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J D Z - BING DING 丙丁 | OCT 2026

The Bing Ding Wood Kiln, located in Qiancheng Village near Fuliang Jingdezhen China 浮梁景德镇潜城村, is a contemporary, award-winning, 1,800-square-meter facility completed in 2018 to revive traditional, 2,000-year-old wood-firing techniques. Designed by AZL Architects, it combines a functional egg-shaped brick kiln with a stunning concrete arch structure, acting as a "shrine" to craftsmanship and a popular cultural site.

- Writing by theArtling.com in 2019
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Bing Ding International Wood-Firing Creation Camp 2026 丙丁国际柴烧创作营

14 - 29 OCTOBER | 16 Days Program
Wood-Firing Immersion
丙丁柴窑，陶火之旅 🤍❤️

With utmost gratitude, we are back to Bing Ding again this fiery year for our wood firing adventure!

Apart from clay creation, the October program emphasizes hands-on wood-firing participation. Our artists will join the local wood firing team on a full firing schedule, taking part in every stage of the ceramic wood firing process. Mr. Yu Chen, owner of Bing Ding, who specializes in Designing, Building and also Kiln- Firing, will present us on the kiln’s history, architecture perspectives, and the technical principles behind the traditional egg- kiln.

Bonded by the grounding spirits of Earth and Fire, this residency program aims to connect our participants and instructors altogether in a very communal Chinese style that is warm, giving, and sharing.

*** IMPORTANT 💫💫💫

The 16-days program will take us from sculpting to the appreciation, understanding, and participation of JDZ traditional wood firing.

This residency program is only suitable for participants with intermediate or advanced ceramic skills who wish to explore independently with new clay materials in a new refreshing environment.

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Scroll to the last for pricing.
PM me to learn more. 💥 taken in 景德镇 Jingdezhen by @synceramic

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7 months ago

C H I NA - J D Z
Day 1 to 3

Arrived in Jingdezhen at the Traveling Ceramics Studio 吟游陶艺工作室, Thankful to Dabai 大白 for his welcome; the space, the equipment, and every person I meet here will all become precious parts of my memory.

By putting our thoughts and ideas into action, set us up closer to success. Thus, with everyone’s blessings and warmth in my heart, I set out on the 7th of January, 2026, to the city of porcelain. In this place that is both novel and unfamiliar, I try to feel and witness the various challenges I must face in the winter cold, adapting and balancing living and work, over the next twenty days, while continuing to pursue my creative direction and complete my works.
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Delightful for the warm rice and clay on the first day, 大白 guided me on his motorcycle through narrow lanes to get acquainted with the streets, staying area, and studio space. Most importantly, I have myself narrowed down to five kinds of clay materials to work with for the start.

After a simple experiment on the first day, I locked in the materials I would focus on for my creations on the second day. On the third day, I began the carving process and completed the quantity I had prepared on the first day. These achievements rest on the simple daily routine I’ve given myself. Thereafter, I needed to adjust for the tension in my muscles after labor, cracking skin on the tips of the fingers and lips, digestive regulation, and adaption to the cold.

Currently, I have tea, coffee, hot noodle soup, hot rice, erguotou (a Chinese white liquor), sunshine, clay, books, and the companionship of fellow potters.

Pushing my work forward with strength, quality and satisfaction. taken in 景德镇 Jingdezhen by @synceramic

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9 months ago

L O A D E D /
U N L O A D E D | ✨️✨️✨️

These two months (Feb & March) have been the most intensely congested period of cup-making yet, and I’m still learning how to navigate it all.

The March school holiday family trip felt like a significant interruption to the production. It left my heart in deep dilemma — torn between my responsibilities to work, self-care, and family duties. But I love it! We had some precious fun 🫶

I’m still searching for wiser ways to resolve this inner conflict: if work could be easier with myself embracing unpredictability, accepting happenings, less over thinking and over seriousness, maybe I would dissolve and manage stress or saddness better.

Even so, the strongest reminder coming through these days is to SLOW DOWN.

To slow down even more. To feel my body, to create breathing spaces for appreciation. This message surfaced clearly while the group was carefully arranging the wares and setting up the display for our recent showcase. I was done, and felt really grateful with the various energy coming in to rework me and keeping me in place.

So to say, if I could create anything, I would wish for my work to inspire. Even if this is a lifetime assignment of repetition, I would still choose to load every piece with thoughtful gratitude — infusing it with perpetual strength and energy, then unloading blessings and love to those who receive them.
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Go strong and stronger with love :)
Here i am, writing this post while on the way to Jingdezhen. Aside from our BLINDBOX and BLACK pieces, I am hoping for a new way to communicate, new works that spark joy, and also ways to see and execute things :)

Stay with me for more updates! 🫶
🗻🗻🗻 by @synceramic

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5 months ago

Navigation • Just Be

Looking at these pieces with fresher eyes, I’ve chosen to keep their rawness.
How often do we get to experience ceramic in its unglazed, uncoated state?

Some may find it prickly to the lips, less refined, less smooth.

