Guardians of Ink and Wind

Guardians of Ink and Wind embody the meeting of movement and stillness — a dialogue between form and gesture. Built by hand in stoneware, their shapes curve like brushstrokes, each one unique, echoing the rhythm of calligraphy in motion.

The flowing blue glazes recall both Chinese ink painting and Japanese indigo dye, where color is not applied but allowed to breathe into the clay, guided by water and fire. The two vessels stand in quiet conversation — paired yet independent — like twin spirits born from the same flame.

Their asymmetry and deliberate imperfections speak to the wabi-sabi philosophy: beauty found not in precision, but in presence.

Medium: Hand-built stoneware with cobalt and oxide glazes

Techniques: Free-form hand-building, layered brushwork, oxidation firing