The beginning is a struggle to overcome intertia and find that spark that excites inspiration. Then comes the problem solving and execution. There is the fascinating moment where you get lost in the doing and become something that is both melded and flowing into the act of creation. Of course there is the sometimes mundane and repetitive act of production that follows when you have discovered what you needed to discover and all that remains is the doing.
But for me, one of the most powerful moments is when you discover the end... the moment when there is no more doing, no more discovery, no more to this project. In that moment, there is nothing left but Faith and Belief. Faith that there will once more be something to draw from deep inside. And Belief that opportunity will open it's doors to you again.
Today, I am at that moment. All of the forming, curing, firing and glazing is done... the Kiln is cooling and another load waits in the wings. This leave me at loose ends and standing in the in-between -- a potent and terrifying place.
This week, one of our artists faced a moment, terrible and awesome, that he might, indeed be at project's end. Thankfully, he survived the moment and we are all praying and thinking of him as he faces the next step. Good Luck, Warren. Thanks for hangin in with us. God Bless!
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