potter's wheel

crossing "use a potter's wheel" off my bucket list!

earlier this year we got a groupon for a two hour class to clay on first, a pottery studio in long beach. i went on sat oct 26th with t and some of her friends. it was both harder and easier than i thought it would be. turns out using a potter's wheel takes a lot of arm strength to do correctly and quickly.

we each got four lumps of clay with which to make four things. the instructor walked us thru the first one and was there to help with the rest. i wish we had more time tho since we really only had enough time to make 2.5 correctly. we all ended up rushing the last two. i came away with one misshapen thing, one complete bust, a cup, and a squat little vase thing. you can buy your creations for $5 a piece and they'll fire and glaze them for you in the color you choose. i bought my vase thing and i'll update this post with pictures later. i do kind of wish i'd bought my cup as well, but it was pretty easy to make so i'd probably be able to recreate it next time (if there is a next time).

some of our creations. tallish cup in the upper left corner is mine

overall i had fun and i'm really glad that it lived up to my expectations. :) if i have the chance to do it again i probably will.