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Krisles...
Sounds good to me. I'll let you know when, ok? See, I am thinking positive now about going to Texas. Think it will help? Ha-Ha So sweet to give me the invite!
Have you ever tried cole pottery? It is great fun. I made this coil pot at college. Believe it or not, the instructor gave me an A on all classifications, in regards to creativity, etc.on this project.Sorry I don't have a better view of it. But, maybe you will enjoy the picture of the kitty, too. 
jacenta
posted by
jacentaOld
on June 21, 2005 at 5:46 AM
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jacenta
Anytime you want to visit just let me know and you can stay with me! If your mom thought Austin was hot, she should have tried eggs in San Antonio - my cousins tell me bacon will fry up there! I have a plate on my left wrist so my mom tells me I would probably have a problem with a wheel at this stage, but I can try just building. I collect some pottery and I watch this guy pot in Cloudcroft, NM every summer...I just love it! Thanks for reading.
posted by
Krisles
on June 20, 2005 at 10:12 PM
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Queen
Strange feeling isn't it? I'd never really experienced it before that day; or since. It was so very real, and so strong. I haven't told very many people about it in my "real" life. Do write about your experiences some time.
posted by
Krisles
on June 20, 2005 at 10:09 PM
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hello Krisles...
Interesting post. I also love pottery and enjoyed using the pottery wheel at our university. I would take my children with me to make things after class. I loved it! Thanks for giving me your view of Austin, Texas. Someday, before I die, I want to go there myself. It is my dream. My mother always told the story of cracking an egg on the sidewalk, to see if it would fry.
posted by
jacentaOld
on June 20, 2005 at 9:42 PM
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WELCOME BACK BROTHER!
OR sister, mother, or lover? Seriously glad you brought the subject up and blogged it so beautifully..............I've had numerous vivid experiences through out my life that tell me that this is not my only one.
posted by
ALWAYSALOVER
on June 20, 2005 at 3:42 PM
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Usual
There you are! Wondered where you'd gone...yes, I connected with your posts about making up your mind about things....and knew you followed your intellectual curiosities far better than I do....I am soooooo lazy. I was better when I was younger and my ADD wasn't quite as bad...or I had more gray cells...or something!
posted by
Krisles
on June 20, 2005 at 10:48 AM
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I SO understand....
When I stared really getting into yoga I started also really getting into Buddhism. A lot of Buddhist principles just make sense to me. Reincarnation made sense to me. I've had those same feelings you describe about that bowl....have you ever had someone tell you you're an old soul? I get that all the time. I, like you, love oriental culture...I've studied the Japanese, Chinese and Tibetan cultures and have been absolutely fascinated by them. I also get what you mean when you talk about forming opinions. I've had the same experiences with people telling me to be a lawyer because I CAN understand every angle and can argue for any side without being attached to it. Weird, right? You and me, girl....we've met before!
posted by
UsualSuspect
on June 20, 2005 at 10:13 AM
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BRIMSTONE
Empty, other-worldly, transfixed....I was just so mesmerized--I think that is the closest I can get to the word. I had my hand up in the air going through the motions, feeling it, making the rim of that bowl and it was f'ing real to me, I cannot tell you. I knew without a doubt that I had done that before. For years I had wanted to do it and so my logical mind argued for a bit that I was just projecting but it quickly fell way because this was beyond logic and into experience....muscle memory, emotional memory...it was past life memory...I had a knowing that was just absolute within me. I don't care if anyone believes me..it was settled for me at that moment. The feeling of it stayed with me all the rest of the day. It really affected my husband, too, because of the way he saw me...he had been calling my name and stood back watching me with my hand in the air staring at that bowl, and then my behavior afterward...plus, he knows me and I just don't do things like that. It was incredible. Thanks for reading and for the flower!
posted by
Krisles
on June 20, 2005 at 6:59 AM
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Wow!
Did you feel a bit "empty" during this moment? Kind of like that feeling of being numb? I'm just curious...
These are the kind of posts I really enjoy reading - personal experiences of things unexplained - and you put the feeling into words very well! 
posted by
bwFrampton
on June 20, 2005 at 6:50 AM
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