tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-81570498300753098332024-03-14T02:26:44.541-07:00Defining KelseyYun Hui Kelseyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02120166112525093273noreply@blogger.comBlogger43125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8157049830075309833.post-66233536996435906232011-10-24T10:33:00.000-07:002011-10-24T10:36:46.987-07:00Announcing New BlogI've done it again. I've started a new journey on a new blog. Please come and join me at <a href="http://soulof11.blogspot.com/"><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="color: rgb(51, 0, 153);">Soul of 11</span></span></a>.<br /><br />It will be fun :)Yun Hui Kelseyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02120166112525093273noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8157049830075309833.post-36715988797795888592011-06-07T14:37:00.000-07:002011-06-07T14:48:23.455-07:00Garden in a box<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-kLXGN4ZokZ0/Te6bBxmPKnI/AAAAAAAAA74/Gx_TR28mApA/s1600/Garden4.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-kLXGN4ZokZ0/Te6bBxmPKnI/AAAAAAAAA74/Gx_TR28mApA/s320/Garden4.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5615596240173476466" border="0" /></a>I finally started a project that my whole family could be involved with. We are building a miniature garden inside a box with mixed materials. Here you can see Mr. Mole inside a magic circle of toadstools.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-KqvC_O-xL2E/Te6bBk28siI/AAAAAAAAA7w/Pp8p6_BjTOk/s1600/Garden3.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-KqvC_O-xL2E/Te6bBk28siI/AAAAAAAAA7w/Pp8p6_BjTOk/s320/Garden3.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5615596236753908258" border="0" /></a>Mr. Mole and Cat next to the vegetable patch.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-O94Q_2vGNMA/Te6bBZo7T5I/AAAAAAAAA7o/b0AFCf_xRFM/s1600/Garden2.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-O94Q_2vGNMA/Te6bBZo7T5I/AAAAAAAAA7o/b0AFCf_xRFM/s320/Garden2.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5615596233742307218" border="0" /></a>Top view of the garden.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-RB5IiIA0aOM/Te6bBNNTU6I/AAAAAAAAA7g/_IbZYXBDbzA/s1600/Garden6.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-RB5IiIA0aOM/Te6bBNNTU6I/AAAAAAAAA7g/_IbZYXBDbzA/s320/Garden6.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5615596230405215138" border="0" /></a>Top view of the whole garden. This garden is still in progress. We are going to add rocks, trees and flowers later.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-bPlvC8g2soA/Te6bCJA-mVI/AAAAAAAAA8A/C3vJNe4oh9c/s1600/Garden1.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-bPlvC8g2soA/Te6bCJA-mVI/AAAAAAAAA8A/C3vJNe4oh9c/s320/Garden1.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5615596246459652434" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-KJZPJG_-uAg/Te6apgbibsI/AAAAAAAAA7Q/DyFCXZgyAOI/s1600/Garden1.jpg"><br /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-XZfuc1C9pXM/Te6amhnZHtI/AAAAAAAAA7I/e8J0a_gD2GE/s1600/Garden2.jpg"><br /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-hN8vFyQzDzc/Te6alWVwUSI/AAAAAAAAA7A/Xi5nVP_ohp8/s1600/Garden3.jpg"><br /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-g-9oUAUL5Lk/Te6akYQjjNI/AAAAAAAAA64/Jq4C6lNXUX0/s1600/Garden4.jpg"><br /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-zeZ5eKIzt2g/Te6aq9fp_eI/AAAAAAAAA7Y/lGCtKNsr1GI/s1600/Garden6.jpg"><br /></a>Yun Hui Kelseyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02120166112525093273noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8157049830075309833.post-70862292112158096222011-02-04T15:19:00.001-08:002011-02-04T15:30:14.504-08:00Work in progress<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_s-vhxHJFqLQ/TUyKjLSAApI/AAAAAAAAA6s/TI3fLUvZffI/s1600/BlogPronghorn.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_s-vhxHJFqLQ/TUyKjLSAApI/AAAAAAAAA6s/TI3fLUvZffI/s320/BlogPronghorn.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5569979176078803602" border="0" /></a>A pronghorn's head for my little animal lover (What happened to his body? I'm sorry sweetheart, mommy hasn't figured out how to sculpt the rest of him).<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_s-vhxHJFqLQ/TUyKjNWfy0I/AAAAAAAAA6k/1i1Ep6_zmmw/s1600/Blogkiss2.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_s-vhxHJFqLQ/TUyKjNWfy0I/AAAAAAAAA6k/1i1Ep6_zmmw/s320/Blogkiss2.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5569979176634534722" border="0" /></a>I have been feeling romantic lately.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_s-vhxHJFqLQ/TUyKi-WotBI/AAAAAAAAA6c/4drzfAtHLsk/s1600/Blogkiss1.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_s-vhxHJFqLQ/TUyKi-WotBI/AAAAAAAAA6c/4drzfAtHLsk/s320/Blogkiss1.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5569979172608586770" border="0" /></a>I'm thinking of adding necks and other things to these heads. And this time, I am going to work slow and steady, spend some time on planning. No more rushing in my work.Yun Hui Kelseyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02120166112525093273noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8157049830075309833.post-17324457831417635422011-01-28T10:04:00.001-08:002011-01-28T10:16:54.225-08:00Illustrations for Kundalini Yoga<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_s-vhxHJFqLQ/TUMFaErP6dI/AAAAAAAAA54/CNaQdKRqI2M/s1600/BlogProsper.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 242px; height: 320px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_s-vhxHJFqLQ/TUMFaErP6dI/AAAAAAAAA54/CNaQdKRqI2M/s320/BlogProsper.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5567299509849942482" border="0" /></a>I've finally finished working on my two illustrations for a kundalini yoga workshop. The first one here is a meditation for prosperity.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_s-vhxHJFqLQ/TUMFZ5U_Z2I/AAAAAAAAA5w/nCTQN0EfxJQ/s1600/BlogStress.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 254px; height: 320px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_s-vhxHJFqLQ/TUMFZ5U_Z2I/AAAAAAAAA5w/nCTQN0EfxJQ/s320/BlogStress.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5567299506803795810" border="0" /></a>And this second illustration shows a meditation for relieving stress or sudden shock.<br /><br />I worked really hard on these illustrations, and I'm quite proud of myself. Thank you very much to the wonderful people who entrusted this project to me. Thank you so much, for your faith in my ability. Sat nam!Yun Hui Kelseyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02120166112525093273noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8157049830075309833.post-79563770247898325772011-01-21T14:52:00.000-08:002011-01-21T15:13:12.080-08:00The Universe works in mysterious ways<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_s-vhxHJFqLQ/TToOgbjbUbI/AAAAAAAAA5o/_i3tYakrVEg/s1600/My%2Bdesk.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_s-vhxHJFqLQ/TToOgbjbUbI/AAAAAAAAA5o/_i3tYakrVEg/s320/My%2Bdesk.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5564776239884620210" border="0" /></a>It has been over four months since I last blogged, I almost forgot how things work around here. I am pleased to announce my come back. I have finally grown used to our new life. I think I am handling my new responsibilities quite well. The Universe (or God, if you prefer) has been really kind to me. I am grateful that I am still able to make art and continue to grow.