I haven\u2019t released any videos for a while\u2014or rather, for two years. <\/p>\n\n
I am deeply grateful to everyone who has been following my channel and stayed with me.<\/p>\n\n
It\u2019s not that I haven\u2019t been doing pottery. It\u2019s more about the burden the digital world created, with its pressure to always be present everywhere. I needed to step back from that pressure and simply focus on my craft. Pottery is a slow process\u2014it requires being fully present in your work and carefully guiding every movement of your hands. <\/p>\n\n
Here is a simple, real-time throwing and trimming video of a small vessel made from black stoneware clay. This summer, I saw an ancient pot in a museum with this shape. While my goal wasn't to replicate it, I knew I wanted to create something inspired by its simple and minimalistic form. <\/p>\n\n
I used a dark-firing stoneware clay, similar to the original ancient pot (unlike the terracotta I usually see). The clay was a bit stiff and stubborn, and you can see in the video that I struggled with it at times. Working with this clay reminded me of the Bible verse from Isaiah 64:8: <\/p>\n\n
\u201cBut now, O LORD, thou art our father; we are the clay, and thou our potter; and we all are the work of thy hand.\u201d <\/em><\/p>\n\n We too can be stubborn and stiff, but in the hands of the Master, we are formed\u2014gently, slowly, and consistently\u2014until we take the shape He intended, becoming a receptacle of life through His hands.<\/p>\n\n