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dennis yuen
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Things I make.
Making things makes me happy.
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Not true kurinuki (刳り貫き) since I threw this on the wheel rather than carving from a solid block, but it's a nod to that start-thick, carve-away approach. The shape is organic with a wabi-sabi feel, a real departure from my usual calculated, symmetric work.
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Greenware pourer with a rough upper wall and rows of carved wedge marks around the lower half, next to a DiamondCore carving tool with a green handle. Pourer with oxides and glazes applied, white interior and a rough white exterior.
September 26, 2026 at 5:36 PM
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And how it got there, from carved clay to bisque to glaze.

#potteryprocess #carvedceramicsTan bisque-fired vase with a rough textured surface and a carved wing-shaped panel on the lower left.
Tan bisque-fired vase with a rough textured surface and a carved wing-shaped panel on the lower left. Vase coated in white over the textured surface, the carved wing-shaped panel visible as pale relief.
September 19, 2026 at 5:07 PM
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Close-ups of a few pieces from the Strata series #pottery #ceramics #handmade #potteryprocess #手作陶器
Closeup detail of carved surface showing how glaze has settled into the carved marks, revealing texture and color variation. Stoneware vessel with vertical carved channels and layered glaze transitioning from blue to cream. Finished stoneware vessel with carved surface and layered glaze in blue and cream.
August 18, 2026 at 10:46 PM
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No zisha clay on hand, so I used a regular clay body to build out the whole tea set: 壺 (teapot), 建水 (waste water jar), 公道杯 (fairness pitcher), 茶杯 (tea cups), all with the same surface texturing. #pottery #ceramics #handmade #紫砂壺 #手作陶器
The full set on a white background. At back left, a pale tan pouring pitcher; to its right, the taller tan waste water jar. In front, two small tan tea cups on the left and the dark brown zisha teapot on the right. The cups have a dark glazed interior. Two tan clay pouring pitchers with shaped lips, one stacked at an angle on top of the other. The upper one shows a dark glazed interior.
July 25, 2026 at 8:09 PM
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Process shots of the "Menorah" series #pottery #potteryprocess #ceramics #handmade #手作陶器
A bisque ware vase on a banding wheel, its carved base channels filled with red latex resist before glazing. Close-up of a glazed vase, pink latex resist half-peeled to reveal raw clay channels.
June 10, 2026 at 2:26 PM
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Close-ups
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Extreme close-up of the neck and opening of a glazed ceramic vase, showing a deep blue interior glaze contrasting with a white speckled exterior, with a rough unglazed rim edge visible. Close-up detail of two glazed ceramic vases side by side, showing bold blue and white horizontal banding pattern across a speckled grey stoneware surface.
May 29, 2026 at 3:12 PM
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Process photos of vase showing the result of experimenting with a couple of surface techniques #pottery #potteryprocess #ceramics #handmade #ceramicart #手作陶器
A round ceramic vase with a narrow neck resting on a wooden ware board. The unfired clay shows warm tan and brown tones across the faceted geometric panels, with subtle linear texture marks visible on each facet. A round ceramic vase in the bisque ware (biscuit) stage sitting on a studio work surface. The hand-faceted geometric panels cover the entire body, with fine linear scoring visible across each facet.
May 22, 2026 at 8:25 PM
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Process photos. I mapped out the whole glaze layout on my iPad first. Being able to visualize it digitally made all the difference. #pottery #potteryprocess #ceramics #handmade #手作陶器
A fired bisque vessel with latex resist applied into the carved grooves, and masking tap resist on the body, protecting the raw clay lines while the surrounding surface is prepared for glazing. A digital painting on an iPad screen showing a ceramic vessel with painted color blocking — mapping out the planned glaze design and color placement before applying to the actual pot. The fully glazed vessel sitting unfired, with raw glaze coating visible across the surface, loaded or waiting to go into the kiln for the final firing.
April 8, 2026 at 4:57 PM
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Close-up photo
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Close-up detail of the vase surface showing a dense cluster of small carved oval holes and vertical unglazed ditches. The repetitive pattern of tightly grouped recesses creates an intense textural effect. (Trypophobia warning: this image contains clustered hole patterns.)
March 25, 2026 at 7:52 PM
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Process photos for anxiety-inducing clustered patterns for people with trypophobia
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Leather-hard clay vase at the greenware stage, freshly trimmed, with blue glaze applied into the carved oval recesses. The vertical ditches remain unglazed and the surrounding clay body is in its natural grey-green unfired state. Bisque-fired ceramic vase after the first kiln firing. The clay has turned a pale buff color and all surface details of the carved oval hole pattern and vertical ditches are fully visible in their raw, unglazed form.
March 25, 2026 at 7:50 PM
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Close up of the 5 small vases.
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Close-up of two ceramic vases side by side, showing layered cyan and white glaze on the upper half and carved texture on the neck and lower body. Two small ceramic vases with carved, exposed-clay texture on the lower half and blue and white glaze on the upper half. Close-up of a small ceramic vase with cyan and white glaze on the upper half and carved, exposed-clay texture on the lower half.
March 18, 2026 at 9:34 PM
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Close-up views of the blue bands vase.
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Close-up of the inside of a small ceramic vase showing white and blue glaze. Close-up of the exterior blue banded design on a small ceramic vase, displayed next to a second vase of similar style.
March 13, 2026 at 9:22 PM