About
Terry Larwood
Although the Larwoods have
dwelled in Norfolk since the 1500s, where my ancestors were
craftsmen in Horsham St. Faith's, before this time, my roots are
linked to the Celts in Scotland.
I have been fascinated by
sculpture and pottery for many years. Â Recently, my passion for
nature and wildlife has inspired me to create a series of clay
sculptures of hares. Â It's also possible that inspiration has come
from my Celtic ancestry, in the way that the Celtic tribes respected
and revered hares in their rituals.
A certain mystic surrounds the
hare, partly due to its agility and ability to out-run predators by
leaping a good fifteen feet in the air. Â The hare is shown in many
religions as a symbol of rebirth and hares have been known to sit in
a circle at dusk.
I have been practising Buddhism for over twenty
years and have participated
in many Tibetan Buddhism courses and retreats. I am a qualified ceramics teacher.
I've worked with ceramics, pottery and students with special needs
for over three decades, working in hospitals, day centres, schools
and rehabilitation centres for drug and alcohol dependency.
I also conduct
independent pottery workshops for all levels and abilities, and offer
1:1 tutoring, and have recently started to run classes in meditation
with clay.
I live with my
wife, two cats and Bantam hens - coincidentally, in the neighbouring
village to where my ancestors once lived.
Tara Rokpa Therapy
I have
completed an eight year programme of Tara Rokpa Therapy which holds
the Buddha's understanding of compassion at its core.
Stage
1: Back to Beginnings (over a three year commitment) - a systematic
review of one's life, through writing and working with art.
The
life story recollects chronologically starting with the present and
working backwards and forwards. Â The five elements, massage,
clarifying feelings of blame towards oneself and others; Stage 2:
Taming the Tiger, part 1; Stage 3: Six Lights Practice; Stage 4: Six
Realms; Stage 5: Taming the Tiger, part 2; and Stage 6: Compassion.
Pot tale - the
movie!
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