<br /><br />For some strange reason I am now working on some illustrations for a friend. You see, I have always see myself as a sculptor. This new experience is really good for me. A lot of growth, a lot of challenges for me. I love it!<br /><br />I even cleared my desk to turn it into a tiny studio! The only thing that has not changed is that I am still as messy as ever.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_s-vhxHJFqLQ/TToOgFGT8oI/AAAAAAAAA5g/9AbaGUr9Qbo/s1600/Cut%2Bpaper%2Bflower.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_s-vhxHJFqLQ/TToOgFGT8oI/AAAAAAAAA5g/9AbaGUr9Qbo/s320/Cut%2Bpaper%2Bflower.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5564776233856922242" border="0" /></a>I made this cut paper pattern yesterday, it is going to be integrated into the background of the illustration that I am currently working on. A lot of coffee was involved in the process. I'm amazed that I was able to keep my hands steady and not make a wrong cut!<br /><br />It's good to be back. I am still me. Where I am right now in life, is exactly where I need to be. Thanks for the lessons, dear Universe. Here's to another new year. May there be a lot of fascinating discoveries, and magical art making experience.Yun Hui Kelseyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02120166112525093273noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8157049830075309833.post-21132949083267402732010-07-19T17:02:00.000-07:002010-07-19T17:14:35.420-07:00Goodbye for nowA lot of things have happened recently in my life, and they proved to be a lot of challenge.<br /><br />First, my husband has been officially accepted by the law school. Honestly, I really feel happy for him. I know that means I'll be busier than ever, and I have to take over a lot of responsibility while he's in school...but I am prepared for that. <br /><br />Second, I am busy at the moment, looking for a preschool for my daughter. It's time for her to go out into the world, learn some things, and most importantly, learn to make some friends...etc...all that kind of good stuff. Of course, she's kind of making things a little difficult by suddenly developing separation anxiety....again.<br /><br />Sigh.<br /><br />Life is a little chaotic right now...but I'm pretty confident that we will be able to work this out. So right now I have to put blogging aside. I can't decide at this point if I want to come back to blogging someday or not...but this is goodbye for now.<br /><br />Take care everyone. And God bless.<br /><input id="gwProxy" type="hidden"><!--Session data--><input onclick="if(typeof(jsCall)=='function'){jsCall();}else{setTimeout('jsCall()',500);}" id="jsProxy" type="hidden"><div id="refHTML"></div>Yun Hui Kelseyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02120166112525093273noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8157049830075309833.post-7577081592042168782010-04-23T19:34:00.000-07:002010-04-23T19:56:26.064-07:00Paper ArtI'm in a rut lately, couldn't find any inspiration for a new sculpture. So it's time to do something different for a change: cut paper art.<br /><br />I think I may have discovered a new hobby!<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_s-vhxHJFqLQ/S9JZFKJqhPI/AAAAAAAAA48/rMODIKpBN1k/s1600/Paper+art1.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_s-vhxHJFqLQ/S9JZFKJqhPI/AAAAAAAAA48/rMODIKpBN1k/s320/Paper+art1.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5463527243112940786" border="0" /></a>This little monster is the first one that I made. I know, it's like I'm forever living in Halloween town.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_s-vhxHJFqLQ/S9JZEowA4LI/AAAAAAAAA40/PMddsOxWeXY/s1600/Paper+art2.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_s-vhxHJFqLQ/S9JZEowA4LI/AAAAAAAAA40/PMddsOxWeXY/s320/Paper+art2.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5463527234146984114" border="0" /></a>What's with all these demons and monsters?<br /><br />When I'm having a bad time, those nasty voices in my head become really loud. There are times I can block them out completely. But there are times I just can't do a thing about them. These are the voices that tell me that my art is not good enough, I'm fat and useless...etc. You get the picture. A time like this gives me the urge to create demons and monsters in my art...it's kind of like a form of "exorcism" for me.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_s-vhxHJFqLQ/S9JY-8iFGZI/AAAAAAAAA4s/lk2WFKyvHdY/s1600/Paper+art3.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_s-vhxHJFqLQ/S9JY-8iFGZI/AAAAAAAAA4s/lk2WFKyvHdY/s320/Paper+art3.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5463527136378034578" border="0" /></a>And there are times when I just feel like creating funky creatures for the fun of it (I suspect deep down inside, there's a part of me who is a video game designer wanna-be).<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_s-vhxHJFqLQ/S9JY-rB41QI/AAAAAAAAA4k/2nHMeCjwBkQ/s1600/Paper+art4.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_s-vhxHJFqLQ/S9JY-rB41QI/AAAAAAAAA4k/2nHMeCjwBkQ/s320/Paper+art4.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5463527131679610114" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_s-vhxHJFqLQ/S9JY-WjDhQI/AAAAAAAAA4c/OcRLYhJBSmI/s1600/Paper+art5.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_s-vhxHJFqLQ/S9JY-WjDhQI/AAAAAAAAA4c/OcRLYhJBSmI/s320/Paper+art5.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5463527126181577986" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_s-vhxHJFqLQ/S9JY9-KjyvI/AAAAAAAAA4U/Q21l0WXqLX4/s1600/Paper+art6.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_s-vhxHJFqLQ/S9JY9-KjyvI/AAAAAAAAA4U/Q21l0WXqLX4/s320/Paper+art6.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5463527119636384498" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_s-vhxHJFqLQ/S9JY9eHvQbI/AAAAAAAAA4M/V_ObCOWueiQ/s1600/Paper+art7.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_s-vhxHJFqLQ/S9JY9eHvQbI/AAAAAAAAA4M/V_ObCOWueiQ/s320/Paper+art7.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5463527111034618290" border="0" /></a>Lastly, I need to figure out a way to get some of these designs on a t-shirt!<br /><br /><input id="gwProxy" type="hidden"><!--Session data--><input onclick="jsCall();" id="jsProxy" type="hidden"><div id="refHTML"></div>Yun Hui Kelseyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02120166112525093273noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8157049830075309833.post-57428895800471726952010-04-09T10:13:00.001-07:002010-04-09T10:18:59.104-07:00Artist Trading CardI seem to be taking a lot of breaks from sculpting lately. Oh well, I just feel like doing something different. It's good for exercising creativity and stuff.<br /><br />These three cards are my first ATC in ages. I used pictures that I drew and also picture of my sculpture.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_s-vhxHJFqLQ/S79gQqsxzpI/AAAAAAAAA38/2NoxWC42w-4/s1600/ATC1.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_s-vhxHJFqLQ/S79gQqsxzpI/AAAAAAAAA38/2NoxWC42w-4/s320/ATC1.