Ceramation by Yellow Clay

(a stop-motion animation showcasing ceramic objects and ceramic-making processes)
セラメーション、陶芸のプロセス、オブジェクトを使い、ストップモーションアニメーションで表現したものです。

”Mud Processor”, coming soon.
This is a story about being resourceful, creative, and ecologically friendly. Yellow Clay is faced with a deadline. It needs to produce one bowl to fulfill the order; however, the clay and glazes required for the order are back-ordered. Yellow Clay consults with the Mud Processor software for a suggestion. The software presents Yellow Clay, an eco option - an unconventional method of producing a bowl by combining scrap clay and scrap glazes to address the supply shortage. The result is.....

”Searching for Blue” 　”青を探して”, 2023
Created to support Ukraine immediately following the invasion, Searching for Blue tells the story of Yellow Clay’s mission to find its counterpart. Because blue clay—tinted with cobalt carbonate—appears dull and gray while wet, Yellow Clay must use an imaginary "fire scope" to see its final, vibrant hue. Upon finding the blue clay, Yellow Clay proposes a partnership; together, they transform into a vessel that stands as a functional tribute to the Ukrainian flag.
黄色の粘土は、ウクライナにサポートを指示するため、青い粘土を探しに行く。

“Invisible Structure”, 2022
Invisible Structure is a story of the Asian American experience through my lens as an East Asian, and ceramicist. Yellow Clay tries to rectify the feeling of invisibility with a sense of humor and hope. Yellow Clay was born during the pandemic when Asian hate was on the rise in the U.S. This made me reconsider my identity as a ceramic artist but most importantly an Asian American, and how I am placed in this complex history.

”LOVE”, 2021
This is an experimental piece I made to test out the process of a ceramation.