artist
Hui-Yong Kim
(Galaxy Clay)
Hui-Yong Kim (He-Young) is a ceramic artist born and raised in South Korea. After studying with Master Chuan Sian Boon in Singapore, she continued her training at the Portland Community College ceramic studio, developing work that combines the elegance of traditional Asian forms with the spontaneity of American raku firing.
Working under the name Galaxy Clay, Hui-Yong developed a signature raku glaze she calls Infinite Galaxy, named after her love for the galaxy. Her practice is rooted in patience and precision, with each piece refined over many hours of making. The result is a collection of handmade memorial urns that feel both traditional in form and strikingly contemporary in surface.




















