How Overconsumption Quietly Disconnects Us from Our Creative Voice

There’s something about clay that refuses to be rushed. I’ve tried. I’ve tried to push through when I wasn’t fully in it. I’ve tried to “make it work” when a piece technically looked fine but felt off. I’ve tried to convince myself that because I had the time, or because I should be creating, that meant it was a yes. Clay always tells the truth. If it’s too wet, it collapses.If it’s too dry, it cracks.If I force it upward before it’s centered, it wobbles. It doesn’t respond t

How an Okanagan potter transforms her handmade pottery through the fire of the kiln.