Potters in Love
We are an ordinary couple who has always wondered (and are still wondering) if there was more to life than what meets the eye. Switching tracks, we currently run a pottery studio in Singapore from home as part of our journey to discover the true meaning of life.
Ephesians 2:10 says, “For we are His workmanship, created in Christ Jesus for good works, which God prepared beforehand, that we should walk in them.”
How wonderfully mysterious is this verse! It stirred up something deep within us and set us off to explore the great unknown. If there is indeed a plan and purpose for each of our lives, we wanted to discover and lean into it.
“But now, O Lord, you are our Father; we are the clay, and you are our potter; we are all the work of your hand.” – Isaiah 64:8
It is incredible that the Bible describes humans as clay and God, as a Potter who made us. Nothing man-made can ever compare with the work of the Creator. The one who made the heavens and the earth and every single amazing living creature. As potters, we catch a glimpse of the heart of our Maker, who tenderly understands the condition and the limits of the clay, while patiently bringing it beyond its basic nature to its potential beauty. Here is a longer theological reflection written by Kenneth – “When the Potter turns worthless clay into a vessel fit for treasure”.
How It All Started
Desiring to find a hobby to spend intentional couple time together, we soon fell in love with the beauty and versatility of pottery, which is an ancient art form as old as the history of human civilisation.
In 2013, Huiwen took a sabbatical and after a pilgrimage of discovery in Tajimi, one of the historical Japanese pottery towns, she decided to take a big step of faith to leave her comfortable corporate career to practice pottery full-time in 2014.
Trained in art and architecture, Kenneth has always held a special love for ceramic sculpture, and he charts Studio Asobi’s artistic direction.
“Life is full of unexpected moments. But when we enter each day in rhythm with God, every step is an arrival.” – Eugene Peterson
What We Do
We have been inspired by many amazing creatives in our lives, and we want to embed this spirit of wonder and imagination into our work as well! We lovingly name each vessel we create and weave in the dreamy beauty of haikus into our art. To share our love for pottery, we also run single-session introductory pottery workshops, regular pottery classes, team building sessions as well as spiritual retreats.
When we started our home studio, we desired to go beyond making good art to also be a blessing to others. Over the years, as we considered the needs that came to our attention, we have also adopted different ways to give back as a studio.
- We started with identifying which group of people needed help but were more “invisible” and this led us to pledge a percentage of our proceeds for the local homeless through Mercy Centre
- In Oct 2018, we were invited to partner with Healthserve to host a monthly volunteer workshop where we taught pottery and made friends with injured migrant workers. However, these workshops came to a stop due to the COVID-19 situation in 2020. We are resuming these free workshops in Aug 2024.
- During the uncertain times of 2020, we decided to providing part-time employment for pregnant ladies and young mothers in need from Safe Place.
- We also started regularly volunteering for Meals on Wheels from 2020 as COVID caused a sharp drop in their volunteer pool. They continue to face a severe shortage of volunteers for their daily meal distribution and hence we currently still coordinate and help to source for volunteers to serve the Toa Payoh region.
More about us can be found in the feature news articles about our studio’s works and journey. Here is also a music video filmed by Chronicler Photography at our studio for an original song by Neo Ming Wei, entitled “You are the Potter”:
悠遊陶坊
每一个人都在寻找着心中某一个目的地。又或许追求的是一种心境， 或某些答案。
你找到了吗？：）
我们倆不停的在探索生命的真谛，因为我们相信约翰福音所说的：真理会让我们得以自由。
在体验丰盛的人生的当儿，我们向往这一路上可以携带着一种悠游自在的内心世界。
就算终点还看不见，心中也可以盛开出和平喜乐的花朵。
人生吗，也许真的可以很简单？