“LANTERIER | 33082” is so cool. Traver Gallery

Hong Kong-born, Seattle-based ceramicist Ling Chun‘s creations are playfully unexpected. To create her impressive sculptures, Chun manipulates earthen matter in a way that seems cosmic, composed not of minerals but stardust. She drips, smears, and slides liquid glazes onto hot pieces straight from the kiln, firing and layering them multiple times until she’s finished. The completed pieces play with the conventional wisdom of ceramics and reflect her experience as a Chinese immigrant living in America.

In her latest show at Traver Gallery, Missing Moon, Chun says the exhibition “explores the moon as a symbol of togetherness in