Into the World of Clay Pottery | My First Pieces

I fully expect a resurgence in the pottery market now that my lessons have begun. In late May my life made yet another turn when a friend came to visit and we did a little tour of the town. We hit all of the usual places stopping for lunch, but mainly just spending our precious time together catching up on days gone by and what lay ahead for us in the future.

The last place we stopped at was an artist's co-op. The next day I went back to make a purchase and the woman working was a potter in the guild. She told me that she offered private lessons.

The key word here being private. No embarrassment in front of other students! Jan was a true salesperson and had me convinced even a novice like myself could do pottery. So a couple of weeks later I called her and signed up.

Mind you she has to be patient because some people would say I am as stubborn as a mule. She also had to contend with the fact that I have a very limited schedule since my job dictates only every other Monday is an off day. Luckily she is retired and we ironed out the basics.

Two weeks later I threw my first pot on the wheel. Not as easy as Demi Moore makes it look in "Ghost". In fact it was a disaster. I went round and round with that pile of clay and produced several lopsided and wobbly pieces. It was somewhat discouraging.

Not one to give up easily we tried it again 2 weeks later and my "technique" was improving. The problem with that much time between classes is forgetting what you supposedly already learned!

I have to date created 6 completed pieces of incredibly fantastic art work. LOL! We have a lot of fun laughing about life. Jan is is a self described gypsy. Originally she is from California and has seen the world. Sometimes she regrets landing here in Florida and sometimes I understand.

Finished pieces displayed

Hope you don't fight over who wants which pieces as there will be more in the future!

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