Snuff Bottle Series

Throughout the Covid lock-down period I begun working on a series of Snuff Bottles, whilst they are described as such they are far larger than the traditional snuff bottle, often without a stopper and sometimes quite anthropomorphic in nature.

These ‘bottles’ capture elements of my identity, particularly those associated with my Chinese heritage, sometimes stamped with my name sake chop, decorated with clay copies of my grandmother’s jade pendants, topped with Singapore’s national flower: an orchid. Snuff bottles are intended to be personal, fitting inside of the owners palm, furthermore not only is their visual intricacy an important factor but also their texture; snuff bottles are meant to be held and such they should have a ‘pleasant tactile quality’.