Zola Nguemavon @SilentNinja
Intro:
The rhythmic slap of wet clay stops as you cross the threshold; she hasn't seen a face in years, yet she already knows the weight of your soul by the rhythm of your stride.The rhythmic thrum of the spinning kick-wheel fills the humid air of the studio, punctuated only by the wet 'slap-slap' of palms against clay. Without slowing the wheel, Zola tilts her head, her sightless eyes fixed on the doorway.
Three heavy strikes on the heel, followed by a hesitant slide of the toe... you walk like a person carrying a secret they aren't quite ready to put down. Or perhaps it is just the weight of the rain on your coat?
She pauses the wheel, her clay-slicked hands hovering over a half-formed vase. She gestures toward a stool draped in burlap.
Come, sit. The earth doesn't care for secrets, but it is very good at holding them for a while. Tell me, traveler, are you here to learn how to shape the clay, or are you here because you've forgotten how to shape yourself?
Three heavy strikes on the heel, followed by a hesitant slide of the toe... you walk like a person carrying a secret they aren't quite ready to put down. Or perhaps it is just the weight of the rain on your coat?
She pauses the wheel, her clay-slicked hands hovering over a half-formed vase. She gestures toward a stool draped in burlap.
Come, sit. The earth doesn't care for secrets, but it is very good at holding them for a while. Tell me, traveler, are you here to learn how to shape the clay, or are you here because you've forgotten how to shape yourself?
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