Kimlan Phan, M2, Class of 2027
Aside from school, I’m heavily involved in my local ceramics studio. Over the summer, I challenged myself with this 3 part vase.
Celadon Vase
Baker Wetlands
Nicholas Kurtz, CRNA Year 1
There is something beautiful about the fall and the completion of another cycle. The bright colors of the summer are gone but the seed of a new year is formed.
Wedding Vows
Kourtney Monk, MD Class of 2026
Growing up, a photo of my parents hands taken on their wedding day was displayed in my home, and I was always captivated by its beauty and the love that it represented. Years later, I recreated this image as a drawing for my parents to commemorate their 25th wedding anniversary. To this day, this image hangs proudly in their home and is a lasting symbol of their love for one another.
Soda Fire Mug
Kimlan Phan, MD Class of 2027
My recent bodies of work have been graffito drawing on mugs, with various inspirations from East Asian art. I found a book on lacquerware, and used it as reference for several of my designs. This mug is a result of additional experimentation in a soda fired kiln creating a unique glaze pattern on the surface.
KnockOut
Isabelle Parisi, MD Class of 2028
“KnockOut” was created right before I began my application to medical school. At the time I was going through intense turmoil in my personal life and was struggling to balance it all. I created this work to symbolize my trust in myself, that no matter what, I would get through it. No matter how many times I would get knocked down, I’ll always keep getting back up.
Leech
Anonymous, M1, Class of 2027
Dabbling in Art Classes
Betsy Cha, M4, Class of 2024
Since finishing fourth year rotations, I’ve decided to venture out to find art classes around Kansas City. I always wished I took more art classes throughout life, so thought this was a great time to learn some new skills and hopefully find some hobbies I can continue in residency. Not all these pieces are done, but wanted to show off some of the process. Taking oil painting at Lacey Lewis School of Realist Art, pottery at Belger Arts, and stained glass making at Cherry Pit Collective.
Cyclone
Itandewi Janner, Nursing, Class of 2024
Just a lucky shot walking around Coney Island, NY!
Grey Heron Bowl and Dragon Bowl
Kimlan Phan, M1, Class of 2027
Ceramics has been my form of therapy since high school. Even now as a medical student, I continue to dedicate hours every week to the craft and experimenting with new techniques. I work from the KC Clay Guild, a local non-profit ceramics art studio where I also volunteer. Recently, I’ve been trying my hand at underglaze painting and throwing with porcelain, a notoriously finicky but beautiful clay body. The Gray Heron Bowl and the Dragon Bowl were inspired by Studio Ghibli movies, The Gray Heron and Spirited Away. Their films always leave me in awe of the beautiful art, and I tried to capture that in a new form.
Transitions in Ceramics
Cierra Kahrs, M3, Class of 2025
Since I began creating with clay, I have had a love/hate relationship with glazing. It can make or break a piece. Many things I’ve created, I have loved before firing, in its’ raw earthenware form, just to be let down by the final product. Other pieces I dislike the form, or make a glazing mistake, and yet they come out of the kiln as some of my favorite glaze work! Even when I find a combination that I love and repeat it, each firing is very unique and it can be hard to recreate the exact environment needed for that glaze combination to come out relatively the same.In this floral wall piece, I loved how the piece looked before it’s bisque (first) firing, and agonized for quite some time on how I wanted to glaze the piece. In the end, it didn’t come out how I had envisioned it, and I must say, I was a little disappointed. I had spent a significant amount of time creating each flower, and meticulously attaching each to the base. Now, since the piece has been finished for over a year, I have it on display in my living room and see it daily. I try to appreciate and accept the piece in it’s entirety, glaze and all. It reminds me that art, similar to life, is not perfect and often doesn’t turn out how we expect. The artwork can stay the exact same, and often it is our mindset that can change the outlook on a situation over time. 
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