Remember the ecstasy of taking a bath or the comfort of sharing a sandwich with a dog. Think of small tragedies, feelings of ugliness that inspire make-up application or prayers for the dying delivered kneeling on a small cushion. Living delivers circumstances that are so strange and fleeting, how can we ever explain them all?               

Jo Hatlevig is an artist, writer, and potter living in Richmond, Virginia. She completed her BFA in Ceramics and Minor in Writing from Maine College of Art in 2017.