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The third exhibit in the Ojai Museum that captured my attention was this
selection of ceramic pots. While I
painted ceramics in my youth, I never sat down and actually made them. The working method of their sculptor, Otto
Heino, reminds me of the writing approach of Stephen King. When Heino puts the clay on his wheel, he
lets the evolving shape determine its own course. Instead of using clay, King approaches each new
story with a starting scenario, a What if? idea, and then lets them evolve from
there. I’m trying to learn from King’s example. Like Otto Heino, he’s proven the validity of
his approach: to be less controlling of the process, and celebrate the freedom
of creation.
Well, there you have it, the last in my series of three
treasures of the Ojai museum that caught my eye. No one finds inspiration in every type of
art, but I hope you found something in these examples, or at least in one of
them, to empower your life. Perhaps, like me, you need to be less worried about structuring your life, and just get on with celebrating it for all that it is.
Dragon Dave
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Otto Heino’s bio, courtesy of the Frank Lloyd Wright gallery in Santa Monica, California.
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