It's always hard for me to get back into making pottery after I've had to take time off. The problem with being a weekend potter is that anything that takes up time on weekends takes time away from pottery. Earlier this month, I was out of town two weekends in a row. The first to visit good friends that I don't get to see very often and the second for a math conference. Both trips were good. When I went back to the studio last week, I kind of wandered around a while before I figured out what it was I do there.
I finally got cranking on some soup mugs that I am making as a special order. Little things like centering and opening are the first to go for me if I am not practicing regularly. I managed to get some mugs done, but I wasn't really happy with them. I had difficulty getting them to match. It is amazing sometimes how I can take identically sized balls of clay and make mugs that vary so much in size and shape. I will admit that I didn't notice the differences so much this weekend when I sanded them to get them ready for the bisque fire. Maybe when they are fired and glazed, they will be ok. Then again, I may decide that I have to start over and try again to get a set that match.
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