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Production Pottery – Challenge #1
Although not all potters aspire to be production potters, all potters will benefit from the skills required to make dinnerware. Potters who can make multiple pots similar in form and size are efficient throwers and have the technical skills to accomplish any sort of...
Production Pottery – Tools
There are two fundamental challenges to making dinnerware. The first challenge is to make similar pieces look similar (i.e. one salad plate should look like all the other salad plates). This is accomplished by making pots that are the same size and shape. Making...
Production Pottery
Pottery classes have resumed at the art center, and, I am thrilled to be back among such passionate people. This session, we are working on dinnerware which is a sneaky way to have everyone make multiples - after all, there is no better way to acquire technical...
2012…
Although I love the holidays, there is something fresh and uncluttered about January. The darker days seem to lend themselves to quiet contemplation; and, as a resolutionist, I find myself thinking about what would like to do in the new year. The primary thing I...
Zumba and Pottery
I have been going to a gym for several years; I work out on my own but I also take classes. I really like the weight lifting and aerobic classes. But, in an attempt to expand my class-repertoire, I decided to go to a Zumba class. Although, I love to dance, I am not...
Dragon Wisdom
"Anyone with the time and inclination can acquire the technical proficiency. To achieve greatness though, that requires artistry, imagination, and thoughtfulness." - Christopher Paolini I was listening to the audio book of...