But to me it feels like a brave step—going with the flow, meeting the work exactly as it is.
Raw and authentic.

I’m always searching for the next “right” step.
What if, for once, I simply stop overthinking and just be?
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Standard 250
10 pieces Available only
$98

Regular
6 pieces Available only
$118
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'A brave step to go with the flow. Navigating towards Raw and Authenticity. Just Be.'
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26 Sept – 25 Oct

SOJAO Home Goods Store Flagship
251 Joo Chiat Road

SOJAO Home Goods Store New Bahru
46 Kim Yam Rd • 03-05

@sojaoshop by @synceramic

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Breeze • 如沐春风

Keeping the rawness of the clay and the soft yellow-ochre radiance that emerges from the high fire, I want a quiet oceanic blue tones to brush over and for these works to carry a sense of ease and light-heartedness when approached.

For visitors to this coastal island who may take a piece home as a quiet memento of their time here,
and for those of us who live in the city—a gentle reminder to feel at ease when we return home to the people we love.
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Standard 250
10 pieces Available only
$98

Regular
6 pieces Available only
$118
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'Like bathing in a soft spring breeze. A quiet moment of ease and love at home. BREEZE'
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26 Sept - 25 Oct

SOJAO Home Goods Store Flagship
251 Joo Chiat Road

SOJAO Home Goods Store New Bahru
46 Kim Yam Rd • 03-05

@sojaoshop by @synceramic

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5 days ago

B R E E Z E
N A V I

Amid a busy schedule, I received an invitation from SOJAO to take part in their next Art Pop-Up.
As I weighed the timeline, I was reminded of a collection of works that have been quietly waiting—wrapped and resting in cartons—ready for their moment to be seen again.

These pieces were crafted in April. Unlike my usual process, they took a creative detour: sent straight to high fire and following a different path instead.

I’m presenting them in two series — Breeze · 如沐春风 and Navigation · Just Be.
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They will be available exclusively at the SOJAO Art Pop-Up this weekend.

I hope these pieces speak to you.
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Swipe to the next Post for further description on the series :) taken in SOJAO by @synceramic

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M I D -
A U T U M N
F E S T I V AL

Mid way through the preparation of my entry for SOJAO Art Pop-up commencing this weekend, I found myself scrolling on the phone again, just because I was reminded by my mum that it's Mid-Autumn Festival and my mind simply wonders off to where we were last year at this similar period of the year.

Seated around the round table, we had a sumptuous meal before us, some were prepared on site at Bing Ding's in house kitchen, some were take-away from the Chinese restaurant nearby. Baijiu 白酒 Chinese white spirit to slurp, Big Cake in the middle because it's the Village Chief's (村长） Birthday，BBQ at the corner cause how can we not have the smell of burnt charcoal and smoke for celebration. High in the mountain we were by the way 🙈☀️🎤💯

I simply just want to reminisce about the moments but found myself downloading more pictures and refreshing the album again.

Looking forward to the shift in routine, changing atmosphere, changing air, new fun and just being in a new space with new people!

Looking forward to our next group trip to 丙丁柴窑 soon! by @synceramic

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非常真实。每一种尝试，都是在为突破自己而做的改造。或许是为了面对那些恐惧、焦虑，或重重的不安。或许只是想多了解自己。所以我并没想证明什么，而是太过在乎创作、在乎推进、在乎那些还没被好好接住的情绪和误会，于是不知不觉就允许自己一直处在高压里。

在会场上，我看到很多熟悉的面孔，却很遗憾，连那些多次交接、一直支持我创作的人，我好像都没办法准确记起他们的名字。我对自己如此的表现感到失望，这是我意料之外的，所以真正让我担心的，是自己精神衰退、记忆力退化这件事。

或许我在不自知的情况下，一直处在高压状态；又或许，是我自己允许自己处在高压里，那已经成为了一种熟悉的状态，并不是我想要的。

我想我还是会在意他人对我的不理解、不正确的表述；更在意因误会而伸出去的种子；会害怕承担情绪上的负担；会因为事情没有往自己希望的方向走，而觉得时空错位。这些都是可能发生、也一直影响着我的事。只是如今，我比较能捕捉到这些情绪，也认清自己的有限性与无能为力，然后回到自己建立的陶艺日常，继续专心工作。

期待十月与大伙儿去景德镇。想踏踏实实做上两周的无业游民，天天喝酒、唱歌、摆烂。

当躺平变成一种让生命鲜活、可持续延续的选择时，你就知道，自己已经把生命看得太过认真了～

责任心与松弛感之间的平衡
好难

随笔 2026
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Very real. Every attempt is a kind of remaking of myself, in order to break through. Perhaps to face those inner fears, anxieties, or layers of unease. Or simply to understand myself a little more. So I never set out to prove anything. I just cared too much — about creating, about moving forward, about the emotions and misunderstandings that had not yet been properly received. Without noticing, I allowed myself to stay under constant pressure.