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5458187112852606610" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_s-vhxHJFqLQ/S79gQVx47QI/AAAAAAAAA30/kueIMeWsrUk/s1600/ATC2.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_s-vhxHJFqLQ/S79gQVx47QI/AAAAAAAAA30/kueIMeWsrUk/s320/ATC2.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5458187107236900098" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_s-vhxHJFqLQ/S79gPy-nWVI/AAAAAAAAA3s/8gN2JVKpvTc/s1600/ATC3.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_s-vhxHJFqLQ/S79gPy-nWVI/AAAAAAAAA3s/8gN2JVKpvTc/s320/ATC3.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5458187097895033170" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><input id="gwProxy" type="hidden"><!--Session data--><input onclick="jsCall();" id="jsProxy" type="hidden"><div id="refHTML"></div>Yun Hui Kelseyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02120166112525093273noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8157049830075309833.post-75607652693809590202010-04-09T09:46:00.001-07:002010-04-09T10:12:45.399-07:00CompanionMade this sculpture a couple of weeks ago, as a companion piece to my Hyakki Yako. The inspiration for this work actually came from this particular <a href="http://ojisanjake.blogspot.com/2010/02/tachi6037.html">post</a> from one of my favorite blogs, <a href="http://ojisanjake.blogspot.com/">More Glimpses of Unfamiliar Japan</a>.<br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_s-vhxHJFqLQ/S79a2hKr0kI/AAAAAAAAA3c/gRunWCJo0t0/s1600/Protect1.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_s-vhxHJFqLQ/S79a2hKr0kI/AAAAAAAAA3c/gRunWCJo0t0/s320/Protect1.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5458181166058951234" border="0" /></a>Instead of demons, this piece has Jizo buddhas and children playing under the tree. It's the opposite of Hyakki Yako. I like the idea of Jizo buddha. He is the protector of women, children and travelers (in the physical realm and spiritual realm)<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_s-vhxHJFqLQ/S79aJ2pnCQI/AAAAAAAAA3U/l6IKUTNCgcI/s1600/Protect2.jpg">.<br /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_s-vhxHJFqLQ/S79aJOiHH8I/AAAAAAAAA3M/4Annu9wUG3w/s1600/Protect3.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_s-vhxHJFqLQ/S79aJOiHH8I/AAAAAAAAA3M/4Annu9wUG3w/s320/Protect3.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5458180387962822594" border="0" /></a>I put a fox here next to the Jizo. Again, playing with the idea of a spiritual guardian.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_s-vhxHJFqLQ/S79aI0kLcFI/AAAAAAAAA3E/KDp42um-Bv4/s1600/Protect4.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_s-vhxHJFqLQ/S79aI0kLcFI/AAAAAAAAA3E/KDp42um-Bv4/s320/Protect4.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5458180380992172114" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_s-vhxHJFqLQ/S79aIcxf00I/AAAAAAAAA28/6BAr6tbJ7OU/s1600/Protect5.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_s-vhxHJFqLQ/S79aIcxf00I/AAAAAAAAA28/6BAr6tbJ7OU/s320/Protect5.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5458180374605583170" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_s-vhxHJFqLQ/S79aIG33qaI/AAAAAAAAA20/FCBGvke9SfI/s1600/Protect9.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_s-vhxHJFqLQ/S79aIG33qaI/AAAAAAAAA20/FCBGvke9SfI/s320/Protect9.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5458180368726731170" border="0" /></a>And here are the two sculptures, side by side, for comparison. I like to expand this idea, of making a group of sculptures that are related to each other, and they interact with each other when they are together.<br /><br /><input id="gwProxy" type="hidden"><!--Session data--><input onclick="jsCall();" id="jsProxy" type="hidden"><div id="refHTML"></div><input id="gwProxy" type="hidden"><!--Session data--><input onclick="jsCall();" id="jsProxy" type="hidden"><div id="refHTML"></div>Yun Hui Kelseyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02120166112525093273noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8157049830075309833.post-50944057770725226422010-03-15T12:34:00.000-07:002010-03-15T14:10:30.539-07:00Hyakki YakoI'm back to sculpting after taking 3 weeks off from it. This time I'm playing with the idea of Hyakki Yako (the Chinese call it<span style="font-style: italic;"> bai gui ye xing</span>: a hundred demons moving in the night), which means pandemonium.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_s-vhxHJFqLQ/S56NOdklhBI/AAAAAAAAA2k/lXY9asErD7Q/s1600-h/HY1.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_s-vhxHJFqLQ/S56NOdklhBI/AAAAAAAAA2k/lXY9asErD7Q/s320/HY1.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5448947878760645650" border="0" /></a>I worked pretty much all day on Saturday. I love how the sculpture looked in the light of the setting sun.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_s-vhxHJFqLQ/S56NOJoy1JI/AAAAAAAAA2c/yRH7fwq2Eyg/s1600-h/HY3.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_s-vhxHJFqLQ/S56NOJoy1JI/AAAAAAAAA2c/yRH7fwq2Eyg/s320/HY3.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5448947873409586322" border="0" /></a>I spent a few more hours on Sunday to finish the sculpture. I think this sculpture took me over 10 hours to complete.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_s-vhxHJFqLQ/S56NN0McqiI/AAAAAAAAA2U/tIypyHWXeTg/s1600-h/HY5.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_s-vhxHJFqLQ/S56NN0McqiI/AAAAAAAAA2U/tIypyHWXeTg/s320/HY5.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5448947867653548578" border="0" /></a>I'm quite proud of my nose. I mean the nose on this sculpture, I think I have improved a lot :)<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_s-vhxHJFqLQ/S56NNei6aJI/AAAAAAAAA2M/RxLPtQWIMBk/s1600-h/HY6.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_s-vhxHJFqLQ/S56NNei6aJI/AAAAAAAAA2M/RxLPtQWIMBk/s320/HY6.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5448947861842192530" border="0" /></a>There are 7 demons hanging out under the tree.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_s-vhxHJFqLQ/S56NNDLpZRI/AAAAAAAAA2E/R-JyUlA3apA/s1600-h/HY7.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_s-vhxHJFqLQ/S56NNDLpZRI/AAAAAAAAA2E/R-JyUlA3apA/s320/HY7.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5448947854496851218" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_s-vhxHJFqLQ/S56M_PlVTEI/AAAAAAAAA18/RJXYWkrjZzg/s1600-h/HY8.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_s-vhxHJFqLQ/S56M_PlVTEI/AAAAAAAAA18/RJXYWkrjZzg/s320/HY8.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5448947617307642946" border="0" /></a>My favorite demon is that happy little guy sitting on the bottom left.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_s-vhxHJFqLQ/S56M-4QGKvI/AAAAAAAAA10/cb8UPcewEBw/s1600-h/HY9.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_s-vhxHJFqLQ/S56M-4QGKvI/AAAAAAAAA10/cb8UPcewEBw/s320/HY9.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5448947611044555506" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_s-vhxHJFqLQ/S56M-oJxVCI/AAAAAAAAA1s/IZE-EJYo6x4/s1600-h/HY10.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_s-vhxHJFqLQ/S56M-oJxVCI/AAAAAAAAA1s/IZE-EJYo6x4/s320/HY10.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5448947606723056674" border="0" /></a>I kind of like this triceratops-inspired demon too.