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After experiencing 3 miscarriages, the author finally became a mother at the fourth attempt and welcomed the arrival of her daughter Ai-Ling after 10 months of pregnancy and going through numerous check-ups and various obstacles. Holding her, watching her brought uncontrollably tears, generation after generation, the love continues. The authors wishes to record and relay her love for her daughter through pottery creations.
This creation was based on a mother’s love for her daughter to recreate the experience, expectation of pregnancy, close connection between mother and daughter through heated reaction of clay and fire with creative elements from the author and shaping methods like kneading, tubing and slabbing. Finishing process includes surface decorated with adorable lace and butterfly totems in colored clay and completes after going through 1230 ℃ heat in electric kiln. The works were an attempt to represent a mother’s deep love for her daughter. The works were divided into 3 series. First was “the birth” that recorded the course of pregnancy through a coin deposit box (piggy bank). Second was “spoon friends” that transformed her daughter’s favorite animal characters and heart shapes into part of the spoon. Third was “funny rainbow” that was filled with colorful, artistic magnetic toys of all shapes. At the end, these creative works were given to author’s daughter so that she and friends could feel and enjoy the love from these works and to share loves.
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