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. She needs to produce one bowl to fulfill the order; however, the clay and glazes needed for the order are back-ordered. Yellow Clay consults with 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 make up for the shortage of the supply. The result is.....

”Searching for Blue” 　”青を探して”, 2023
Yellow Clay goes on a search for Blue Clay to stand with Ukraine.
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.