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oops, life happened
Filed under: Artful Life, Create! | Tags: | January 8th, 2010
A wave of life hit me these last few days, temporarily disrupting my artful thoughts. Really, more like sending them into a tailspin. In hindsight, I see that it was the Universe challenging me on my resolve to living an artful life. It’s not easy for me to stay on track with things; I’ve always been very distractable, which is probably one of the reasons (THE reason?) that I can never seem to complete anything. I’m back on track, and determined to stay the course.
My biggest adventure this year (a whole 8 days in) has been my decision to embark on a journey to become a potter. I love pottery… always have. It’s one of the first things I head for at art festivals. In the back of my head has always been the desire to give it a whirl, but I have always dismissed it. No longer! So while I’ve been searching for an affordable pottery class, I’ve been dabbling with air-drying clay.
So far I have made a poppy bowl as a Yule gift for a dear friend:
Poppy Bowl
and I’m currently working on a quirky little toadstool:
Toadstool, WIP
Yes, I have a long ways to go before I can throw works of art (like this or this or this), but I’ll sure have fun trying to get there!
Alice Istanbul | January 8th, 2010 @ 2:11 pm
I love the Poppy Bowl…so much!
I’m so excited that you’re going to start making pottery. I’ve always wanted to, too. Have you looked into classes at Spruill?
Ruth Simon | January 8th, 2010 @ 2:13 pm
I’m glad you’re pursuing your artistic interests. My mother dabbled in sewing, painting, and eventually settled on sculpting in clay along with throwing pottery. I think her work is beautiful and, more importantly, she feels better about herself when she’s creating something.
I toast you for the courage and resolve to follow your heart. More people should do that but, sadly, it’s difficult to be that brave.
Ruth
Lori | January 8th, 2010 @ 4:13 pm
I absolutely love the mushroom and especially the poppy bowl, my dear! What an exciting new thing to undertake–I took a pottery class in high school and loved it, and have always wanted to try it again. Maybe you will inspire us all to give it a whirl.