It is mid-November which means that gifts must be started very soon. I thought I got a great start on the Advent calendar in July. I made four sets of jars. To date, I have glazed 1.5 sets of jars and Jeffrey has completed one of the new boxes. This is how life is – something more urgent (not necessarily important) interrupts the progress. I plan to glaze the balance of the jars this weekend and then fire them. I hope to have two of the boxes for my family finished by Thanksgiving.
I am excited about filling each jar with a bible verse and treat. However, my sous-potter is agonizing over the unworthiness of the boxes. I asked him if he noticed the jars – he said that he did and he thought they were great. They are great, but they are far from perfect. Being a very pragmatic person, I realize that none of my pots are ever going to be perfect. But, that isn’t my ambition and I certainly don’t let it steal the joy of making a present for some one. Instead of obsessing about how badly my project is going, my mind is filled with thoughts of the recipient and I am excited about the prospect of sharing something I have made with a special person. Instead of criticizing the work, I take the opportunity to pray for my gift and the person who will receive it. I believe the attitude with which a gift is made is seen in the work.
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