It is coming down to it; soon, I will be handing ceramic balls out to strangers on the street, with a note attached, inviting them to participate in my experiment. So far, I have included only people I know in my experiment, and it has been quite inspiring, especially since almost all of the participants have volunteered before I could tell them I was not yet ready to begin.
One thing I have realized is that "cranking out" balls to give to people leaves you with a bunch of balls which look as if they have been "cranked out". They really are not as good as I need them to be in order to be worthy of the trust that people will be extending in the telling of their stories. So, though I have not yet finished the number of balls I initially thought I needed, I will slow down. I will slow way down in order to create pieces worthy of the stories I hope to get, and maybe these more beautiful and cared for orbs will end up opening doors.
Date #s 13 & 14: Slightly Intertwined
16 years ago