed into its surface.

EMBER

A black porcelain vessel interrupted by a single restrained band of red, like warmth held beneath the surface.

YEILD

A porcelain vessel shaped by the gentle tension between control and surrender.

GESTURE

A porcelain vessel carrying the trace of the hand through restrained marks and subtle irregularity.

ARCHIVE

A vessel preserving fragments of a visual language shaped by time.

CONSTELLATION

A porcelain vessel where a field of precisely drilled openings allows jade glaze to emerge like points of light.

CAIRN

A suspended volcanic form where weight appears to hover above the ground.

BASTION

A sculptural vessel with the presence of architecture and the patina of something already lived with.

SOLACE

A quiet presence that brings a sense of solace to the rhythm of everyday life.

RESONANCE5

The beauty of this piece is that it reads from a distance as an elegant silhouette. Only when someone walks toward it do they discover the thousands of tiny carved marks.

CODEX

A hand-carved ikebana vessel exploring geometry through light, shadow and surface.

RESONANCE 4

A sculptural vessel whose calm presence emerges from carefully balanced proportions.

RESONANCE 3

A vessel shaped by weight, breath and the subtle poise of asymmetry.

RESONANCE 2

broad, grounded form held in delicate balance, where tension becomes stillness.

RESONANCE 1

A hand-built vessel exploring quiet equilibrium between mass, proportion and gravity.

"What does it feel like to live with these objects?"

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