hands, clay and nature
“what is interesting about the specific is what it says about the universal”. I heard this said by Author Hisham Matar on the radio this morning, talking about his approach to writing. It seems a perfect summary of what I believe the best art achieves.
I am happy with the new work. It feels odd to say that. I’m used to feeling full of doubt,
It was the coldest, bleakest part of this last winter. That was when my right arm was gripped with such intense pain that I had to stop working with the clay. I was not happy! But it turned out that this was an opportunity to completely rethink my making process.
The Giving Bowls have just raised over £350 for the Stroud District Foodbank. I’m delighted. They seems to have found a real purpose in life, and their development is a story that is still giving life lessons to me.