Ceramic Handprints: Regaining The Past, If Only In Memory

They grow up too fast. Period. One minute they're toddling around exploring their new-found freedom, the next minute they're in high school, stretching that freedom to its very limits. As parents, we all remember fondly the days when our children's hands fit in ours and they needed nothing so much as us.

"I think the very idea that parents need to reflect on those younger years, especially as their children get older, is largely responsible for my decision to start this business", says Tess Dickerson, founder of Inspirations - Pottery for the Heart & Soul, LLC. "Looking at the beautifully unique curves and lines of a child's hand or footprint impression in clay is extremely powerful - the perfect thing to help us remember their smallness".

We all have special keepsakes that we hold on to, a certain toy, or a book, something that was special to our child, imagining that one day he or she will want to have it and, better yet, pass it on to the next generation. A ceramic handprint is ideally suited for the job. After taking the impression, it is dried, fired in a kiln, glazed (painted), and then fired again. The result - a lasting souvenir from our child's youth that can be proudly displayed in any room of the house.

"It's like a great photograph," says Tess, "it perfectly captures a moment in time. And it's a great companion for those strolls down memory lane".

They all grow up, they all get big. And if we're lucky, one day they'll be taking our hands into theirs just as we once did with them. But a ceramic handprint is one way to help us remember when it was still the other way around.

Inspirations Pottery is based in ArvadaColorado, providing a wide variety of personalized ceramic gifts to the entire Denver Metro area. Through their website, www.inspirationspottery.com, they also serve customers across the country.

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If you'd like more information or to see further examples of the products discussed above, please call Tess at 303.284.2544, email her at Tess@inspirationspottery.com, or visit her website at www.inspirationspottery.com.