Learning the Ropes
Today I had my second session throwing on the wheel. My first was a total failure. I thought all the stuff I learned in high school was going to come back to me... it did not. So I left after a couple of hours without having successfully made anything! Every time I tried to pull up my pieces, they would just totally fall apart (upon reflection, I think I was using too much water, like wayyyy to much).
So anyways, I went back today to take another crack. There are only two wheels in the studio, and one was occupied by, why beat around the bush, a very beautiful young woman. So I was quite scared. If things were to go as they went last time, I was totally going to embarass myself in front of this baddie! But my guardian angel had other plans for me. I sat down and just decided to damn the torpedoes and see what I had in me. And wouldn't you know it, I immediatley threw something that actually resembled a bowl, albeit an imperfect one. I think my nervousness under the gaze of the fair maiden kicked me into high gear. And thank goodness for it.
Eventually, this person left (after I spit some game at her (asked her if she knew where the bat pins were)), and I immediatley lost all ability to throw again! I started second guessing myself, I couldn't get it centered, and I was starting to think that this nameless girl had placed a curse on me that allowed me to succeed only in her presence. Just when I was thinking that I needed to track her down to convince her to lift this curse, I succeeded once again. So I left the studio with two similar-looking bowls. Hurrah. Here they are:
You already knowww I had to put some spirals on the bottom there. I'm planning on going in on Tuesday to trim, and then I can fire and glaze them! A successful second attempt has been made.