A heart-warming and inspirational story of a widowed, single mother, Jewish Canadian artist who …
- moved to Barbados
- helped save the island’s tradition of pottery making
- supported herself and her son as an artist
- visited and fell in love with Israel
- embarked on her own unique spiritual journey
- started her own pottery and became
- Entrepreneur of the Year in the Caribbean
Is this a religious book? A business book? An inspirational book?
Yes, yes, and yes.
It is the story of Goldie Spieler, who overcame her strict traditional upbringing in the Canadian hinterland, found a refuge and a spiritual awakening on the tropical island of Barbados, overcame numerous set-backs to persevere as an artist, became dedicated to “the Cause” of saving the threatened demise of the potter’s art on the island and along the way founded and built the Earthworks Pottery, renowned throughout the Caribbean, and was honored as the 1997 Caribbean Entrepreneur of the Year by Ernst & Young.
Becoming No Ordinary Pottery also chronicles Goldie’s own spiritual journey, from her Orthodox Jewish upbringing to her rebellion against that faith and then, on a trip to the Holy Land, a slow rebirthof faith that has led her down her own spiritual path, illustrating how her life has been all about becoming an island yet intimately connected to the rest of humanity.
Lavishly illustrated with Goldie’s own art, including her exquisite island drawings and examples of her pottery, Becoming No Ordinary Pottery offers a glimpse into the world of the islands, the world of the artist and the world of a spiritual woman who conquered much through the power of faith.
ISBN: 978-0-9822659-3-2 || Hard cover || 274 pgs. || color illustrations || $24.99
