my artist statement ( it has to be exact 250 words, i wonder if anyone can help me. thanks!) Living in Italy is among unique experiences of my life. I find it is a privilege to take a break from modern life and allowing myself to reevaluate the way of art making, even living my life. The recent two months, my interest and practice have shifted significantly from the storytelling and mythology towards abstraction. My interest in observing the everyday object and realizing the potential of it. I enjoy the process of modifying things: turning something ordinary into something that is unusual. I like to work manually, sometimes it could be labor intensive, but I find the process is very relaxing and I enjoy it. My working method varies from project to project, sometimes I have a very clear idea, and a temptation to achieve a specific effect, sometimes, my works are experimentations. I love to explore materials, testing out ideas. I am not being concerned about the outcome and let myself to spend time with it. Usually, the piece just emerges in a very natural way. I gradually learned to trust my intuition and body knowledge. To me, the most challenging part of art making is to learn how to play. The idea of researching and experimenting has been very rewarding. I believe that living and making are not separated concepts. Going to art shows and look at the works that created by artists from over the world has become a very satisfying and inspiring to do. The ideas are deriving from the fertile land and the influx of cultured people.