“One can’t stand forever on the shore. At some point, filled with indecision, skepticism, reservation and doubt, you either jump in or concede that life is forever elsewhere” – Arthur Miller.
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I’ve just left the Archie Bray Foundation after a magical summer. The kind of magical summer that contained a universe: new people in my tribe, new ideas and new work, new laugh lines on my face, and simultaneously more than a few tears and smashed pots. .
I jumped in this summer. Both with my work, and my personal life. Some of it panned out, some of it didn’t. Try as I might, I can’t control everything. Sometimes the clay disappoints you, sometimes people disappoint you. That’s what you open yourself up to when you take a risk, so I don’t have any regrets. I know where I want to go, I’m just not sure exactly how to get there.
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For those of you who will ask what is next, here is my answer: singing at the top of my lungs to Lizzo in my car, as I drive towards points unknown.
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And to reward those of you who actually read this far, I suggest you swipe for a satisfying slow-mo video of me smashing these bowls. I think it’s worth watching until the end. Thanks to @sophiaguilera for snapping this photo and the video. .
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