Author: Shi Meiping

Rank: National Arts and Crafts Artist

Mud material: raw ore vermilion mud

Capacity: 230cc

[Solid foundation, strong hands-on skills] - Shi Meiping, born in 1970 in a pot-making family in the pottery capital, was awarded the title of national arts and crafts artist in 2017 . In 2015, she won the gold medal in the first "Jingzhou Cup" competition and is a young female ceramic artist. He has been exposed to it since he was young, and after years of training, he has developed solid basic skills, intelligence and diligence. He studied under Yu Zhonghua and gradually formed his own rigorous pot art style.

In 2009, he participated in the annual hand-made pottery competition, and his on-site work "Chrysanthemum Buds" won the Excellence Award; in 2011, he participated in the hand-made pottery competition, and his on-site work "Faucet and a Bundle of Bamboo" won the first prize; especially the all-hand-made purple clay ware "Faucet and One". "Tie Bamboo" became famous.

Long-term purple sand art practice, imitating the past and presenting new things, with small achievements, especially the works decorated with clay twisting techniques are well received by pot art enthusiasts. The works use pots to depict scenes, use clay to paint, embrace the heaven and earth, accept hundreds of rivers, and imbue life with life. It expresses true feelings and demonstrates the artistic connotation of purple clay. Its outstanding works have been included in "Yixing Ceramics Who's Who" and "History of Pots".