art is half made, half found
A potter starts with clay. Dropped, it’s a lump, not formless but may transform into a flower pot or candle holder or candy dish.
When artist wants to throw a pot, not the dish, her aim becomes fixed but the shape of the pot is not. It’s a discovery taking shape while working the clay.
A pot is but expectations, half made; half found, for mud has a mind of its own. The potter begins with a lump of clay and ends with satisfaction. All art works this way.
Roger Kenyon was North America’s first lay canon lawyer and associate director at the Archdiocese of Seattle. He was involved in tech (author of Macintosh Introductory Programming, Mainstay) before teaching (author of ThinkLink: a learner-active program, Riverwood). Roger lives near Toronto and offers free critical thinking and character development courses online.
“When not writing, I’m riding—eBike, motorbike, and a mow cart that catches air down the hills. One day I’ll have Goldies again.”
