Pae White

Pae White’s current in-studio production starts with Japanese paper clay, a soft and malleable material that dries on its own. The flexibility of clay allows her to experiment with different tools (clothespins, batteries, toilet paper holders, plastic forks, and bobbins) that she acquires from Daiso, the 99 Cents store, or a local flea market, to create various imprints. In the application of color, she employs paint to travel through the moist clay from the backside to the front, and finishes the pieces with car paint. In the work above, you will see the dynamic interplay of hues, mirroring the fluid motion of the functioning clock hands.