Portal #007 – the Dream Archives by Lie Fhung ©2009. KOLO Havana Medium Box – soiled and sanded. Acrylic paint, acrylic gel medium, door spy-glasses, glass jar, various copper wire and stainless steel wire, partially glazed hand built porcelain.
Archive for category The Portals
Portal #007
Sep 12
Portal #009
Aug 8
The porcelain baby is from the first batch of firing I did about a couple of months ago. I considered of glazing it but in the end decided not to. It is tiny, less than 6 cm (2.5″) tall – handbuilt. The glass dish is from IKEA . Due to the reflections cast by the [...]
Portal #008
Aug 3
So I first made the hole on the lid using my bookbinder awl, then enlarged it with my potter’s hole cutter. Then I used my mini blow torch to get the burnt effect around the hole on the lid; outside and inside. Since the fire (and the heat) from the blow torch is much much [...]
Sneak Peek : Portal #007
Aug 2
The Dream Archives #007 is still waiting for its porcelain component to be fired in the kiln. It’s taking a while as I’m making more pieces for the next portals to fill up the kiln. Here are some sneak peeks for the #007 – a KOLO Havana Box in medium size is used:
Portal #006
Jul 1
AKA ‘the Weird Man’. Altered KOLO Havana Box, vintage glass slide mount, acrylic, thread.
Portal #005
Jun 29
The Dream Archives – Portal #005. Altered KOLO Havana Box, acrylic, digital print. Another reincarnation/reinterpretation of the ‘Ancestry‘ from my To Breed Or Not To Breed Series.
Portal #004
Jun 29
The Dream Archives – Portal #004. Altered KOLO Havana Box, acrylic, digital print. Another reincarnation/reinterpretation of the ‘Ancestry‘ from my To Breed Or Not To Breed Series.
Portal #003
Jun 29
The Dream Archives – Portal #003. Altered KOLO Havana Box, bookplate, digital prints. Yes, this is a (miniature) reincarnation of the ‘Ancestry‘ in my To Breed Not Not To Breed Series.
Portal #002: Disclosed
Jun 25
Altered KOLO Havana Boxes, Acrylic, Silk, Metal, Glass, Digital Prints.
Portal #002: Closed
Jun 23
Altered KOLO Havana Boxes with acrylic on the cover. A triptych.

