Eleven years ago...blogaversery!

 My Alchemy of Clay started Oct. 4, 2010. And I continued with a second version to keep track of my art in clay.

I am glad I did these blogs...as many of my clay pieces sold at the Tailgate Markets of Black Mountain NC. And of course I gave away a few as presents to families and friends.

Alchemy of clay, First Edition

Changes, that's what it's all about, in the alchemy of my life, and clay.

Monday, October 4, 2010

beginnings come from endings

There are so many beginnings, endings, changes.  Almost everything in the following pictures has been sold...

Alchemy of clay...new blog.  Celebration of the elemental nature of clay sculptures and pots.  Knowing a possible joyful surprise can come out of the kiln, or a grotesque mistake that I couldn't possibly have created.  Both are possible.  When I studied ceramics in the 80's, I learned to expect anything.  I made things with reverence, thinking "everything is holy" and then released them, thinking "nothing is holy."

I'm dealing with knowing I'm the Crone.  Hecate, the guide, the wise one who can give directions when asked by others.  Unfortunately most everyone doesn't ask.  Most everyone is in a rush, using GPS, or just wishing slow old me would get out of their way.  Some even say "excuse me" as they run around me to ...whatever.

I'm so glad I survived to still be writing this, being 79 little, (er 39 years) old now! My 80-something year old friend Bette says to think I'm 39 and that way I'll feel younger!  And 11 years ago I was just 69...thus the beginning of my blog by that name!

Now I no longer produce clay objects, but my home is surrounded by my favorites! 

Today I had a weird experience though, letting me know that I'm definitely an elder! I usually have my pills in two little boxes, one for morning, one for evening. But when I got up this morning, I found only the pills from night still there. So I took them, since I must have taken the morning ones again last night. Interesting that I didn't suffer too many strange dreams. 

So I didn't take the one that's supposed to help me go to sleep! Now the question I'm pondering is, since I had a double dose of the morning pills yesterday, do I need to take them again this morning? I'll ask somebody in the medical profession...and I just did. Our nurse looked at my chart and said it wouldn't hurt to take the morning ones again!