It's the friday before Thanksgiving weekend and I'm at home today, catching up on all things computer-related, with my mind spinning and my body slowly starting to decompress from the last 3 months. It's been an intense period of production for me: I shipped and dropped off over 500 pots this week! That's a lot of pots for my 2 hands (with a bit of help from a couple of other hands here and there) to make in my little 300 sq ft. studio, and as you can imagine, I'm asking myself how I can possibly keep this up and where I can possibly go from here. I had a really significant conversation with an amazing ceramic artist this week and am processing some much-needed insight into what a career as a ceramic artist in today's day and age can truly be. Mind-boggling actually!
The day Steve Jobs suddenly passed away was also the day my 93.5 year old grandpa passed away. His passing was sudden, and yet not sudden. He had fallen and ended up in emergency. He seemed fine and he was himself, but he had a bit of pneumonia. No one seemed alarmed and so he had told my grandma and parents to go home, have some dinner and come back later. And an hour or so later he had passed away. Just like that. Of course we all would have wished that he was surrounded by his family. That we all had been able to say 'goodbye'. That's the part that's hard.
I'm due for a good relaxing weekend off from the studio but I'm anticipating being back here a little more next week, now that things have calmed down a little in the studio. Have a great weekend!
2 comments:
I am so sorry for your loss. I know it is no consolation but I HAVEheard that sometimes the loved one needs you to go so that they can pass on comfortably, sometimes a soul knows that it would be too difficult if the family is around.
Hi Judi,
Thanks- yes I have also heard that some people prefer to pass away alone and that they often will hold out until loved ones are away. All in all, not a bad way to go- no suffering or long drawn out waiting!
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