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[vincemontague]

“Instead, make everything into art, jewels of sorrow that shine in the mud. Bend down on your knees and study the shards.” - - Cracked Pot Today is finally here and the book is finding its way into the world - slowly but surely. Thank you to so many people but in particular my editor Jon Gosch and book designer Kevin Breen for believing in this book. So many thanks to people who’ve read the book and helped its progress along the way. Bride and Groom 2022 Stoneware Private collection #ceramics #clayforclaycommunity #clay #art #transformation #pottery #writing #memoir #poetry #crackedpot #latahbooks #bookstagram #ceramicsculpture #studioartist #grief #love #community #vincemontague (at Cloverdale, California) https://www.instagram.com/p/Co7lwEDp0-k/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

[vincemontague]

How I became a different type of maker. #wip #process #chawan #throwingpots #art #grief #writing #crackedpot #poetry #pottery #prose #pinchpots #handmade #memoir #vincemontague #trauma #loss #making #art #linkinbio #latahbooks (at Cloverdale, California) https://www.instagram.com/p/Cp_kNuCrpJB/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

[vincemontague]

Thank you all for joining me to launch Cracked Pot into the world. There are so many possibilities in living a creative life.

[vincemontague]

I’ve written a book and I’m so grateful to my friends and to Latah Books for their support and belief in my writing. Cracked Pot chronicles my relationship with clay, words, deep loss, and grinding through some tough years. What pulled me through was the making of art and my community of friends and artists. I’m excited to share this story with you. Available for preorder. See link in my bio. Here is the cover to Cracked Pot. #writing #memoir #artpractice #grief #hybridwriting #studioart #art #writingaboutart #ceramics #studiopottery #poetry #prosepoems #smallpress #nonfiction #vincemontague #latahbooks #coverreveal #publishing Book jacket copy: When Vince Montague’s wife perishes in a tragic car accident, he is plunged into a world of grief. After weeks of loneliness and despair, he begins to explore his wife’s pottery studio in the wild hills of Northern California, teaching himself to mix clay, throw a pot, fire a kiln, trim and glaze. Just as his grief is ebbing and his future in clay is looking bright, a wildfire advances upon his studio and threatens to destroy everything he has created. ​ Cracked Pot is a singular book: a story of love lost and the labyrinthine path through grief; a meditation on the craft of pottery and its power to inspire and restore; a rumination on the life of a writer and the refuge of words; an examination of how generational family trauma can shape an artist. Montague’s haunting memoir is a kaleidoscopic and redemptive reading experience, one that serves to remind its readers about the cracks and the light. https://www.latahbooks.com/blank-1/cracked-pot https://www.instagram.com/p/Cjs6LUnrpxy/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

[vincemontague]

#wip #work #ceramic #poetry #art #sculpture #autofiction #lit #sodafiredceramics #clay #crackedpot #memoir #art #latahbooks #2023 #hybridart #creativity #grief #makingarteveryday (at Cloverdale, California) https://www.instagram.com/p/CcjqGt2rx8R/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

[vincemontague]

Poets and Writers circa 1984. Not a #boyband #writing #englishmajors #ucla #brooklynpromenade #1984 #roommates #nyc #studioceramics #lowereastside #studiopottery #poetry #nonfiction #memoir #writersofinstagram #crackedpot #latahbooks #vincemontague #wtc #nineeleven (at Brooklyn Heights Promenade) https://www.instagram.com/p/Cibb5VarMMv/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=