Handling Disappointment

Last week, after a long winter hiatus from pottery, I made several dozen handles for mugs. Not having made any in a while, my confidence wasn’t so great and at times I knew my technique could use improvement. The handles were too thick here, too thin or too wide there. I knew that a few…

Lessons That Last A Lifetime

“What We Leave Behind Is As Important As Where We Came From” This is the slogan I created for my pottery business. It not only conveys my commitment to environmentalism, conservation and preservation of traditional skills and cultural heritage, but embodies the often overlooked values that are passed down through generations of family. My mother…