Throwing Pots

Pottery wheel on stand with buckets

I came back from my weekend pottery workshop anxious to practice my pottery skills … because I really need to practice! But with the next pottery class still a few weeks away, I started wondering whether it would be possible…

A Weekend in Milheim

Sign for Simon Leach Pottery

I’ve been watching pottery videos since last fall. Yup, pottery videos. That may sound quite boring to some, but I am fascinated by the whole process. There’s one potter whose videos I’ve watched more than others because the narrative is…

Becoming a Potter

A very humble mug (?)

One day last fall, I was walking past the Exeter Fine Crafts shop and noticed their sign advertising that they have pottery classes. It was a sunny fall day, and it was one of those kind of days when you…

Starting Over

Photo of home in CA

Starting over. That’s all it was for me. Just get in the car and drive from the east coast to the west, from my sleepy little country town to the massive freeway covered city of Los Angeles. When I got…

I am Lost

pink sky with trees

If you’ve ever experienced a traumatic loss, you know that there are times when you can recall your loss with a certain distance and lack of emotion because, well, as they say, time heals and life goes on. And yet,…

Light and Darkness

The darkness of school shootings and their aftermath has been front and center in the news this month, testing our very resolve to build a better world. As the light dawns this morning, I am thinking of the latest horrific…