FROM YOUNG YEARS, I LEARNED TO BE ATTENTIVE TO AND APPRECIATE THE QUALITIES OF MATERIAL AND FORM, OBSERVING THIS PARTICULARLY IN THE CARE WITH WHICH UTENSILS ARE SELECTED IN EAST ASIAN TEA PRACTICES. THIS SENSIBILITY UNDERLIES AND INFORMS MY CHOICES IN COLLECTING CERAMIC ART. MOST OF THE WORKS IN MY COLLECTION ARE USED IN MY OWN TEA PRACTICE.

FOR ME, EXPERIENCING BOTH THE VISUAL AND HAPTIC ATTRIBUTES OF CERAMIC ARTWORKS IS THE MOST SATISFYING WAY TO APPRECIATE THIS MEDIUM. TEA DRINKING, ESPECIALLY (BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY) IN THE FORM OF GONGFU CHA, PERFECTLY COMBINES THE PLEASURES OF USING CERAMICs WITH ACT OF PREPARING AND ENJOYING TEA.