Week 7:

– A week full of difficulty.  Questions pondered: How does the body appear in writing? Why do we Write? Can you write the body, or are words woven to remind of the body? A look at Cixous and Pinkola Estes, searching for the feminine body in writing.   As we experience a sense of failure in the body, how do we empty the vessel? (body) Coming home to the body, coming home to writing.  recognizing the fluidness that lies in pottery and in the body, cycle after cycle coming home into the heart.  Goddess’ bringing light to the darkness, motherless, wordless, images getting cut away, and yet laughter provides release to the body.  Words containing vessels of continuously shifting meaning, vessels continuously shifting form, empty, full, overflowing and emptied again.  The mind works in similar ways, shifting and changing patterns and form, creating space for new meaning by emptying out old memories, a vessel of the mind being flushed by constant morphing, holding on and releasing, the mind working on both sides.  Both sides creating harmony, using word and image. Body and Word. Word and Clay. Empty and Full. –

May 14th

class, perloff and neuro

searching for sources on somatic experiences of feminine body

writing outline for final paper

reverie and reading neuro

8 hours

May 15th

writing outline of paper

testing glazes on plant plaques

throwing vessels, watching process

6 hours

May 16th

Class (Justin Gere) speaking on plant spirit medicine of Peru.

2 hours

pottery, shaping, focused and intent.

1 hour

May 17th

Herbal apprenticeship, doug fir tips, speak of grandmothers and the need for women to take secrets to the grave, themes from women who run with the wolves this week.

each week i am finding syncronicitys throughout my readings, life and understandings of my female body.

6 hours

May 18th

reading shlain

writing paper

2 hours

May 19th

Pottery studio

writing/collecting quotes for final paper

reading “Neuro”

7 hours

30 hours