OM Flood Relief in Pakistan

By now, you have probably heard of the horrendous flooding in Pakistan. The has UN said the final toll could exceed the 2004 Indian Ocean tsunami, the 2005 Kashmir earthquake and the 2010 Haiti earthquake combined.

Since flooding began in Pakistan in July 2010, the OM team in Pakistan has been struggling to bring aid and the Christian message to flood victims—so far they have fed nearly 2,000 families. For more on what OM is doing, see the link: http://omusa.org/pakistan

$35 feeds 1 family of 6 people for 2 weeks

"If it was easy..."

As I begin to spend more and more time doing pottery, and expanding the range and depth of the pieces that I'm creating, I am finding that "failure" has an important role in the creation of art. Pieces blow up when I try to fire them. Glaze turns out wrong. Things collapse or warp when they dry. Sometimes, it's simply a matter of getting to the end and finding that a piece doesn't speak, or it's out of balance or whatever. I take a step back, figure out what went wrong, and try again, sometimes three or four times. I'm finding that it's a normal part of the process.

I told someone once, "If it was easy, it wouldn't really be art."

It's not always an easy lesson to swallow.... :-(