Friday, August 16, 2013

Friday Finds - Appalachian Style

Today's Friday Find was found in Appalachia...

West Virginia...land of my blood.

This piece of handmade pottery was done by a West Virginian artisan who markets her work through Mountain Made and Tamarack - Best of West Virginia.  Both of these venues are extremely picky about the quality of work they accept for purchase by their customers.  I love the variance of shades and the pitting texture.  This baby's breath (remaining from one of the arrangements at my mother's funeral) is perfect.


And while I collect pottery from West Virginia artists for the sake of art, I am also attracted to pottery because it is a reminder of what I am.  I am merely a lump of clay the Potter has placed on the wheel of His will.  And when I feel the pressure of His hands and fingers on me, pushing and probing, sometimes through pain...looking at the pottery reminds me that this is the work of my beloved Potter, molding me into who He wants me to be for purposes He determined long ago.

I am grateful to be the work of God's hand...in progress, of course.


13 comments:

  1. Beautiful! The pottery, and the black background - very striking!

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  2. So lovely, both your images and your thoughts...

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  3. Gorgeous photos1 I love that pottery, so lovely!

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  4. The pottery is beautiful and your words of wisdom speak to me. It's hard to be moulded but the end product is so much better...

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  5. A pleasure to read and to view.

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  6. What beautiful work and so good a quote too....

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  7. I visited the sites you shared. Beautiful works of art. Thank you for sharing.

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  8. What a great pot and so perfect with such dainty flowers.

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  9. Such lovely images of the pottery...the words are just perfect for your image.

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  10. Love the focus on the pottery -- most of the time, it's all about the flower. The change-up in perspective is lovely.

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  11. And like the pottery in your photo, I can see His fingerprints too.

    I love this post.

    xoxo

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