The skin-heating session
Here’s the story of a lovely bowl that was already dreaming of the day it would hold beautiful, perfectly ripe fruit. Alas, that much-awaited moment seemed still far off… For now, it had to wait, abandoned on its dull and slightly dusty shelf, awaiting a dryness as parched as a desert under the scorching sun. Talk about bad luck!
Yet, the poor dear didn’t yet know that the worst was yet to come. For when it was finally picked up, it wouldn’t be to fill it with sweet delights, but to stack it with its earthy companions and send it straight to a skin-heating session. A scorching and relentless ordeal, the only step that would one day allow it to wear beautiful colors.
A little pale
Once nicely stacked among its peers, the lovely bowl endured its first firing brilliantly. But when it emerged, it had something strange about it… a pale, almost ghostly complexion. Was it fear that had drained its color, or just a purification by fire? Hard to say. What was certain, though, was that the ordeal had toughened its skin.
Its creator, seeing its condition, offered it a few color options. But nothing seemed to please it. So, she carefully placed it on a clean and comfortable shelf, while it thought about its future. Each day, she visited it, offering a little attention and trying to discuss its future appearance. But always, it remained silent, indecisive…
Hematite & blue
Stubborn, Mr. Bowl persisted in refusing color, sinking into a certain darkness. People began to worry: would it ever know brighter days?
But finally, after a long wait, the helpful hands decided to make a decision. One gesture, one touch… and the magic happened. Hematite & blue.
In the end, it was ready to embrace its new identity.