Month: March 2016
Lolland 2016
The faith of the potter
must be strong, knowing that his work
will be transformed and not by him, trusting
that the heat is right, the glaze is good;
that both will act together, sealing up
the surface of the pot and washing it
with colour; imagining how this bluish grey
will turn inside the kiln to cobalt; this cream
to yellow, the pinkish-brown to black
and how each mix and ratio will react;
accepting what he makes may turn out
differently each time; learning again
and again that part of making pots is
letting go; giving up your artwork
for the fire to do its work, and having faith.
– Elizabeth Burns
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