Potter and the clay
Heard so much about the potter and the clay...wonder how it's really like to be a potter? i had a chance today! Went to Nanyang Academy of Fine Arts for a ceremics sculpture workshop. spent 3hours there and my school paid $140 for me!
It's really an eye-opening experience for me. for a lot of my course mates there, its just another entertaining and interesting workshop. to me, its a step closer to seeing how my God works!
The clay is very hard. to get started, you need to slam the clay hard on the table. very hard! after that, knead it until it becomes soft. havent we been hearing so much about this? that when a clay such as you and i are selected to be made into something, God needs to slam us hard to begin His work. does it mean He is no good? does it mean He wants to see us suffer? No! Its a necessary step, just that simple. slamming it will compact the clay to prevent air bubbles which can be disasterous because they will explode in the firing process and hence making the pot unusable.
after moulding, the clay has to be left on the shelves for a pretty much time. I moulded a few things today. i will only get them back in a month's time. after leaving it on the shelf for a short while, i picked up one and add water to it and goes back to square one again because it doesnt look as great as i thought and i want to make a better pot out of it. God leaves us on the shelves for a long time sometimes. when He finally comes, we thought we're heading for the kiln but who knows He simply adds water and off we go to the slamming again. Why? to make us a better pot! ofcos He can choose not to and move you on to the kiln but what's the point of making something you don't deem as perfect?
the firing is done under the temperature of 1000 degrees. so hot! and worse...firing has to be done not once, but twice! after the first firing, the pot will be glazed and coloured. colouring is the nices part! cool, beautiful. then, off you go to the kiln again. this second firing will ensure the strength of the pot. after this, a perfect pot emerges!
now i know why certain things have to happen in life...its just necessary! being a potter now myself, i can always encourage myself, imagining me kneading myself...why? because i want to be a perfect pot at the end of it!
It's really an eye-opening experience for me. for a lot of my course mates there, its just another entertaining and interesting workshop. to me, its a step closer to seeing how my God works!
The clay is very hard. to get started, you need to slam the clay hard on the table. very hard! after that, knead it until it becomes soft. havent we been hearing so much about this? that when a clay such as you and i are selected to be made into something, God needs to slam us hard to begin His work. does it mean He is no good? does it mean He wants to see us suffer? No! Its a necessary step, just that simple. slamming it will compact the clay to prevent air bubbles which can be disasterous because they will explode in the firing process and hence making the pot unusable.
after moulding, the clay has to be left on the shelves for a pretty much time. I moulded a few things today. i will only get them back in a month's time. after leaving it on the shelf for a short while, i picked up one and add water to it and goes back to square one again because it doesnt look as great as i thought and i want to make a better pot out of it. God leaves us on the shelves for a long time sometimes. when He finally comes, we thought we're heading for the kiln but who knows He simply adds water and off we go to the slamming again. Why? to make us a better pot! ofcos He can choose not to and move you on to the kiln but what's the point of making something you don't deem as perfect?
the firing is done under the temperature of 1000 degrees. so hot! and worse...firing has to be done not once, but twice! after the first firing, the pot will be glazed and coloured. colouring is the nices part! cool, beautiful. then, off you go to the kiln again. this second firing will ensure the strength of the pot. after this, a perfect pot emerges!
now i know why certain things have to happen in life...its just necessary! being a potter now myself, i can always encourage myself, imagining me kneading myself...why? because i want to be a perfect pot at the end of it!
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