My lamp spontaneously imploded!  25 hours’ worth of work. My pottery is back to its original form – sand and dust. And I am a bit sad and disappointed, as it represents my recovery over the last two months.Â
Building and re-building as art therapy helps depression. Pottery was my lifeline during a long, dark episode.
Hours spent building and shaping and moulding and letting my mind concern itself with size versus shape. I was looking forward to having my pottery light painted yellow and in my lounge, as a trophy for getting through a harrowing depression.
But then again, I so enjoyed the process of creating this pottery lamp, I am excited to start again.
Another chance to build from the bottom up. And I feel proud that I feel determined to start again. I also want to understand what went wrong – technical pottery questions. Should I change the clay, the shape or the structure? I am starting to want to solve problems again!
Art therapy, any art therapy, helps with depression.
I could convert this story into so many life learnings. But simply, I lost my pottery lamp. And I discovered that I treasured the process of building the lamp so much that I am going create a new one.