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_s-vhxHJFqLQ/S56M-BQ6GyI/AAAAAAAAA1k/4cgw1ZZ0oUo/s1600-h/HY11.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_s-vhxHJFqLQ/S56M-BQ6GyI/AAAAAAAAA1k/4cgw1ZZ0oUo/s320/HY11.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5448947596284009250" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_s-vhxHJFqLQ/S56M9yOD6pI/AAAAAAAAA1c/tNBjOJ61xr4/s1600-h/HY13.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_s-vhxHJFqLQ/S56M9yOD6pI/AAAAAAAAA1c/tNBjOJ61xr4/s320/HY13.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5448947592245537426" border="0" /></a>It was fun coming up with all those ideas for demons. I think I will have to make more demons to accompany this piece.<br /><br /><input id="gwProxy" type="hidden"><!--Session data--><input onclick="jsCall();" id="jsProxy" type="hidden"><div id="refHTML"></div><input id="gwProxy" type="hidden"><!--Session data--><input onclick="jsCall();" id="jsProxy" type="hidden"><div id="refHTML"></div>Yun Hui Kelseyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02120166112525093273noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8157049830075309833.post-84589304211662551072010-02-08T07:09:00.000-08:002010-02-08T07:15:35.553-08:00Work in proress: Memento moriGoing for a memento mori-sort of theme (not quite the traditional notion of <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Memento_mori">memento mori</a>).<br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_s-vhxHJFqLQ/S3ApWo3gP2I/AAAAAAAAA1M/UGOGAkIBUaE/s1600-h/Memento+mori1.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_s-vhxHJFqLQ/S3ApWo3gP2I/AAAAAAAAA1M/UGOGAkIBUaE/s320/Memento+mori1.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5435890219140267874" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_s-vhxHJFqLQ/S3ApWQJbGNI/AAAAAAAAA1E/T3nOWeqJf8M/s1600-h/Memento+mori2.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_s-vhxHJFqLQ/S3ApWQJbGNI/AAAAAAAAA1E/T3nOWeqJf8M/s320/Memento+mori2.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5435890212504541394" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_s-vhxHJFqLQ/S3ApV-bPAMI/AAAAAAAAA08/X4o0HE1lHs4/s1600-h/Memento+mori3.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_s-vhxHJFqLQ/S3ApV-bPAMI/AAAAAAAAA08/X4o0HE1lHs4/s320/Memento+mori3.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5435890207747408066" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_s-vhxHJFqLQ/S3ApVmf7bsI/AAAAAAAAA00/GsAkYXOz9Mo/s1600-h/Memento+mori4.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_s-vhxHJFqLQ/S3ApVmf7bsI/AAAAAAAAA00/GsAkYXOz9Mo/s320/Memento+mori4.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5435890201324646082" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><input id="gwProxy" type="hidden"><!--Session data--><input onclick="jsCall();" id="jsProxy" type="hidden"><div id="refHTML"></div>Yun Hui Kelseyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02120166112525093273noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8157049830075309833.post-42313881903571518192010-01-25T13:05:00.001-08:002010-01-25T13:18:31.723-08:00Dreams and Demons (the sculpture)Started building this sculpture over the weekend. I discovered that coil building is the technique that works the best for me.<br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_s-vhxHJFqLQ/S14IEagnpnI/AAAAAAAAA0M/I8w1uyIi-C0/s1600-h/D%26D+sculpture1.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_s-vhxHJFqLQ/S14IEagnpnI/AAAAAAAAA0M/I8w1uyIi-C0/s320/D%26D+sculpture1.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5430787072584033906" border="0" /></a>This sculpture is about someone who isn't careful, and let his/her dreams and demons go out of control.<br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_s-vhxHJFqLQ/S14IEFr_2AI/AAAAAAAAA0E/EAeuSSRs0h8/s1600-h/D%26D+sculpture2.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_s-vhxHJFqLQ/S14IEFr_2AI/AAAAAAAAA0E/EAeuSSRs0h8/s320/D%26D+sculpture2.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5430787066994612226" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_s-vhxHJFqLQ/S14JqzHU6XI/AAAAAAAAA0k/yLByOaV7_zg/s1600-h/D%26D+sculpture4.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_s-vhxHJFqLQ/S14JqzHU6XI/AAAAAAAAA0k/yLByOaV7_zg/s320/D%26D+sculpture4.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5430788831535491442" border="0" /></a>Here's a demon.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_s-vhxHJFqLQ/S14J_YpgkXI/AAAAAAAAA0s/bDB_tro6VJ0/s1600-h/D%26D+sculpture5.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_s-vhxHJFqLQ/S14J_YpgkXI/AAAAAAAAA0s/bDB_tro6VJ0/s320/D%26D+sculpture5.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5430789185208357234" border="0" /></a>A ghost.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_s-vhxHJFqLQ/S14IC3dQToI/AAAAAAAAAzs/frIkHwOP5XQ/s1600-h/D%26D+sculpture6.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_s-vhxHJFqLQ/S14IC3dQToI/AAAAAAAAAzs/frIkHwOP5XQ/s320/D%26D+sculpture6.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5430787045994811010" border="0" /></a>And this skeleton dude hangs out at the back of the head.<br /><br /><input id="gwProxy" type="hidden"><!--Session data--><input onclick="jsCall();" id="jsProxy" type="hidden"><div id="refHTML"></div>Yun Hui Kelseyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02120166112525093273noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8157049830075309833.post-50291513231466269142010-01-08T15:25:00.001-08:002010-01-08T16:06:33.138-08:00Dreams and DemonsThis week has been unbelievably good for me. I managed to make art everyday since Sunday! What an excellent way to start the new year.<br /><br />So what do I wish for this new year? I wish to be more adventurous. Meaning, I would like my drawing and sculpting to interact with each other. I'd love it if they both could get together and produce some interesting off springs. Let's pray for lots of good things to happen between these two.<br /><br /><br />This week I did a lot of drawings. This one full drawing is actually an idea for a sculpture. I call it Dreams and Demons (see the dreams and demons crawling out of the person's head).<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_s-vhxHJFqLQ/S0e_STuRUvI/AAAAAAAAAyM/QmgXYNlBnaI/s1600-h/Dreams+and+Demons.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_s-vhxHJFqLQ/S0e_STuRUvI/AAAAAAAAAyM/QmgXYNlBnaI/s320/Dreams+and+Demons.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5424514597443949298" border="0" /></a><br />I bet these demons/creatures are fun to sculpt. I can hardly wait to start on them.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_s-vhxHJFqLQ/S0e_R1oK-ZI/AAAAAAAAAyE/qQFSzV8VT4A/s1600-h/Dreams+and+Demons2.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_s-vhxHJFqLQ/S0e_R1oK-ZI/AAAAAAAAAyE/qQFSzV8VT4A/s320/Dreams+and+Demons2.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5424514589365303698" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_s-vhxHJFqLQ/S0e_RTP82TI/AAAAAAAAAx8/qdqFMDsbF7o/s1600-h/Dreams+and+Demons3.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_s-vhxHJFqLQ/S0e_RTP82TI/AAAAAAAAAx8/qdqFMDsbF7o/s320/Dreams+and+Demons3.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5424514580136909106" border="0" /></a><br /><br />Besides drawing I also painted a couple of my sculptures. I love using oil paint.