The Alchemy of Patience

In our quest to be ourselves, we face many obstacles . Negativity seeping in from nearly every direction, fuled by a culture in love with stress and superficiality. Joy often comes from slow processes and learning new skills. Film photography and pottery are two slow processes I have been enjoying. I had wanted to learn the pottery process for a while. I recently started having dreams about it, so I finally took some classes.

In a world of faced paced distractions, these arts are small rebellions, fusing attention into permanence. Victory is the stillness that now lives within bones—

Camera: Holga 120N Film:Kodak Ektachrome E100

Both photography and pottery require an unhurried devotion. A daring surrender to the slow, intoxicating process. No frantic clicks, no instant completion; only the thrilling pulse of anticipation, the exquisite ache of becoming. Both processes leave you with a spirit that burns with a fierce untamed joy of creation.