As you know from my earlier post I've had the pottery wheel for awhile. However, I haven't been able to use it. It is heavy and when I brought it home Stacey helped me shove it off my truck bed and onto a work bench but there it sat mocking me because I couldn't coordinate some strong people to lift it down to the floor for me. Finally I thought to place a gig ad on craigslist and in 2 days I was ready to go! Well almost - I needed tools and clay. My fine friend Jennifer Blanck was the final piece of the puzzle. She is quite the Renaissance women...paints, does stained glass, plays piano & writes music, fantastic cook. She was going to give ceramics a whirl too but she decided to forego this one avocation and graciously gave me all her tools and clay. So last weekend I rushed home from Jenn's house excited to see if I remembered how to work the clay. I haven't touched a wheel since high school and I have a lot to learn but after a 24 year hiatus here's the result of my first effort. It's not much but I'm please to know I can still do it!
