So, after 4 weeks of pottery lessons, I have concluded that I will not be a potter. I still LOVE pottery, and will just have to get used to the idea that I will have to purchase it, not make it.
I discovered that throwing pots was just too strenuous for me -- it takes a lot of muscle to do this! So, I thought that maybe hand-building was the way to go, but I soon found out that I wasn't very good at that, either! Also, I'm an Instant Gratification girl. If it can't be finished in a couple of hours, I'm just not interested.
Unless you own your own kiln and wheel, you have to take weeks to get a finished product. And, those things are really expensive, so that's out! Oh well, I'm glad I took the lessons. One more thing off my bucket list.
2 comments:
I always wanted to try this too. Your pieces came out lovely!
I've tried it, too, on a friend's wheel. It was great fun but like anything in the art realm, it takes years of practice to be good at it. I can appreciate it so much more now that I know what goes into it.
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