> [!NOTE]+ Meta > Author:: Dimitri Kallos > Reference:: https://neoskosmos.com/en/2024/03/09/life/arts/how-yiayia-has-helped-preserve-our-greek-identity-in-australia-and-the-artistic-value-of-clay/ > Date:: 2023 > Tags:: #warp #ceramics #Greece > WeftLinks:: [[Psychological value of craft]] > Claim:: [[Claim - Working with your hands stimulates mental development]] > [!SUMMARY] Summary > Clay teaches you about life. ### Highlights >“I love working with clay so much because it always teaches me something about life ~ if you stretch it – it breaks. If you rush it – it cracks. If you force it – it collapses. If you slowly mould it and allow it to become what it wants to be, it will work with you. Much as life,” she said