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_s-vhxHJFqLQ/S0e_ROK6RsI/AAAAAAAAAx0/ZBLydVa2Oyc/s1600-h/Tiger+painted.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_s-vhxHJFqLQ/S0e_ROK6RsI/AAAAAAAAAx0/ZBLydVa2Oyc/s320/Tiger+painted.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5424514578773591746" border="0" /></a><br />I've had a productive week. It's awesome!<br /><input id="gwProxy" type="hidden"><!--Session data--><input onclick="jsCall();" id="jsProxy" type="hidden"><div id="refHTML"></div>Yun Hui Kelseyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02120166112525093273noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8157049830075309833.post-70090066187111060222009-12-09T13:27:00.000-08:002009-12-09T13:56:36.065-08:00I'll come to thee by moonlight, though hell should bar the way<object height="344" width="425"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/teq2m0BN-Wo&hl=en_US&fs=1&"><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/teq2m0BN-Wo&hl=en_US&fs=1&" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" height="344" width="425"></embed></object><br /><br />Lately, I'm in the mood for <span style="font-style: italic;">The Highwayman</span>. It makes me think back to high school, back to the time when I was sitting in class, learning about this poem. We were lucky to have a good English teacher. I must have like this poem since then. I love it even more as a song (even though it didn't cover the complete version of the poem).<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_s-vhxHJFqLQ/SyAWgXi16jI/AAAAAAAAAxk/VLFUJcU-jLU/s1600-h/Highwayman1.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_s-vhxHJFqLQ/SyAWgXi16jI/AAAAAAAAAxk/VLFUJcU-jLU/s320/Highwayman1.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5413351497431116338" border="0" /></a>I was listening to this song early this morning, and I did a rough sketch for <span style="font-style: italic;">The Highwayman</span>. For some reason I just love the part where she let her hair down for her lover to kiss it. <br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_s-vhxHJFqLQ/SyAWgKkesUI/AAAAAAAAAxc/sPpOsn-rcU0/s1600-h/Highwayman2.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_s-vhxHJFqLQ/SyAWgKkesUI/AAAAAAAAAxc/sPpOsn-rcU0/s320/Highwayman2.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5413351493948322114" border="0" /></a>And here's the finished drawing of the highwayman kissing the sweet black waves (I know, she is supposed to be at her window, not right next to him).<br /><br />I guess deep down, I really am a romantic person.<br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_s-vhxHJFqLQ/SyAWfh4Yk1I/AAAAAAAAAxU/nutoZTzrdHc/s1600-h/Highwayman3.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_s-vhxHJFqLQ/SyAWfh4Yk1I/AAAAAAAAAxU/nutoZTzrdHc/s320/Highwayman3.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5413351483025953618" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_s-vhxHJFqLQ/SyAWfNaa7jI/AAAAAAAAAxM/oWXGr8bTJlo/s1600-h/Highwayman4.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_s-vhxHJFqLQ/SyAWfNaa7jI/AAAAAAAAAxM/oWXGr8bTJlo/s320/Highwayman4.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5413351477531569714" border="0" /><span style="font-weight: bold;"></span></a>Yun Hui Kelseyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02120166112525093273noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8157049830075309833.post-60783869419703803252009-12-09T12:44:00.000-08:002009-12-09T13:13:55.207-08:00My Happy Place part 2<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_s-vhxHJFqLQ/SyANH5JO5ZI/AAAAAAAAAv8/MsWAOW3joPg/s1600-h/Raku+sat1.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_s-vhxHJFqLQ/SyANH5JO5ZI/AAAAAAAAAv8/MsWAOW3joPg/s320/Raku+sat1.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5413341181349127570" border="0" /></a>A lot of magic happens at the <a href="http://www.desertdragonpottery.com/">Desert Dragon/All The Hands Studio</a>, especially on Saturdays when there's a <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Raku_ware">raku</a> firing.<br /><br /> <br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_s-vhxHJFqLQ/SyANHoJucCI/AAAAAAAAAv0/RMGbOTWol4g/s1600-h/Raku+sat2.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_s-vhxHJFqLQ/SyANHoJucCI/AAAAAAAAAv0/RMGbOTWol4g/s320/Raku+sat2.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5413341176787791906" border="0" /></a>When there's a raku firing, you get to see cool things like pottery and sculptures in flame! (LOL)<br /><br />Ahem.<br /><br />Raku firing is a technique originated in Japan. If I understand it correctly, the process goes like this: Once the temperature inside the kiln has reached a certain point, we pull the ceramic wares out of the kiln and set it on a bed of flammable material (like paper, saw dust...etc) and the heat from the ceramic wares will trigger the fire.<br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_s-vhxHJFqLQ/SyANHTcbbXI/AAAAAAAAAvs/TrIDn9aD3WY/s1600-h/Raku+sat3.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_s-vhxHJFqLQ/SyANHTcbbXI/AAAAAAAAAvs/TrIDn9aD3WY/s320/Raku+sat3.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5413341171229093234" border="0" /></a>Next, we cover the ceramic wares (while still in flame) to deprive it of oxygen.<br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_s-vhxHJFqLQ/SyANGjRZ9UI/AAAAAAAAAvk/kuENW4fBlFc/s1600-h/Raku+sat4.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_s-vhxHJFqLQ/SyANGjRZ9UI/AAAAAAAAAvk/kuENW4fBlFc/s320/Raku+sat4.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5413341158297957698" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_s-vhxHJFqLQ/SyANGBHO-0I/AAAAAAAAAvc/DYLMM566J8E/s1600-h/Raku+sat5.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_s-vhxHJFqLQ/SyANGBHO-0I/AAAAAAAAAvc/DYLMM566J8E/s320/Raku+sat5.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5413341149128489794" border="0" /></a>The fire will burn off all the oxygen inside the cover. The lack of oxygen will cause a chemical reaction in the glazes. After a while, we remove the covers and there you have it. Raku wares, emerging from bed of ashes like the Phoenix.<br /><br /><br />Here are some more pictures of raku firing, taken at the Desert Dragon/All The Hands Studio:<br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_s-vhxHJFqLQ/SyAMz0WsKmI/AAAAAAAAAvU/e-tCReOsKYY/s1600-h/Raku2.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_s-vhxHJFqLQ/SyAMz0WsKmI/AAAAAAAAAvU/e-tCReOsKYY/s320/Raku2.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5413340836466010722" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_s-vhxHJFqLQ/SyAMzOXEBGI/AAAAAAAAAvM/2kYtewlvMiU/s1600-h/Raku3.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_s-vhxHJFqLQ/SyAMzOXEBGI/AAAAAAAAAvM/2kYtewlvMiU/s320/Raku3.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5413340826267026530" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_s-vhxHJFqLQ/SyAMylO0vUI/AAAAAAAAAvE/6EbaoEGagkI/s1600-h/Raku4.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_s-vhxHJFqLQ/SyAMylO0vUI/AAAAAAAAAvE/6EbaoEGagkI/s320/Raku4.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5413340815226617154" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_s-vhxHJFqLQ/SyAMyAYzfkI/AAAAAAAAAu8/A9g2T6SAcss/s1600-h/Raku5.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_s-vhxHJFqLQ/SyAMyAYzfkI/AAAAAAAAAu8/A9g2T6SAcss/s320/Raku5.