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Artist focus: Ren Shieh

It was 16 years ago when Ren Shieh’s life changed.
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It was 16 years ago when Ren Shieh’s life changed.

Then, he met Korean pottery master Clay Kim, a recent immigrant to Canada, who taught Shieh how to throw, trim, carve and fire.

Today, the former engineer and IT technician has a studio in Coquitlam called Grass Mountain Pottery, where he sculpts functional pots and figures and mixes his own celadon glaze formulas with non-toxic materials.

Shieh’s latest work can be seen in the new exhibit by Clay for You Korean Potters Group called Lines and Shapes of Korea, which opens Thursday at the Port Moody Arts Centre.