Posts from November 2024

clay

November 22, 2024

One of the things I love about clay is that it has so many states. And that each state corresponds (in my mind, at least) with the human cycle. Clay begins soft and malleable, and full of possibility. It’s in this pliable state that it remembers everything. As it dries, it morphs into its most delicate state, dusty, fragile and as breakable as brittle bones. In the kiln the clay vitrifies and is no longer as porous but still can’t hold water. The second firing –– where glaze is applied –– completes the cycle. It’s here that the vessel is as strong as it’s ever going to be. I’m always amazed by how much a ceramic vessel can withstand. After all, our museums are filled with clay pots that have been around for millennia.

ear and now

November 16, 2024

Three gold hoops, two diamond bars and a lightning bolt of emeralds is what women –– mostly in their mid 20s and 30s –– have on their ears these days. The craze for the curated ear shows no sign of waning with every part of the ear –– helix, conch, snug, rook –– getting glitzed. It’s one of few trends I’m into. I like the look of a fully stacked hand and I like the look of a fully stacked ear. If you’re lucky, your jewellery tells the story of your life. Selma Hayek said that. I wear a single stud in my right ear as an ode to my love of asymmetry. There’s no symmetry in nature. I’ve worn it for years, and I’ve lost it and found it a dozen times. I do like a stacked lobe, though. Add a helix huggie and a poppy seed sized diamond in the rook and you’ve got a veritable buffet of bling. Maybe next time around.

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