Voluntas Large Bowl | "Wild Geese" Mary Oliver

Crafted in limited small batches, this hand-engraved plate features the timeless poem "Wild Geese" by Mary Oliver "Voluntas" is a Latin word that generally translates to will, desire, or intention. 

• Approximate Dimensions: 10” x 4.5”
• Handcrafted in NY

All sizes are approximate and due to the nature of the pieces, slight imperfections should be expected (and embraced!) All pieces are hand built out of stoneware and glazed using only lead free and food safe glazes.

All forms are made from white stoneware clay bodies.

"You do not have to be good

You do not have to walk on your knees for a hundred miles through the desert repenting.

You only have to let the soft animal of your body love what it loves.

Tell me about despair, yours, and I will tell you mine.

Meanwhile the world goes on.

Meanwhile the sun and the clear pebbles of the rain are moving across the landscapes, over the prairies and the deep trees, the mountains and the rivers.

Meanwhile the wild geese, high in the clean blue air, are heading home again.

Whoever you are, no matter how lonely, the world offers itself to your imagination, calls to you like the wild geese, harsh and exciting -over and over announcing your place in the family of things."