Now…most people who know me will also know how unusual it is for me NOT to have tried a craft..but it’s true..ish.
When I was younger..13 or 14 I think..I got some clay for Christmas and loved making things with it but since I became grown up I’ve never tried again…until now!
For Christmas 2019(!!!!) my fabulous husband bought me a gift voucher for a pottery class…learning to throw a pot! Then, just as I’d booked in January 2020, I hurt my wrist and had to cancel…then COVID 19 hit! My hopes of learning a new skill were deflated. I kept in touch with the business that ran the classes and they said it would be ok..they’d honour all vouchers.
Then, they moved!!! More panic…were they still around? Was it too late? Absolutely not! Even though another year and a bit has passed since then, they have continued to keep in touch, reassuring me that I would get to do this..and last Sunday was the day!
I arrived at MakeNorth with bags of time to spare..(hate being late)…and got to have a look around and say hi. There were just five of us doing the throwing and the trainer, Christine, was brilliant. Very patient! After a demonstration we were quickly given the opportunity to try it! Encouraged not to worry about mistakes but to just keep trying…so I did. I had so many failures it was funny but…I really enjoyed it.
this was my first attempt..
Not bad I thought! I did many others following this, lots of wobbly sides, lots of complete collapses but, as one of my girls always says, practice makes better..and better they got!
…and better…..
…and the best…This is my favourite one.
My first and last attempts will both now be glazed and fired ready for me to collect…then I can show you the completely finished result.
Above all I had fun..and I’m desperate to do it again! I’m hooked!
Having left my very precious pots to be glazed and fired ready for me to collect…I felt like an anxious new mother! However, I shouldn’t have worried at all…here they are, carefully looked after and now in pride of place at home x
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