I got a job!!!!! No no no you guys don’t understand. Yo lil ol’ autistic gal wrote her first resume, the next day secured an interview, and the day after that took her first dial-a-ride trip and had her first interview, and that same night got a text that she got the job!! I never thought I’d see the day, and now I can official say that France is safe from my discord friend’s bomb threats!
I went through a phase during my second wheel-throwing class where all I wanted to do was sculpt tiny animals and use them as jar knobs. I'm actually pretty proud of this hawk jar that I made for my dad.
Note to any fellow beginner potters out there who had to take a break for a month or two: DONT jump right back in using a clay body with a large amount of grit in it unless you want to completely skin off the sides of your hands T-T
So I started pottery class last week (we meet once a week) and trying to center on the wheel is kicking my ass. Do you have any advice for an absolute beginner?
well, you could do what I did and switch to handbuilding? 😅
I’m afraid I never got very proficient on the wheel. if you see wheel thrown pieces amongst my work, they were thrown for me by one of my studio partners (or they’re at least five years old)
the only advice I have that might be of any use is to give yourself time! you just started learning a difficult skill, and you’ll improve every time you throw something new
if any wheel throwers are seeing this, do you have any advice?