Bowls

Persimmon


Wabi-sabi

While I was glazing this bowl, it was late. My son had walked to the studio after basketball practice. I accidentally scratched the glaze inside with my fingernail. Raymond noticed it later and thought it was a crack. I said “I celebrate all the little imperfections.” Mike, who was loading the pots into the kiln as I glazed them, said, “That’s pretty much the definition of wabi-sabi.”

The scratch is visible in the fired bowl. I sort of wish I had fixed it, but then I wouldn’t be remembering this story.

We don’t have to fix everything. Everything doesn’t have to be perfect. It won’t be perfect no matter how hard we try. If we can learn to celebrate the scratches and dings, the spills and the stains, we might be a little more relaxed, and have a few more reminders of life’s stories.


Fish bowl

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