The 14th Amendment
And 2025
I don’t mean to be an alarmist, or cause anyone concern, but I don’t recognize the sitting president nor will I. I thought I would share this with you, my readership, as a way of conveying my ongoing and interminable allegiance to The Constitution.
In Other News
I have started making larger ceramic “canvases” with New Zealand translucent porcelain clay. The reason for this is that the clay itself takes on a sheen when fired to the proper temperature and creates a matte seal on all materials applied to it. This creates a fine translucence to thinly applied colors and an opaque matte to thickly applied colors. My plan is to create a large body of work (25-50 pieces) which I can begin to show in galleries around the west. The theme, as you might remember, is memory, emotion, and how the female perspective affects these things. I’m very excited about this work, and as I finish pieces, I will post them here. I am hoping that if you have feedback, you will send it to me.
The Week
I have spent this week catching up with very old friends and even older relatives. Loss seems to be a theme among many people I know, and I am trying to reach out and be present with my loved ones in order to communicate that I can be a safe space and means of support if they need. It has been a great relief to connect with my people on this level. I’m very happy to start this year off in such a profoundly uplifting way. It is my intention to slow down even more over the next several years and make sure my people feel my presence in their lives.
The comfort of connection has been such a gift in my life, even if it means looking someone in the eye when I receive or give them challenging news, or sitting with them as they cry out the pain over loss of a loved one. I have learned that more than anything else, when I rise to the challenge of emotional authenticity and engagement, I’m rewarded with a much richer relationship on the other side. I’m so grateful for the friends I have gathered to this point in my life. I’m happy that on this day, where I could find great sorrow if I looked, I’m choosing to focus on my great fortune.
I have been practicing this method of living for many years; putting attention on the things that bring me joy and not engaging with the things that might bring me down or otherwise upset me. My life has improved immensely now that I feel empowered to ignore people who are harmful or toxic and show love and compassion to people who are kind and generous. I like to think of this of this as the physics of my humanity.
I hope that in this time, you have a strategy that will give you peace and comfort, even if it’s in a small way. It’s time to cling to the things we hold dear, put energy into the good, and remove energy from the destructive.
I’m sending you love in this time. I hope that these letters can provide some level of comfort during the next several years.
THINGS I LOVE
We are here to love.
Don’t let the bastards get you down.
Sara