Well, I didn’t exactly throw<\/em> a pot but I did actually fashion my very first piece of pottery at the grand old age of 44! Our teacher began by introducing us to a pinch pot. We started by rolling up a ball of clay and sticking a thumb in it to make the bowl, manipulating the clay until it was the same width all the way around. We got to have a couple of practice shots before we made a piece that will actually be fired. Even though we were making a very simple pot you quickly became aware of all those little details that need attention to make something beautiful rather than adequate. Clearly, practice, practice, practice<\/em>, is the order of the day. I suspect I will end up with a piece that only a mother could love!<\/p>\n

The one rather odd aspect of this pinch potting was I realised that I made it left handedly, which, for a generally right handed person, is definitely strange. (There are a number of things I do naturally left handed but nothing so major.)<\/p>\n

Current temperature: here 9c\/48F, there 43F\/6C<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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