巓洋 TENYOH
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Ceramic Figure: LITTLE BUDDHA OF RENEWAL

7/4/2019

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Happy 4th of July!
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Ceramic Figure: LITTLE BUDDHA and RACCOON

7/2/2019

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Michelangelo's "The Creation of Adam" and Jane Goodall's iconic moment with a baby chimpanzee are inspirations for this piece. Reaching out to each other is such a meaningful gesture. Even though mine is kinda silly, it was fun to work with this concept.
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Ceramic Figurine: LITTLE BUDDHAS OF WARMTH

2/17/2019

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Some of you may remember that I asked for your input regarding what the little buddhas should lean against. You suggested something soft and comfy. In order to give that illusion, I covered the clay surface with dried tea leaves and lichen called old man's beard. The sculpture makes me think of spring. Stay warm, everyone!
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Ceramic Figurine: LITTLE BUDDHAS OF LIGHT

2/11/2019

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Here is a piece that will hopefully warm you up from the inside out in this cold cold winter. When I was small, I went to collect fireflies in rice fields. It was something I should have never done as they died quickly outside of their habitat. I recollected such childhood memory while coloring the figures.
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Ceramic Figures: LITTLE BUDDHAS OF LIGHT

12/29/2018

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Happy Healthy New Year with lots of joy and laughter!
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Ceramic Sculpture: LITTLE BUDDHA OF CAMARADERIE

12/19/2018

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Politically, America has been divided, and I wanted to come up with an image that will encourage us to work together despite our differences. This piece is my small contribution toward such ideal coexistence.

HAPPY HOLIDAYS!
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Ceramic Figurine: LITTLE BUDDHA OF BALANCE

12/16/2018

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I hung this piece on the wall last night, anticipating a crash in the middle of the night. The first thing I did this morning was, of course, checking the sculpture. I was happy to find her still smiling the way I had left her. 
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Ceramic Figurine: LITTLE BUDDHAS OF WARMTH

12/3/2018

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This sculpture expresses physical and internal warmth that surrounds me. How fortunate I am to be able to work in a warm studio despite the frigid weather. Moreover, how blessed I feel to have friends, whose encouragement and support keep me going. Hope such warmth reaches you through these Little Buddhas.

Initially I was going to place a log for them to lean against. As it did not work, I am thinking of making a wall out of weathered wood. Or, do you think I can ask the customer to push the piece against a wall when displaying it?
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Ceramic Figurine: LITTLE BUDDHA OF PLAYFUL DREAM

11/26/2018

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I have been hooked on a PBS documentary Nature. According to a scientist appeared in that program, the gray squirrel's brain enlarges in winter and shrinks back to its original size in spring. The reason is, the scientist speculates, to remember each location of thousands of nuts it has buried in fall. Another nature's wonder....
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Ceramic Figurines: LITTLE BUDDHA OF COMARADERIE

11/22/2018

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As I thought this would be a perfect image to send out on Thanksgiving Day, I worked until 1:30 last night to finish this. The result makes me smile. Hope it does to you, too. Happy Thanksgiving!
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