When your pottery mentor becomes the student
Margaret Wu just completed her pottery teaching certification. At seventy. While I'm over here still figuring out how to center clay without it flying off the wheel. When your pot…
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Studio rescue mission
Margaret called this morning with that slightly panicked voice that means her pottery studio looks like a tornado hit it. Yesterday's workshop with twelve beginners apparently lef…
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Tool school
Margaret came over this afternoon with a mission: to save my pottery tools from my complete lack of organization system. Apparently, tossing everything into a canvas bag after cla…
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Kitchen table pottery school
Margaret offered to bring her portable wheel over after I mentioned wanting to practice between classes. "The kitchen counter will work fine," she said. Famous last words. Kitchen…
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Home kiln dreams
Margaret mentioned firing techniques at class Tuesday and somehow I convinced myself I could figure out a home setup. Spent the afternoon with three library books, YouTube tutoria…
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Clay wisdom
Margaret Wu has been throwing pottery for forty-three years, and within five minutes of watching me struggle with my first real bowl attempt, she quietly moved her chair next to m…
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Kitchen studio
Text from Sarah at 2pm: "Studio heater died. Rain check?" My response: "Bring your clay. I have a kitchen counter." Turns out pottery doesn't actually require a fancy studio - jus…
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Clay and concentration
Never thought I'd be sitting on my yoga mat with a ball of clay at 2pm on a Saturday, but here we are. Sarah's been talking up this pottery class for months, and apparently it's f…
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Eight PM texts and second thoughts
Carmen's text lit up my phone while I was already in joggers, mentally committed to a Netflix night and early bed. 'Want to try that pottery painting place downtown? They're open…
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Clay therapy session
Brought home my pottery homework yesterday - just a simple bowl we're supposed to practice centering techniques on. Left it on the kitchen counter while I grabbed a shower. Came b…
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