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Porcelain sculpture requires focus, patience, and time. Although I had been working in clay for many years, I did not not attempt porcelain until I met Ki Woon Huh, a Korean master potter who resides in Sarastota, Fl.

Ki Woon has taught me the skills that I needed to translate my ideas into 3D. Slab-building a porcelain sculpture differs from the stoneware process, for example. Porcelain is much more temperamental: it dries faster, cracks easier, and shows every flaw.

Once the piece is built, I then incise, carve, and paint the design on the unfired clay. After the first firing and additional painting, the porcelain is fired again at high temperature. This process is risky: too fast a firing, too much moisture in the environment, or a defect in the clay can lead to disaster.

If the piece survives, however, the smooth surface and exquisite detail

of the texture and/or painting is satisfying to both the artist and the art appreciator.

* Private Collection