“Heat” Makes Us Strong!

Will "Lady Justice" and "The Hand of God"

be able to withstand the heat?

What am I doing in my studio today?

I am going to “fire” two of my pieces.

Our co-operative of artists are planning an “open house” next weekend, Nov. 27 and 28. You can come in, see the art displayed in the front showroom and then wonder around and connect with artists in their personal working areas.

Because of this upcoming event everyone is finishing up their pieces and the kilns are fully booked for firing pieces. About a week and a half ago I noticed someone dropped out and a kiln became available. I must have been the first to see it as no one had taken it yet. I grabbed a pen and claimed it.

The pieces, “Lady Justice” and “The Hand of God” are at this point completely dry clay. That means they are very fragile and must be handled with great care. It is called “green-ware”.

Above you see them standing in the kiln. Will they be able to withstand the heat?

This is a situation so ripe with meaning. It is because of the extreme heat they will experience that will change them forever. They will never be the same. They will become beautiful, strong functional pieces to be able to accomplish that for which they were made.

It’s the “heat” of suffering that makes us strong!

For he has not despised or scorned the suffering of the afflicted one; he has not hidden his face from him but has listened to his (or her) cry for help.

Psalm 22:24