Kiranami

Just finished making something that I was proud of and almost shattered it within seconds.. it brought a tear to my eye at first, and then almost brought tears to my eyes when I dropped it. I went through the emotions of pride and joy, followed by extreme fear with a hint of confusion, with sadness settling in if it actually had broken. ...I'm talking about my first hand-made clay ocarina, and we (clay users) all know how clay is infamous for shattering, luckily I use this artificially enhanced clay that was infused with EXTRA STRENGTH to resist shattering. Yeah, I could always make another if it broke, but it's just that it was my first att