Here, we ask designers to take a selfie and give us an inside look at their life.
Age: 37
Occupation: LMFT and ceramic artist.
Instagram: @youngsunceramics
Hometown: Los Angeles/Long Beach.
Studio location: Los Angeles.
Describe what you make: Ceramic sculptures inspired by Corean history and folklore stories of dokkaebi (Corean spirits/goblins).
The most important thing you’ve designed to date: The most important pieces for me are the ones that helped me get out of my head and into my body. They are the pieces when I gave myself permission to play and to make something just for fun.
Describe the problem your work solves: I began making ceramics as a form of self care to combat the burnout I experienced at work. Ceramics have helped me put work and productivity on the backburner and bring creativity and self-expression to the front.
Describe the project you are working on now: This year, I’m creating a collection of Dokkaebi, masks, bells, and wood structures for my solo exhibition at Stroll Garden in Los Angeles. This new body of work explores the themes of Corean Reunification, personal identities, and making noise.
A new or forthcoming project we should know about: My solo exhibition, “Dokkaebi Revelry,” opened May 25 at Stroll Garden. The show will be open until the end of June.
What you absolutely must have in your studio: High-femme queer music.
What you do when you’re not working: Anything outside in nature and recharging with my partner and cats.
Sources of creative envy: Kids doing art. Haven’t met a single artist to date that has the same heart and freedom as a kid having fun and creating.
The distraction you want to eliminate: Capitalism, productivity, competition.
Concrete or marble? Concrete.
High-rise or townhouse? Neither.
Remember or forget? Remember.
Aliens or ghosts? Aliens are already here.
Dark or light? Both.
