MENUResilience
Sculpture by Judith Hoge
On display November through December, 2022
Artist's Statement
Resilience (noun) -The capacity to recover quickly from difficulties
There have been times during my cancer diagnosis that I have thought "Will I ever be like that?" "Am I resilient?"
I am a potter and I find my answers to these questions in the clay material, as I transform the clay with my hands to reach its final state and form, I am aware that the clay material goes through various changes. It becomes hardened, covered with colored glaze, and placed in the fire of the kiln. At the end of this process, I find myself thinking — this clay transforms and does so without complaint. It reaches its full potential and is resilient.
When I take my ceramic pieces out of the kiln, I imagine the piece saying, "It is what it is, look how beautiful I have become."
Thinking about my pottery in this way reminds me to be resilient during this difficult, tough time. I would like to choose to live life as it presents.
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