I am so pleased to say that this has been going extremely well. I'm not even close to my actual goal of 4 matching coffee mugs...but the progress I've made has re-ignited my passion for it. Pottery was something I fell in love with right from the start. There is a meditative aspect to it that requires being centered in both body and mind and is something that just seems to feed my spirit.
I've recently completed a full pottery making process.
Throwing the clay. Drying. Trimming. More drying. Bisque firing. Glazing. Glaze firing.
And I'm proud to say that I did not lose a single piece with this first batch. Going into this, and based on comments and postings from a couple of pottery groups I am a part of, I was expecting to lose at least half. I could chalk it up to good luck....and maybe there is some of that. But I think I also need to allow myself a small bit of credit.
I didn't cut any corners. I didn't rush things. I stayed patient. I did not let myself say "good enough", but at the same time found peace with the imperfections. I followed and trusted the process.
All things that apply to pretty much anything we may try to achieve.
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