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5413340805336366658" border="0" /></a>Raku is a wonderful and magical experience.Yun Hui Kelseyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02120166112525093273noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8157049830075309833.post-88625828901215387812009-12-09T12:28:00.001-08:002009-12-09T12:44:19.601-08:00My Happy Place part 1<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_s-vhxHJFqLQ/SyAI6pCc2zI/AAAAAAAAAu0/Zd9u4LYAs-s/s1600-h/Deser+Dragon.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_s-vhxHJFqLQ/SyAI6pCc2zI/AAAAAAAAAu0/Zd9u4LYAs-s/s320/Deser+Dragon.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5413336555640904498" border="0" /></a>This is the place where I usually spend my Saturdays, the <a href="http://www.desertdragonpottery.com/">Desert Dragon/All The Hands Studio</a>. If you are in Phoenix and wish to do some pottery work, this is the place to be. It's a place where good people go to get creative :)<br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_s-vhxHJFqLQ/SyAI6Upa2rI/AAAAAAAAAus/kYsCRqlo8vM/s1600-h/My+work+space1.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_s-vhxHJFqLQ/SyAI6Upa2rI/AAAAAAAAAus/kYsCRqlo8vM/s320/My+work+space1.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5413336550167206578" border="0" /></a>I love spending my weekends in this studio. There's definitely a lot of good energy here. This is the table where I usually do my work.<br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_s-vhxHJFqLQ/SyAI6FkG7TI/AAAAAAAAAuk/XAa8IGU86MY/s1600-h/Simba.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_s-vhxHJFqLQ/SyAI6FkG7TI/AAAAAAAAAuk/XAa8IGU86MY/s320/Simba.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5413336546118397234" border="0" /></a>And this adorable fur ball is usually around when I work. I think we have become friends. He seems to like sleeping next to me while I work.<br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_s-vhxHJFqLQ/SyAI5RpdbxI/AAAAAAAAAuc/UdPuresN_4g/s1600-h/My+work+space2.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_s-vhxHJFqLQ/SyAI5RpdbxI/AAAAAAAAAuc/UdPuresN_4g/s320/My+work+space2.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5413336532182200082" border="0" /></a>And this is what my work space looks like. Yes, it's a mess. I love making a mess! Check out my muddy tools and the pictures that I spread out on the table.<br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_s-vhxHJFqLQ/SyAI5IHCg3I/AAAAAAAAAuU/U_3-t3StVk0/s1600-h/Sculpturedec5.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_s-vhxHJFqLQ/SyAI5IHCg3I/AAAAAAAAAuU/U_3-t3StVk0/s320/Sculpturedec5.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5413336529621910386" border="0" /></a>Yup, this is what a good weekend looks like.Yun Hui Kelseyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02120166112525093273noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8157049830075309833.post-42451632197461272432009-12-03T12:23:00.001-08:002009-12-03T12:50:03.035-08:00Not your usual ornaments<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_s-vhxHJFqLQ/Sxge5GH_e4I/AAAAAAAAAuM/SCST9KXZ83s/s1600-h/Gromit+ornament1.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_s-vhxHJFqLQ/Sxge5GH_e4I/AAAAAAAAAuM/SCST9KXZ83s/s320/Gromit+ornament1.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5411108918531160962" border="0" /></a>I like stop motion animation. Sometimes I wish I could be sitting in a studio, sculpting tiny little characters for a stop motion video.<br /><br />Anyway, we recently watched <span style="font-style: italic;">Wallace and Gromit: Curse of the Were Rabbit</span>. I immediately fell in love with Gromit (who doesn't like a dog who could take care of its owner?). I just have to make a Gromit for my tree.<br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_s-vhxHJFqLQ/Sxgeubk512I/AAAAAAAAAuE/jm5qz_y5308/s1600-h/Gromit+ornament2.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_s-vhxHJFqLQ/Sxgeubk512I/AAAAAAAAAuE/jm5qz_y5308/s320/Gromit+ornament2.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5411108735311009634" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_s-vhxHJFqLQ/Sxget_HCsmI/AAAAAAAAAt8/vcyX-NJME1A/s1600-h/Gromit+ornament3.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_s-vhxHJFqLQ/Sxget_HCsmI/AAAAAAAAAt8/vcyX-NJME1A/s320/Gromit+ornament3.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5411108727669568098" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_s-vhxHJFqLQ/Sxgetc7-9XI/AAAAAAAAAt0/8LoaX75K4OQ/s1600-h/Gromit+ornament4.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_s-vhxHJFqLQ/Sxgetc7-9XI/AAAAAAAAAt0/8LoaX75K4OQ/s320/Gromit+ornament4.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5411108718496380274" border="0" /></a>Wrap a scarf around him and he's all ready for Christmas. I love having my Gromit on my tree!<br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_s-vhxHJFqLQ/SxgetJ70btI/AAAAAAAAAts/KO7Rp6UYQPk/s1600-h/Mokona+ornament.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_s-vhxHJFqLQ/SxgetJ70btI/AAAAAAAAAts/KO7Rp6UYQPk/s320/Mokona+ornament.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5411108713395416786" border="0" /></a>This black creature here is a Mokona. I made him because husband and I are fans of <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/XxxHolic"><span style="font-style: italic;">xxxHolic</span></a>. Mokona is surprisingly hard to make.<br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_s-vhxHJFqLQ/Sxges4zxgTI/AAAAAAAAAtk/RJ52c4KGayU/s1600-h/Daruma+ornament.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_s-vhxHJFqLQ/Sxges4zxgTI/AAAAAAAAAtk/RJ52c4KGayU/s320/Daruma+ornament.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5411108708798267698" border="0" /></a>And this little guy in red is a <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Daruma_doll">Daruma</a>...I know, you're probably wondering what is a Buddhist monk doing on a Christmas tree...I just love Daruma very much (and kappa, manekineko, kokeshi doll...etc)!Yun Hui Kelseyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02120166112525093273noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8157049830075309833.post-433697853752482902009-12-02T19:07:00.000-08:002009-12-02T19:30:57.847-08:00Roast penguins and other festive animals<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_s-vhxHJFqLQ/Sxcr_3F1BtI/AAAAAAAAAtc/mkYev1RTYRw/s1600-h/Roasting+penguins.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_s-vhxHJFqLQ/Sxcr_3F1BtI/AAAAAAAAAtc/mkYev1RTYRw/s320/Roasting+penguins.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5410841853429090002" border="0" /></a>Last year we didn't decorate our Christmas tree. And it was also the very first time in my life that I have a Christmas tree. So this year I determined to decorate it with my own hand made ornaments. First, I started out with some roast penguins...<br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_s-vhxHJFqLQ/Sxcr_naQtmI/AAAAAAAAAtU/btoIEewZLdE/s1600-h/Penguin+ornament.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_s-vhxHJFqLQ/Sxcr_naQtmI/AAAAAAAAAtU/btoIEewZLdE/s320/Penguin+ornament.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5410841849219823202" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_s-vhxHJFqLQ/Sxcr4-XYiQI/AAAAAAAAAtM/bwPWqjPrvTg/s1600-h/Teddy+bear+ornament.