I was unaware of the Chinese contemporary ceramic scene before traveling to Jingdezhen. A great deal of the ceramics by students were functional and glazed with traditional celadons. However, in looking around some Jingdezhen galleries, I discovered a style of deconstructed and rough ceramics that appealed to me immediately. I was fascinated by the infinite textures that artists were able to create on pieces that they had thrown. The rough and gestural lines made into bottles made them fascinating to look at from all sides. I came to realize these changing angles of my pots as I was photographing them myself and struggling to find the best angles. Gestural ceramics are a true reflection of oneself, as the hatching marks and lines are reflections of my moods or emotions on any particular day. I found it difficult to keep an consistent shape and style as I was making these bottles. One day I would find a shape that appealed to me but would forget how I created that shape the next day because of how reflective these forms are of my particular states as I was making them.
