Christine is a Singapore born ceramic artist based in Bethesda, Maryland.She is an instructor at Glen Echo Pottery and a member of the Glen Echo Pottery Gallery where she currently serves as Gallery Director. She is a member of the Washington Ceramic Guild and Scope Gallery at the Torpedo Art Center.
Christine's aesthetic language comprises three elements: gestural, serenity, and craftsmanship.
Her ceramics are adorned with vibrant porcelain slip, expressive brushwork, and intricate carvings. Her sculptural works depict weathered surfaces, symbolizing the cyclical nature of time, the impact of elements, imperfections, healing, scars, growth, and decay in a harmonious equilibrium. Her work embodies both the emotions of change and stillness, inviting contemplation of the intricate human-nature experience. Through the juxtaposition of forms, tactile surfaces, mark-making, and colors, she creates complexity and resonance. Crafting Techniques
Her work process is a combination of wheel-thrown, altered, and hand built components. Each form is a canvas for mono-printing and mark-making, utilizing calligraphic brushwork. She applies layers of slips, stains, oxides and glazes to develop vibrant abstract patterns. All works are fired in electric or gas kilns at high temperatures ranging from cone 7 (2295) to cone 10 (2381). For pieces that feature gold luster over-glaze, additional kiln firings at cone 018 (1283) are conducted to achieve the desired finish. Each piece is unique and crafted with attention to detail. Awards
2025 First Place in Ceramics Award 35th Creative Crafts Council Biennial Exhibition Thank you distinguished panel of jurors: Michael Janis, Co-Director of the Washington Glass School & Studio, blends his architectural expertise with a disciplined approach to glass art, managing site-specific and public art commissions since 2005. Robert Devers is an artist with a multi-faceted practice that includes ceramics, sculpture, painting, and photography. He is currently the Coordinator for the Center for Craft Studies at VisArts in Rockville, MD. Mary Higgins is an independent curator and consults with working artists on the development of their marketing and digital media presence through her consultancy, Distinct Studios.
2022 Ceramics Award Visual Arts Center of Richmond 58th Annual Craft + Design Show Thank you distinguished panel of jurors: Alexis Assam (VMFA’s Regenia A. Perry Assistant Curator of Global Contemporary Art), Dr Carmenita Higginbotham (Dean of the VCU School of Fine Arts) and Dr Karen Sherry (VMHC’s Museum Collections Curator).
2023 Washington Ceramic Guild Excellence in Ceramic Award 34th Creative Crafts Council Biennial Exhibition Thank you distinguished panel of jurors: Jaimianne Jacobin (Executive Director of the James Renwick Alliance for Craft, Executive Officer for the Creative Crafts Council, Executive Director of the Shenandoah Arts Council, and owner of The Gray Gallery) Lynda Smith-Bugge (Wood artist, Project Coordinator at the Zenith Community Arts Foundation) April Wood (Metalsmith, sculptor, and jeweler. Co-founder of the community arts education space the Baltimore Jewelry Center)
