Everything We Do Is To Say Goodbye
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2019-05
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Exploring the commonalities between my former home in China and my current
home in the United States, I was able to create work to explore this connection. By utilizing the materials and concepts around me, I brought my eastern upbringing to the West. Suddenly, things were not so unfamiliar, what I once thought and what I now know shifts back and forth. Leaving what I knew to create something new was frightening and exciting,
but it was worth the risk. I feel as if I am a kite with my family holding onto the string as
bonds of tradition, culture, and responsibility. My family influences and supports me while
holding me back at the same time, as I attempt to drift away from these bonds. The balance of a constant push and pull create a dynamic, yet complex relationship. With the wind being knowledge and experience, the more that I learn and see, the further I go. It was necessary to leave and let go to find what I was looking for, a new home.
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Thesis completed in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the Master of Fine Arts degree in the School of Art and Design at the New York State College of Ceramics at Alfred University, Alfred, NY.
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MFA thesis, family relationships, devotion, love, Incense, home, Sculpture/Dimensional Studies