Our culture confuses beauty and glamor. They are different. Glamor sells, whereas beauty inspires. Britney Spears may sell but Vanessa Redgrave inspires. Glamor is flawless whereas beauty can be centered…
Our imperfections make us gorgeous. Wabi-sabi is a “word-view” from Japanese aesthetics which centers on the willing acceptance of transience and imperfection. It is often used in ceramics when something…
As a potter, I know how fragile clay is when it has yet to be fired in a kiln. It may indeed be the most beautiful vase, with sweeping handles…
As a potter, I know how fragile clay is when it has yet to be fired in a kiln. It may indeed be the most beautiful vase, with sweeping handles…
This mosaic image of Jesus in The National Cathedral has long been one of my favorites. But since moving to Denver, it has taken on a new importance because the…
Not to long ago I found that I had nothing scheduled in my calendar from 12:30-1:30 on a Wednesday. I remember being confused by the space. What do I do? …
In my new rental, the pottery studio extends off the oratory - a room set aside for silence, sitting, praying and decorated almost entirely by icons. I love that this…
Subscribe & Follow The Holy Trinity Icon, (Rublev) Mount Athos, Greece, Egg tempera on carved wood, 2000 In a society so inundated with images every day on facebook,…