Energy • Ability • Desire

Red and white Chinese seal stamp featuring stylized characters in a square layout. The lines are bold and the design appears symmetrical and abstract. , by Beth Weintraub
The word Energy was hard to convey to the weathered man under a bridge in Kowloon. He seemed to understand, helped me choose a beautifully carved Chop with a tortoise and a fish swirling at the top. He had hundreds on show, that he’d carved and inserted into perfectly made fitted boxes in all different colors, his table and workbench was among dozens of others, all carving in the same tradition. An ancient market for making an ancient mark. When I returned, he tried to explain that he’d used an expression for meaning energy, made up of two words. It was 1991, how could I know what it possibly said? I’ve used that mood seal on many hundreds of my artworks, and now on my ceramics. What does it say, you’re wondering? An image search for the words came back as ability and desire. I never knew, but that is what makes up energy in one’s self, right?

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cake or cheese plate with birds 9”

Inverted plate with birds

In view

Ledge Cup 2

1 of 3 stacking cups tall

Interior view

Stacking Ledge Cups

1 of 3

Stacking ledge cup

Golfball cups set of 3

Set of 3 Golfball cups

Stacking Golfball cups

Six handmade ceramic cups with multicolored, irregular dot patterns on a neutral background, arranged closely together on a white surface. , by Beth Weintraub
Close-up of a ceramic plate featuring abstract floral designs in green, black, blue, and yellow on a beige background. , by Beth Weintraub
Three ceramic cups with vertical striped brown, green, and black glaze patterns are arranged on a plain white background. Each cup has a round protrusion on its side. , by Beth Weintraub
Round ceramic pot with a matte gray finish and glossy horizontal stripes in green, yellow, orange, and brown around its middle. , by Beth Weintraub
Close-up of black ceramic bowls with horizontal stripes in various colors, including green, orange, white, and blue, against a white background. , by Beth Weintraub