Joon Hee Kim’s ceramic sculptures are turning heads On exhibit in the Art Gallery of Burlington courtyard WHATSON
Jun 23, 2018
by Regina Haggo
Special to The Hamilton Spectator
Joon Hee Kim, You Will Do What You Say, sculpture clay. From her installation in the courtyard, Art Gallery of Burlington. - Douglas Haggo photo
Can a patisserie chef enjoy life as a ceramist? Definitely. "I feel that there is a lot of connection between the two," says Joon Hee Kim, who swapped dough for clay. "My knowledge in patisserie was a big help in my ceramic studies." Her most recent exhibition is turning heads. Ten of Kim's big ceramic sculptures of heads — and urns with heads — have popped up at the Art Gallery of Burlington. The exhibition, "My Eyes are on You", is this summer's courtyard installation. Kim, 43, an award-winning ceramist who now lives in Oakville, exhibits locally and internationally. An art director in her native South Korea, she came to Canada and embarked on patisserie studies at Le Cordon Bleu in Ottawa. But then ceramics called. She ended up graduating from Sheridan College, and the Chelsea College of Arts in London, England. "I'm always pleased to work with clay," she says. "While some clay may be difficult to work with, depending on its type, it is a versatile material."