With all the stress and craziness we all have in our lives, I think we need to do a little something for ourselves....something uplifting, something positive, something to distract us from the demands of our society. It can make all the difference in the world!
After an EXTREMELY overwhelming year, both good and bad, I decided to take a pottery class. I absolutely love it! It really helps satisfy my creative soul, and I look forward to it every week!
Here is my latest piece! Well, the first piece I am actually proud enough of to put on my blog : )
I had been primarily throwing clay on a potter's wheel, but due to my lack of experience, I could not make anything look good that was larger than a small bowl or a coffee cup! (It is not as easy as it looks). So I decided to use a "coil method". It was a lot easier, but very time consuming. It took me about 30 hours to build this piece, which is about 12" in diameter and about 9" tall.
Some day I will retire and spend most of my days painting, making pottery, and whatever else I discover over the next 3 decades. Until then, it will be one here, one there. Hopefully my next piece will come soon!
