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Such generosity (:))
uh oh! sounds like you're hooked!
*that's how it begins* see ya steve |
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Such generosity (:))
wrote in message oups.com... WOW! What a response, and how kind and cool you are with sharing your advice and skills. (D) I will be enrolling this week at the local college that holds ceramic classes... YAY! I must say I am very inspired by you and hugely excited about getting started, learning about all these techniques and letting you know down the line about my experiences and my own lessons!!! Hi! I am a bit slow reading the group these days, but I am so glad that you have already found a class. I have been "going potty" for almost 5 years now, and with the support of my husband (and his kind builds of table, bench etc.), I now have a usable home studio! I am totally hooked too. Everyone says to find a good teacher. That is alfa-omega, I think. I have found a gal who is so great and knows so much! Still, I feel that I have gotten interesting input from the other two teachers I had as well, and I do hope to take classes/courses from other people to get other ideas and inspirations as time goes on. If you are able to take some clay home and have it in a room that it is OK to get dusty, practicing (enjoying!) between classes isn't a bad idea either. Ask your teacher to tip you about a couple of books that you can fill between-class time with as well. It is really difficult to give up on a piece when you are just starting out. I am just slowly learning to now. What I did in the beginning was to keep it, even if it looked a bit ugly and wasn't what I was aiming to do, as long as it was "a piece" - and not a lump, for example - I had plenty of those too, especially on the wheel! Haha! Keeping the pieces, I now can see my progress. These days, I am hoping that some of them get broken, though ;-) Sometimes, ceramics can become rather all-consuming. Do remember to come up for air now and then, especially if you have a spouse and/or kids who might enjoy your company now and then :-) Most of all - have fun!!! Marianne - sometimes glad her spouse comes home late from work ;-) |
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