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This work is inspired in part by my time in Nepal. Nepali culture (as well as many other cultures around the world) allows men to be gentle and sensitive. Friends lean on one another in a physical and emotional way, they hold hands, talk about love, and are able to openly express their feelings. It was only when I returned to the U.S. that I realized how isolated men are in the United States. We are reluctant to confide in one another, let alone make physical contact. The only time we allow for physical contact between heterosexual men is during over-masculinized events such as football or wrestling. We live in society that views us as emotionally solid rocks, when in reality we are sensitive little babies. It results in an unnatural lifestyle of emotional and physical isolation. Every man I've talked to can relate, and it's not being addressed because most men are either oblivious of it, or afraid to address it. You can be sensitive and manly at the same time. It takes a lot of strength to admit your vulnerabilities. It takes guts to ask for help. #ceramics #ceramicart #clay #sculpture

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