ElderChicks

Although I recognize the value of meditation, my meditation does not take the form that is usually thought of. Mine occurs in my studio. When I am working in glass, other things in life retreat. I remember my mother telling me that when she went to her clay sculpture class and sat down to work, any stress she was feeling went away. That is pretty much what happens when I am in a glass class or working on my own. One of the best meditation experiences I had was working at a vitrograph kiln, where the glass was melting in a clay flower pot and pouring slowly out of the bottom of the open kiln. I stood for an hour covered with gloves pulled and shaped the glass as it flowed. There was nothing but me and the glass. Lovely.