Round Belly Cup by Chang Liu is a porcelain vessel that embraces the quiet beauty of material transformation. Wheel-thrown with a rounded, generous body and a delicate foot, the cup balances softness and stability in a form that feels both grounded and inviting. Its curved silhouette encourages a comfortable grip, drawing attention to the tactile relationship between object and user.
The surface is finished with a textured white glaze layered over a darker clay body, creating a landscape of subtle contrasts. Speckling, tonal variation, and areas of exposed darker material emerge through the firing process, giving the cup an organic, weathered appearance. These natural markings evoke stone, earth, and time-worn surfaces, allowing each piece to carry its own distinct character.
Round Belly Cup by Chang Liu is a porcelain vessel that embraces the quiet beauty of material transformation. Wheel-thrown with a rounded, generous body and a delicate foot, the cup balances softness and stability in a form that feels both grounded and inviting. Its curved silhouette encourages a comfortable grip, drawing attention to the tactile relationship between object and user.
The surface is finished with a textured white glaze layered over a darker clay body, creating a landscape of subtle contrasts. Speckling, tonal variation, and areas of exposed darker material emerge through the firing process, giving the cup an organic, weathered appearance. These natural markings evoke stone, earth, and time-worn surfaces, allowing each piece to carry its own distinct character.
Chang Liu is a San Francisco based ceramist. In her work, the familiar mountains and beloved landscapes of her childhood are reinterpreted on clay, transformed into vessels that carry both memory and quiet echoes of the past. Each piece is wheel-thrown, hand altered and layered with glazes that invite interactions between color, gravity, and texture.
