Clay and Kiln: Winterim 2014: Artist: Young Jae Lee

Young Jae Lee was born in Seoul, South Korea in 1951. Lee studied at the Academy of Fine Arts in Seoul. In the 1970’s she trained with a German potter learning the art of practical ceramics. However, in 1978 she set up her own pottery studio. She specializes in traditional Korean ceramics pieces such as vases and many different shapes and colors of bowls. She mixes these Korean techniques and art forms with forms of the German teacher that she studied with. Young Jae Lee currently lives in Germany. Finally Lee has won six different awards many of which are either first or second place and gold. She completes most of her work on the pottery wheel and has exhibits in many museums and gallery’s including the Pucker Gallery in Boston. Some of Lee’s work is displayed below.