Sea Urchin / ceramic / 5 x 5 x5 approx.

Dancing Karmel / ceramic / 5 x 5 x5 approx.

Tangerina / ceramic / 5 x 5 x5 approx.

Pistachio / ceramic / 5 x 5 x5 approx.

Ming Gates / ceramic / 5 x 5 x5 approx.

AC - 2 Stretched Series / ceramic / 5 x 5 x5 approx.

Tiger Eye Marble / ceramic / 5 x 5 x5 approx.

Messeed Up On Purpose / ceramic / 5 x 5 x5 approx.

Autumn Marble Series II / ceramic / / 5 x 5 x5 approx.

Fong Choo

THE SLEEPING TIGER

 "What is so exciting about looking at a sleeping tiger?" “Nothing. But if you take a stick and poke at it, you will remember that tiger for the rest of your life!"

I feel blessed to be able to pursue the life of a potter -- especially when it requires poking the sleeping tiger...

In many ways, this conversation in 1990 at the Minnesota Zoo parallels my attitude towards clay. Clay requires poking to awaken it: one must push limits, test waters, search, prod and explore its many possibilities.

These diminutive porcelain teapots shown is the result of over three decades of evolution in color, design and form.

The teapot form continues to challenge and fascinate me: yet I am striving for metamorphosis, for growth, for expansion. I want to retain all that I have learned in these years and apply it on a new scale.  In short, I have the urge to make my creations “grow up.”

I invite you to become my accomplice as I wake my sleeping tiger. 

Grow with my teapots and with me.