Basketball players practice free throws a lot – and they still miss. I think centering is a lot like free throws – at first you miss a lot , then you get into a cycle of improving and relapsing. Finally, you center effectively most of the time. I say most of the time because I don’t always get my clay centered – usually this is due to bad wedging or dry clay. But it happens. For the beginning and intermediate potters, this can be very frustrating. The key to success is perseverance. I assure them they will get it with practice.
S | M | T | W | T | F | S |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | ||
6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 |
13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 |
20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 |
27 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 31 |
Recent Posts
Recent Comments
- Linda Hebert on Creamer Dragonfly
- Jared Gardner on Chip & Dip Bowl
- Patsy McCann on A Potter’s Most Valuable Skill
- Neal on Chip & Dip Bowl
- Rae on Throwing large
Archives
- January 2015
- June 2014
- October 2013
- September 2013
- August 2013
- March 2013
- February 2013
- January 2013
- December 2012
- November 2012
- October 2012
- September 2012
- August 2012
- July 2012
- June 2012
- May 2012
- April 2012
- March 2012
- February 2012
- January 2012
- December 2011
- November 2011
- October 2011
- September 2011
- August 2011
- July 2011
- June 2011
- May 2011
- April 2011
- March 2011
- February 2011
- January 2011
- December 2010
- November 2010
- October 2010
- September 2010
Categories
- A Bit Off Center
- About Me
- Animals
- Batts
- Berry Bowls
- Books
- Bowls
- Brush Strokes
- Carving
- Casserole
- Challenge
- Chip and dip
- Class
- Clay
- Crackle
- Craft Show
- Creamer and Sugar Set
- Creativity
- Critique
- Cupcake Stand
- Dinnerware
- Dinnerware
- Enchanted Wood
- Firing
- Gallery
- Gifts
- Glazes
- Holiday
- How-to
- Inkstone
- Inspiration
- Kiln
- Lids
- Lime Fiesta
- Maintenance
- Mugs
- Mugs
- Multiples
- Orders
- Parnter
- Peaceful Meadow
- Philosophy
- Photography
- Plates
- Platters
- Portfolio
- Pottery
- Red and White
- Repair
- Resist
- Review
- Scale
- Selling Pottery
- Service
- Serving Bowl
- Shows
- Slip Trailing
- Sous-potter
- Spring Snow
- Studio
- studio work
- Surface Decoration
- Taping
- Teabowl
- Teaching
- Teapot
- Teapots
- Throwing
- Tools
- Travel
- Tumbler
- Uncategorized
- Wheel
- Wine Coaster
- Winter Blue
- Workshop
Always good advice! Also wanted to compliment your crackled pieces… they are really wonderful. I want to come see them in person… love, love, love the bowls!!! Y’all do such fantastic work!