The Soulful Alchemy of Pottery: Rekindling a Love Affair with Clay

The Soulful Alchemy of Pottery: Rekindling a Love Affair with Clay

When the wheel starts to spin, and the clay begins to take shape, the world falls away. There’s only the mud and me, a dialogue between my hands and my heart. Each piece I craft is a silent conversation, a narrative of my innermost feelings and experiences. This dialogue with clay is meditative; it requires a presence that washes away all else, a focus that is both grounding and liberating.

Creativity Exercise – Image Streaming

Creativity Exercise – Image Streaming

Are you keen to find ways to increase your creativity? If so, you might like this exercise. I find it really gets you into a habit of thinking creatively, noticing rich details and really engaging your senses. You can do this exercise with a friend, or make a voice...
How do I love the?

How do I love the?

Elizabeth Barrett Browning 1806–1861 How do I love thee? Let me count the ways. I love thee to the depth and breadth and height My soul can reach, when feeling out of sight For the ends of being and ideal grace. I love thee to the level of every day’s Most quiet...
Art as a spiritual practice

Art as a spiritual practice

Nancy Azara is a sculptor who has been teaching for 35 years. She came of age during the feminist movement of the 1960s and began a lifelong spiritual practice that has influenced her art and led her to teach and perform psychic healing circles. My personal goals are...
Finding freedom in commitments

Finding freedom in commitments

Among other things I am a marriage celebrant, so I regularly see couples who are committing to each other for the rest of their lives. For many people, just thinking of the word “commitment” can evoke a wide range of emotions. Some people greatly desire commitment,...
Creating Creative Ritual

Creating Creative Ritual

I love the quote by painter Chuck Close: “Inspiration is for amateurs. The rest of us just show up and get to work.” Real creative professionals know that creativity isn’t about a spark, or inspired moment. Sure those things happen, but they’re rare and can’t be...
Finding inspiration

Finding inspiration

It can be so hard to find inspiration at times. Especially for those of us who have a 9-5 job outside of art. We may be too tired to think straight, or distracted by our daily routine. In such situations, we have to search for sources of inspiration and creativity....