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_s-vhxHJFqLQ/Sxcr4-XYiQI/AAAAAAAAAtM/bwPWqjPrvTg/s320/Teddy+bear+ornament.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5410841735122684162" border="0" /></a>And a teddy bear.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_s-vhxHJFqLQ/Sxcr4sVKOmI/AAAAAAAAAtE/xy8Qv6eBfno/s1600-h/Tiger+ornament.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_s-vhxHJFqLQ/Sxcr4sVKOmI/AAAAAAAAAtE/xy8Qv6eBfno/s320/Tiger+ornament.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5410841730281519714" border="0" /></a>My daughter likes tiger so I made her one.<br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_s-vhxHJFqLQ/Sxcr4faGM8I/AAAAAAAAAs8/rTC3ZTm97iU/s1600-h/Snowman+ornament.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_s-vhxHJFqLQ/Sxcr4faGM8I/AAAAAAAAAs8/rTC3ZTm97iU/s320/Snowman+ornament.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5410841726812566466" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_s-vhxHJFqLQ/Sxcr4HyGbhI/AAAAAAAAAs0/vuwRPlDJRXc/s1600-h/Dino+ornament.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_s-vhxHJFqLQ/Sxcr4HyGbhI/AAAAAAAAAs0/vuwRPlDJRXc/s320/Dino+ornament.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5410841720470793746" border="0" /></a>She likes dinosaur too.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_s-vhxHJFqLQ/Sxcr3r7dZNI/AAAAAAAAAss/D2tI180mkg8/s1600-h/Pig+ornament.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_s-vhxHJFqLQ/Sxcr3r7dZNI/AAAAAAAAAss/D2tI180mkg8/s320/Pig+ornament.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5410841712993854674" border="0" /></a>And I know my husband's family has a thing for pigs so we have to have a pig on the tree.<br /><br />After putting these animals on the tree, I realized the tree is more about who we are and what we like. I am quite pleased with it.Yun Hui Kelseyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02120166112525093273noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8157049830075309833.post-71363820290048876292009-11-05T08:57:00.000-08:002009-11-05T09:26:03.825-08:00Black and White Dream<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_s-vhxHJFqLQ/SvMELcXfMfI/AAAAAAAAAsk/PvRIx2QFcqU/s1600-h/B%26W+Dream.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_s-vhxHJFqLQ/SvMELcXfMfI/AAAAAAAAAsk/PvRIx2QFcqU/s320/B%26W+Dream.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5400664972787134962" border="0" /></a>When it comes to finishing a sculpture, I am usually in favor of cold finishes (methods that do not involve firing in a kiln).<br /><br />So here's Dream's Song, in black and white.<br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_s-vhxHJFqLQ/SvMELCNf1NI/AAAAAAAAAsc/fTkDDUPi2Sg/s1600-h/B%26W+Dream2.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_s-vhxHJFqLQ/SvMELCNf1NI/AAAAAAAAAsc/fTkDDUPi2Sg/s320/B%26W+Dream2.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5400664965765911762" border="0" /></a>I do not intend to leave this piece as it is right now (though I am a little tempted to). I thought it looks quite interesting like this....but a black and white dream? That doesn't go quite well with the meaning of the work...does it?<br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_s-vhxHJFqLQ/SvMEKxcu3QI/AAAAAAAAAsU/BEbz4nn8JdQ/s1600-h/B%26W+Dream3.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_s-vhxHJFqLQ/SvMEKxcu3QI/AAAAAAAAAsU/BEbz4nn8JdQ/s320/B%26W+Dream3.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5400664961266408706" border="0" /></a>Anyway, this piece is still in progress. It will have have colors, eventually.Yun Hui Kelseyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02120166112525093273noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8157049830075309833.post-47989707481994788512009-11-05T08:52:00.000-08:002009-11-05T08:57:13.378-08:00Plant Woman<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_s-vhxHJFqLQ/SvMDBsPmgvI/AAAAAAAAAsM/1YcSzcW-ZSk/s1600-h/Plant+woman1.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_s-vhxHJFqLQ/SvMDBsPmgvI/AAAAAAAAAsM/1YcSzcW-ZSk/s320/Plant+woman1.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5400663705738707698" border="0" /></a>Last night I sat down and doodle some more...I was thinking of a pair of sexy eyes and lips...And the next thing I know, it evolved into some sort of evil-looking plant woman...<br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_s-vhxHJFqLQ/SvMDBUyBTZI/AAAAAAAAAsE/RJIazFGlGPw/s1600-h/Plant+woman2.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_s-vhxHJFqLQ/SvMDBUyBTZI/AAAAAAAAAsE/RJIazFGlGPw/s320/Plant+woman2.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5400663699440618898" border="0" /></a>It's like Jack Skellington trying to do Christmas but inevitably turned it into Halloween.Yun Hui Kelseyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02120166112525093273noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8157049830075309833.post-91685330445165525212009-11-03T11:10:00.000-08:002009-11-03T12:05:11.469-08:00Drawing as a form of meditation<div style="text-align: justify;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_s-vhxHJFqLQ/SvCAPmx9OuI/AAAAAAAAAr8/6LqGKss4J28/s1600-h/Skull+Drawing.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_s-vhxHJFqLQ/SvCAPmx9OuI/AAAAAAAAAr8/6LqGKss4J28/s320/Skull+Drawing.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5399956958813698786" border="0" /></a>I'm not very good a nurturing the artist child in me. I'm good at writing my artist pages, but I hardly allow myself to go on an "artist date" and just play freely with my art (see Julia Cameron's <span style="font-style: italic;">The Artist's Way)</span>. On top of that, a few issues in life have been stressing me out lately. So here I am, a little blocked; haven't been able to produce any sculptures that are to my satisfaction.<br /><br />To remedy the situation, I started sketching since yesterday. Without any planning, I just sketched whatever that's in my mind.<br /><br />Drawing is like a form of meditation. I managed to drag those demons and monsters that have been disturbing my inner peace out of my mind, and sealed them away in my drawings. <br /><br /><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_s-vhxHJFqLQ/SvCAPe381KI/AAAAAAAAAr0/Zj3FEZkGSPQ/s1600-h/Funky+Bird1.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_s-vhxHJFqLQ/SvCAPe381KI/AAAAAAAAAr0/Zj3FEZkGSPQ/s320/Funky+Bird1.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5399956956691354786" border="0" /></a>So there, I feel so much better now.<br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_s-vhxHJFqLQ/SvCAPEi_SrI/AAAAAAAAArs/djTV3xiuNb4/s1600-h/Funky+Bird2.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_s-vhxHJFqLQ/SvCAPEi_SrI/AAAAAAAAArs/djTV3xiuNb4/s320/Funky+Bird2.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5399956949624113842" border="0" /></a>Stare all you want, bird creature. I feel really good right now. And you can't do anything about it.Yun Hui Kelseyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02120166112525093273noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8157049830075309833.post-52161787718558938322009-10-31T20:06:00.000-07:002009-10-31T20:29:55.871-07:00Lessons learned<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_s-vhxHJFqLQ/Suz7ubqmkGI/AAAAAAAAArk/ziEz_CM4XnA/s1600-h/Kokeshi6.