June 13/04

Yesterday, I went out on a studio tour that is organized by local artists. Well, perhaps "tour" might be a bit of an exaggeration in my case because I only went to one studio! The studio that I visited was that of one of my elementary school teachers who, in his retirement, has been working as a potter. He has always done pottery, but now he can has time to be a potter. As part of our conversation in his studio, I thanked him for being such a great teacher and he in turn encouraged me to start writing again. He used to teach me in a gifted students program and remembered my love of words. Unfortunately, over the years, I have let that little voice get drowned out by all the noise in my life. His words to me were that even if I only write for 1 hour a week, it is the process and who knows where it will take me.