I'm really loving charcoal sticks! can you tell? They are deliciously messy and sloppy, but allow me to express so much more atmosphere. The figure comes alive on the page. He is no longer just a portrait of some creepy Victorian gent. He has become the tragic protagonist of an Edgar Allen Poe novel. Seemingly … Continue reading A Serious Fellow
Sunday’s Speculations #10: Purposefully Happy
“If you want to be happy, you have to be happy on purpose. When you wake up, you can’t just wait and see what kind of day you’ll have. You have to decide what kind of day you’ll have.” By Unknown Deep down, and in my head, I know that everything we do, we must … Continue reading Sunday’s Speculations #10: Purposefully Happy
Saturday’s Surprises #9: Teach your children well
“You cannot control what your children are exposed to. You can only influence the way they perceive it.” By MaybeMicha This quote crossed my path three time in two weeks. The first was during a conversation with my parents about trying to figure out what experiences from growing up influenced who I am today. I’m … Continue reading Saturday’s Surprises #9: Teach your children well
Friday’s Frequencies #9: Good Vibrations
“Anytime you feel good, you’ve found vibrational alignment with who you really are” By unknown This concept come to me so often that I have to believe it’s true. I also believe it is crucially important to remember that we are always growing and changing beings. What feels good right now, may feel differently tomorrow, … Continue reading Friday’s Frequencies #9: Good Vibrations
Coiled Bowl
Sometimes the simplest techniques can reveal amazing results... but only when we let go and stop overthinking it. This is stoneware clay, coiled (not my favourite technique), then pressed into a slump mould bowl. I love rustic work, so I left it as crude as I could. It dried slowly over a week or two, … Continue reading Coiled Bowl
Thursday’s Thoughts #9: Feel it, don’t be it.
“Feel the feeling, but don’t become the emotion. Witness it. Allow it. Release it.” By Crystal Andrus Tie this one into the saying: “What we resist, persists.” It’s a law of attraction thing. When we resist a feeling, we are putting emotional anergy on it and that will attract more of what we are focusing … Continue reading Thursday’s Thoughts #9: Feel it, don’t be it.
Into The Fold
I used a terracotta clay body and wanted to see just how thin I could go. I managed to get it down to about 2mm thick. I had to time it just right, as working it too wet would leave me with tears in the clay, and it wouldn't hold up on its own. Too … Continue reading Into The Fold
Wednesday’s Wisdoms #9: Wellbeing all around
“You don’t attract wellbeing. It’s continuously flowing. You are either letting it in or resisting.” By Abraham-Hicks Ok, I accept this, and it feels right. The question remains, why am I resisting it? I’ve been swimming in and out of pools of wellbeing, and the opposite, un-wellbeing for many, many years. I can accept that … Continue reading Wednesday’s Wisdoms #9: Wellbeing all around
Chrysalis Teapot
This started with soft scraps of clay and transformed into a teapot. My amazing daughter was with me in the studio and she added the butterflies. The glaze was a Cone 6 creme that didn't like the stoneware clay body very much. it was painted on, instead of being dipped. I also painted a manganese … Continue reading Chrysalis Teapot
Tuesday’s Triumphs #9: Oh, that darn overthinking again.
“Sometimes we need to stop analyzing the past, stop planning the future, stop figuring out precisely how we feel, stop deciding exactly what we want, and just see what happens.” By unknown Well, here I am reflecting on these daily sayings and relating them to my experience. At the same time, I’m learning the benefits … Continue reading Tuesday’s Triumphs #9: Oh, that darn overthinking again.
The New Renaissance Mindset 