craft – Ce Chen's studio of art

Reflective Journal Week 41, 5 July – 11 July 2020

Irrelevant but worth talking about:My series of doodles was requested to engage in mental recovery therapy service of Shaoxing’s No.7 Hospital. I am glad that my work… Read more “Reflective Journal Week 41, 5 July – 11 July 2020”

I expressed my interest in making three pieces of work about three natural elements: earth, water and fire. Two designs came up last week to picture the… Read more “Reflective Journal Week 40, 28 June – 4 July 2020”

It is quite a common sense that a distinctive perspective or value could result in a peculiar interpretation. But I noticed a relatively unusual example at the… Read more “Reflective Journal Week 39, 21 June – 27 June 2020”

“A perspective of an outside visitor” “A celebration of its natural heritage” “A resonance of its historical context with a briefed perception of the true essence of… Read more “Reflective Journal Week 38, 14 June – 20 June 2020”

Most recently I gained inspiration from famous sculptor Barbara Hepworth’s work and Constructivist Naum Gabo, and produced a little craft called Wave Form, then follows a series… Read more “Reflective Journal Week 37, 7 June – 13 June 2020”

Week 36 began with continuous experiments of salting natural objects. The dryness of the air and early summer temperature arranged a suitable environment for drying flowers. Also,… Read more “Reflective Journal Week 36, 31 May – 6 June 2020”

The major interest of this week is in making reflective surfaces on those salted crafts. Glistening waves that illuminated by light shines through the rifts in the… Read more “Reflective Journal Week 35, 24 May – 30 May 2020”

The past few weeks of Unit 3 were spent on the continuous experimenting with salt, string and some natural objects. It was aimed to connect my research… Read more “Periodic Summary, Week 34 – 37 2020”

Experiments with materiality went on this week. Technical problems still are a major concern. My accommodation cannot provide a sufficient space where I can increase the size… Read more “Reflective Journal Week 33, 10 May – 16 May 2020”