Stephanie Shih and her hardboiled eggs. Illustration: Margalit Cutler

Over the last eight days, protests over the police killing of George Floyd have spread from Minneapolis to cities around the country and world. In New York, protesters have clashed with police, and thousands have gathered, even amid the coronavirus pandemic, to demonstrate against police brutality and systemic racism. The ceramic artist Stephanie H. Shih, whose work is rooted in the experiences of the Chinese diaspora, has been