At the venue, I saw so many familiar faces, yet regretfully, even those who had exchanged conversation with me many times and had long supported my work — I couldn’t quite remember their names accurately. I felt disappointed in myself for this. It was unexpected. What truly worries me is the possibility of mental decline, of memory fading.

I think I still care about others’ misunderstandings of me, about inaccurate descriptions. I care even more about the seeds planted by those misunderstandings. I fear carrying the emotional weight. When things do not go the way I hoped, I feel a kind of dislocation in time and space. These are things that can happen, and that have always affected me. Only now I am better at catching these feelings, and at recognizing my own limits and powerlessness. Then I return to the pottery practice I have built for myself, and continue working with care.

I look forward to going to JDZ when with everyone in October. I want to spend two solid weeks as a carefree wanderer — drinking every day, singing, just lying flat and doing nothing.

The balance between a sense of responsibility and a sense of ease
is so hard.

Quiet Letters 2026 by @synceramic

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Thank you for receiving what was put out and thank you @heyitsmuddy and friends and loved ones for snapping these memories!!!!!! by @synceramic

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有些事必须一起讨论，是因为问题本身就带着关系的维度。一个人再聪明，也解不开“我们之间”的结。

有些矛盾不必当下太多解释。时间会把一个人的坚持慢慢放大成某种生命态度，甚至成为别人眼里的典范。这不是逃避，而是把“对抗”转化成了“示范”。

有些决定可以一个人做，但真正有重量的故事，往往需要更多人一起塑造——因为价值常常诞生在“被共同经历”的过程里，而不只是结果本身。

行云流水而发生：从无相升万像，永无止境的流动。它从不因某种形式而固定，而是顺应当下局势，顺其自然，因不同处境而柔和精巧地变迁。

或许我们真正需要的，不是更多更多的作品，而是那些能让人一起互动、互相沟通与聆听的时刻。把“意外”从灾难改成惊喜，其实就是把生活从“完成任务”的心态，切换成“允许流动”的心态。

艺术最珍贵的地方，从来不是它被固定成什么形式，而是它能制造出那些无法预先设计的相遇。所以真正需要过滤的，或许不是作品的数量，而是我们有没有给“不期而遇”留出空间。

经由艺术而生根的友谊与互动，一种不期而遇，一种不把意外当成灾难、而是当成惊喜的心态。

艺术人生，人生艺术。

随笔 2026
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Some things must be discussed together, because the problem itself carries a relational dimension. No matter how clever one person is, they cannot untie the knot that belongs to “us.”

Some conflicts need not be confronted head-on in the moment. Time will slowly magnify a person’s persistence into a certain attitude toward life, even turning it into an exemplar in the eyes of others. This is not avoidance; it is transforming “confrontation” into “demonstration.”

Some decisions can be made alone, but stories that truly carry weight often need more people to shape them together—because value frequently arises in the process of being lived through collectively, not merely in the final result.

Like clouds and water in flow: rising from formlessness into myriad forms, an endless movement that is never fixed by any particular form. It adapts to the present situation, follows what is natural, and changes softly and ingeniously according to different circumstances.

Perhaps what we truly need is not more and more works, but those moments that allow us to interact, communicate, and listen to one another.

To turn the “unexpected” from disaster into surprise is, in essence, to shift life from a mindset of “completing tasks” to one of “allowing flow.” (something I need to learn and practice)

The most precious part of art has never been the form it is fixed into, but its ability to create encounters that cannot be designed in advance.

So what truly needs filtering may not be the quantity of work, but whether we leave space for the unexpected encounters to take place and happen. by @synceramic

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We brought Filter & Flow III to a graceful close yesterday. Our sincere thanks go to every artist and collaborators whose contribution helped make the event a success.

A big thank you to all who came and shared special moments through the events and experiences we crafted for you — and to everyone who visited Coffee Week and returned with like-minded friends. Your presence and returns brought us much joy and affirmation to our event!

This experience was created for each and every one of you. May it leave you with something heartfelt and full of love, and may this goodness continue to flow as we carry these memorable feelings with us beyond the event, beyond the house.
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Tea Bowls by
@up_n_earthy, @adrianlimyh, @synceramic, @souledonclay, @themoonthesea, @mame.ceramics, @heri.togei, @lithopsstudio, @seanpotterystudio, @lovelypuddle

Desserts by @dilutedcoke
Matcharista with @foodeatsmary

Music by @exp_sg
Sat Night Jazz with Naked Mahagony @andreacui.tpt and @rachmalim
Sun Noon with @nakanokenji on the doublebass with @lemuel_saxophone on the saxophone and vocalist @namiemeow

Matcha Table placecard by @mossstonestudio

Special thanks to The Gallery House,
Thedore, Delphine, Mayeth and Regine for the trust and openness to embrace Filter & Flow III.
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We hope to see you on our next event again
✨☀️❤️ by @synceramic

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FILTER & FLOW III-
MATCHA BOWL
FRI 18, SAT 19, SUN 20
11am to 8pm

Mount Series-
KATAKUCHI by
@synceramic

Gallery House
5 Cardiff Grove
S558872 by @synceramic

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