Sam Chung Ceramic Technique

Olaf college in northfield minnesota.

Sam chung ceramic technique. Whether he s working on hand carved stone pots or wheel thrown porcelain creations inspired by a book of korean cloud motifs chung looks to influences beyond the art world and history. In today s post an excerpt from the november 2014 issue of ceramics monthly sam shares his wheel throwing and altering process which results in pots that look like they are. This additive approach results in a unique sculpted surface taking the thrown form to whole new level. But probably the most unusual approach to altering a form is sam chung s technique for cutting into the surface of a piece and adding clay which has the opposite effect of removing darts.

He received his mfa from arizona state university and his ba degree from st. See more ideas about ceramics tea pots pottery. Works often begin on either the potter s wheel or using slabs which are then cut manipulated reassembled and decorated. Hand building techniques are employed in addition to thrown elements.

Today on the tales of a red clay rambler podcast i have an interview with sam chung. In our interview we talk about the transitions in technique and content he has made in his career his methods for altering ceramic forms and the impact that loss has on personal identity. Between his undergraduate and graduate programs he worked as a special post bac student at the university of minnesota. See more ideas about ceramics pottery ceramics monthly.

Feb 20 2013 michael simon tatsuzo shimaoka jeff shapiro ted saupe tim rowan justin rothshank brian rochefort david reagan jeff oestreich richard notkin. He often throws more than one form to use in completing a singular object. Aug 22 2014 explore lynne coat s board sam chung followed by 420 people on pinterest. When sam chung stumbled across a book of korean cloud motifs he decided to explore pairing them with traditional korean pottery forms and his cloud series was born.

Sam chung is an artist who loves to explore the balance among form function and design. Sam chung is an arizona based ceramic artist. In his recent porcelain vessels chung references korean folk art motifs in both form and surface. Sam chung is an arizona based ceramic artist.