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_s-vhxHJFqLQ/Suz7ubqmkGI/AAAAAAAAArk/ziEz_CM4XnA/s320/Kokeshi6.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5398966828429381730" border="0" /></a>Remember this little darling from a few weeks ago?<br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_s-vhxHJFqLQ/Suz7uGO9XOI/AAAAAAAAArc/Bf7eHyrnimY/s1600-h/1031091015.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_s-vhxHJFqLQ/Suz7uGO9XOI/AAAAAAAAArc/Bf7eHyrnimY/s320/1031091015.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5398966822676290786" border="0" /></a>She blew up in the kiln, didn't survive the first firing. I am so sorry. I thought she was ready for the kiln, but apparently there was still moisture inside. It is clear that I still have lots to learn. Sigh.<br /><br />I do feel a little crushed about losing this sculpture, but on the other hand, I think Buddha did say something about the impermanence of things and non-attachment etc...In other words, I'll live and move on...Also, is it weird that I find this pile of rubble fascinating and maybe even beautiful in its own way?Yun Hui Kelseyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02120166112525093273noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8157049830075309833.post-8613064028868501572009-10-30T18:23:00.000-07:002009-10-30T18:35:51.143-07:00Monster drawings<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_s-vhxHJFqLQ/SuuR7G4PdcI/AAAAAAAAArE/AtURgUS4BL8/s1600-h/Serpent+woman+ver1.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_s-vhxHJFqLQ/SuuR7G4PdcI/AAAAAAAAArE/AtURgUS4BL8/s320/Serpent+woman+ver1.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5398569022978487746" border="0" /></a>First of all, the serpent woman would like to wish everyone a very happy Halloween.<br /><br />The one with horns is my first version of the serpent woman. I like to imagine this is how she looks when she's just a young monster.<br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_s-vhxHJFqLQ/SuuR60gocHI/AAAAAAAAAq8/-t9mVGtee4A/s1600-h/Serpent+woman+ver2.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_s-vhxHJFqLQ/SuuR60gocHI/AAAAAAAAAq8/-t9mVGtee4A/s320/Serpent+woman+ver2.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5398569018047623282" border="0" /></a>And the second version is how the serpent looks when she matures. I wish I had done this in color, I'd like to see her as a crimson serpent.<br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_s-vhxHJFqLQ/SuuR6oD59BI/AAAAAAAAAq0/tjYdqwLvDr0/s1600-h/Serpent+woman+close+up.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_s-vhxHJFqLQ/SuuR6oD59BI/AAAAAAAAAq0/tjYdqwLvDr0/s320/Serpent+woman+close+up.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5398569014705910802" border="0" /></a>Anyway, happy Halloween, and beware of monsters and ghouls.Yun Hui Kelseyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02120166112525093273noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8157049830075309833.post-49660020411575836172009-10-17T18:40:00.000-07:002009-10-17T19:13:14.831-07:00The more I do it, the more I realize...<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_s-vhxHJFqLQ/StpyRjl0zsI/AAAAAAAAAqs/dBDJyck8-CA/s1600-h/Kappa1.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_s-vhxHJFqLQ/StpyRjl0zsI/AAAAAAAAAqs/dBDJyck8-CA/s320/Kappa1.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5393749149666823874" border="0" /></a>I have come to a conclusion: the more I glaze, the more I hate it.<br /><br />There, I have said it. Yes, sacrilegious. How can a ceramist not embrace the art of glazing? Well, it's not my cup of tea, but I'm not rejecting it totally.<br /><br />For now, I'm exploring two alternatives to glazing/<a href="http://www.thefreedictionary.com/overglazing">overglazing</a>: 1. using color slip, and 2. using oil paint, acrylic paint...etc.<br /><br />So today, I made Kappa-san here, and I put color slip (that I painstakingly made by myself. Seriously, it's a lot of work to prepare color slip) on him. I think I like what I see so far.<br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_s-vhxHJFqLQ/StpyRDkgeEI/AAAAAAAAAqk/RTWcuA3Foqg/s1600-h/Kappa3.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_s-vhxHJFqLQ/StpyRDkgeEI/AAAAAAAAAqk/RTWcuA3Foqg/s320/Kappa3.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5393749141071362114" border="0" /></a>It seems that with this slip I can get a painting effect.<br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_s-vhxHJFqLQ/StpyQ4d2MKI/AAAAAAAAAqc/z1qN-_M7-7E/s1600-h/Kappa4.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_s-vhxHJFqLQ/StpyQ4d2MKI/AAAAAAAAAqc/z1qN-_M7-7E/s320/Kappa4.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5393749138090635426" border="0" /></a>And yes, I may have a Kappa obsession. But we are getting closer to Halloween, so why not? It is a water sprite, after all.<br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_s-vhxHJFqLQ/StpyQabn7xI/AAAAAAAAAqU/51W42ZJb9aI/s1600-h/Kappa5.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_s-vhxHJFqLQ/StpyQabn7xI/AAAAAAAAAqU/51W42ZJb9aI/s320/Kappa5.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5393749130028248850" border="0" /></a>Oh, and another thing, this is not how a traditional Kappa looks like. I stylized it, just for fun.Yun Hui Kelseyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02120166112525093273noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8157049830075309833.post-2380233062260274912009-10-10T20:54:00.000-07:002009-10-10T21:03:53.407-07:00Not your usual Kokeshi doll<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_s-vhxHJFqLQ/StFXfxWAruI/AAAAAAAAAqM/gukEr69gHVg/s1600-h/Kokeshi6.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_s-vhxHJFqLQ/StFXfxWAruI/AAAAAAAAAqM/gukEr69gHVg/s320/Kokeshi6.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5391186432272412386" border="0" /></a>Another new work in progress. This one is based on the traditional Japanese doll, the Kokeshi doll (well, loosely based on). I tried out a new method of sculpting, and I'm quite pleased with the result.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_s-vhxHJFqLQ/StFXfWWxj6I/AAAAAAAAAqE/93CI0t6eHmc/s1600-h/Kokeshi3.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_s-vhxHJFqLQ/StFXfWWxj6I/AAAAAAAAAqE/93CI0t6eHmc/s320/Kokeshi3.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5391186425027858338" border="0" /></a>I think the nose has improved a lot.<br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_s-vhxHJFqLQ/StFXex9prVI/AAAAAAAAAp8/d_wa5a33xaE/s1600-h/Kokeshi4.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_s-vhxHJFqLQ/StFXex9prVI/AAAAAAAAAp8/d_wa5a33xaE/s320/Kokeshi4.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5391186415258807634" border="0" /></a>This is probably the first time I put eye brows on my work! (pssssst...let me tell you a secret, I never put ears on my sculptures. Never! Weird huh? I wonder why is that...)<br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_s-vhxHJFqLQ/StFXeZfV73I/AAAAAAAAAp0/vV7FitEat00/s1600-h/Kokeshi7.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_s-vhxHJFqLQ/StFXeZfV73I/AAAAAAAAAp0/vV7FitEat00/s320/Kokeshi7.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5391186408689233778" border="0" /></a>Yun Hui Kelseyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02120166112525093273noreply@blogger.com3