6 thoughts on “My pottery books “Clay:The Potter’s Wheel” and “Clay:Hand Building””
Hand building is fun, I enjoy creating the coils and deciding whether or not to “smooth” them out or leave them, coiled! Actually smoothing them out is even more fun! Patience, control, reward.
However, I really love the potters wheel! So mesmerizing, so perfect. So hard! I have only had a chance to use a throwing wheel but once. & let me say, it was much harder than it looks/I expected it to be.
Oh, how I would love to get my hands on that technique/talent! & my own throwing wheel. 🙂
“Patience, Control, and Reward” —-that’s the working title for my autobiography.
Learning to throw is a lot like learning to swim or learning to ride a bike—difficult at first, but once the skills are mastered, you’re on automatic pilot. How I envy your talent, and youth. You have a wonderful future ahead of you—enjoy it!
Words can’t express what a compliment that is! Thank you, Maurice.
How pleased I am to have found you. I enjoy looking at your spectacular, inspiring work everyday, and will now for some time!
I am glad to hear that throwing clay is similar to learning to ride a bike, etc. I will hold on to that for the next time I get a chance to throw again. I feel as though it will ease the inevitable discouragement!
Thank you again, Maurice! & I am enjoying it already, I can only imagine what will come.
Maurice Sapiro 
Hand building is fun, I enjoy creating the coils and deciding whether or not to “smooth” them out or leave them, coiled! Actually smoothing them out is even more fun! Patience, control, reward.
However, I really love the potters wheel! So mesmerizing, so perfect. So hard! I have only had a chance to use a throwing wheel but once. & let me say, it was much harder than it looks/I expected it to be.
Oh, how I would love to get my hands on that technique/talent! & my own throwing wheel. 🙂
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“Patience, Control, and Reward” —-that’s the working title for my autobiography.
Learning to throw is a lot like learning to swim or learning to ride a bike—difficult at first, but once the skills are mastered, you’re on automatic pilot. How I envy your talent, and youth. You have a wonderful future ahead of you—enjoy it!
Maurice
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Words can’t express what a compliment that is! Thank you, Maurice.
How pleased I am to have found you. I enjoy looking at your spectacular, inspiring work everyday, and will now for some time!
I am glad to hear that throwing clay is similar to learning to ride a bike, etc. I will hold on to that for the next time I get a chance to throw again. I feel as though it will ease the inevitable discouragement!
Thank you again, Maurice! & I am enjoying it already, I can only imagine what will come.
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Would you mind if I simply quoted:
“Patience, control, and reward.” -Maurice Sapiro;
on my about page?
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I would be honored . Please do.
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Thank you, Maurice!
I will link to you on my about page beneath the quote.
You have also been added to my ‘blogroll’!
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