on being potted…

no, I’m not talking about gardening, in fact that’s something i just can’t get myself to enjoy. i can get dirty hands painting or sculpting and love it but dirty from dirt is not my thing.

i’m talking about being moulded and shaped like clay under the hand of a skilfull potter. i’ve had the privilege of watching potters work and love how they make a lump of unformed clay become something with form and purpose. whether that purpose is to be used or just admired doesn’t matter, there is beauty to behold in it.

i love going into the shops at the mall that have all the household and kitchen bits and seeing the form and shape and colour, it feeds something inside me. my husband goes sea-kayaking for the same reason. isn’t it funny how different things feed different people. some people don’t understand me when i tell them i like to do that but some of you will understand straight away.

the interesting thing to me is that all those things are finished works, already complete and out there being used. yet here we are as people, unfinished, in progress, not complete and yet our form and beauty is undeniable and the full extent of our uselfulness yet to be discovered. we are the ultimate creation – one that has the capacity within itself to create a never ending array of things as well as continually re-creating ourselves in many little ways. each time we learn something new, master a new skill or embrace new ideas we change the creation just a little, until a few months or years down the track we look and function quite different to what once was.

you are a potter working on the clay of your life, moulding, making and rearranging. yet others also have a part to play in the forming of your life – family, friends, God, strangers; they all play a part in the potting process. you will always be a work in progress and although there will be many times you’ll sit back satisfied there will be as many or more when you’ll reshape and change who you are and the form you present to the world.

enjoy the process, have fun in it, don’t take yourself too seriously! it’s okay to have sticky-out bits and look wobbly, that’s part of your charm! and the never ending metamorphisis which is you is out there for the world to see and enjoy, and we do; we enjoy you!

here’s an artwork i did on the potter and the clay – enjoy!

this art piece is copyrighted to me – Lyn Packer. please do not copy and use without my permission.

the man on the silver screen

creativity can happen anywhere, anytime and sometimes it surprises you. a while ago i rewatched the old film “sabrina” with harrison ford and julie ormond and in it sabrina is a girl who has grown up loving the youngest son of a rich family but he never notices her until one particular day. i remember sititng there watching thinking what a predator the guy was and wouldn’t you know it, creativity struck and before long i was sitting there writing not watching. here’s the piece that came from that.

the man on the silver screen

he smiles

with predatory eyes

the man on the silver screen

to him

love is but a game

to the victor the spoils

the young girl

 adoringly looks his way

with innocent eyes

she doesn’t see

beyond

beyond her hopes

her dreams

of a long white gown

and champagne

as the band plays on

but he sees

and to him

the game is on

© Lyn Packer

inspired by the film “sabrina”

Eternally one

“i am my beloveds and he is mine” – i know, valentines was weeks ago but i don’t really do valentines anyway, can’t be bothered with the consumerism of it all. however i do like to play and make things so the other day i remembered i had seen a logo for a headboard on someones site somewhere. i know, i should take more notice of where i see stuff but i see so much stuff it would take a whole computer just to keep records of what i saw where. is anybody else out there like that too?

anyway, the logo said “forever one” meaning you’ll only ever need one of their headboards but i loved the way they’d created it layering one word on top of the other, very simple but very stylish, so this is a knock-off recreation with a twist.

hey it was fun to do and I’m not going to sell it or anything so I don’t think they’ll get too mad, do you? so here is my homage to forever one –

More T-Shirt fun

I’ve loved designing the poke-a bit-of-fun-at-ourself Christian t-shirt slogans. They remind me that God gave us a sense of humour and wants us to have fun. Sometimes we just take ourselves too seriously don’t we! So here’s the other ones I’ve done over the last couple of days.

Hope they gave you a wee laugh.