There have been so many gems of wisdom imparted over these past few weeks, one of which is now posted at my workstation: "Whatever you do, you've got to be decisive." Well, isn't that oh so much easier said than done?! Taking a ball of clay and
knowing what you will make of it comes from more than just planning. It comes from deciding, certainly not from dithering. One of the first goals assigned to me came as "You're very meticulous; you need to be more "fluid". (fluid being quite different from "free") Fluidity is not easy to accomplish, requiring a level of attention easily equal to that of being meticulous. It has been a contemporaneous challenge with the three-minute throwing exercise, whereby you practise throwing basic shapes in three minutes. Once you take heed to the challenge, you're struck by how much time there is in three minutes. Not only do you learn an efficiency of process, you also acquire - if only the smallest modicum at first - an element of fluidity, because you made the decision to do so.
