Outside My Comfort Zone

I volunteered to do a pottery demonstration at work on Friday, Apr 25.  "Volunteered" as in it was my suggestion and I said I'd do it if people were interested.  Interest was expressed, so it was put on the schedule for the day.  Wow.  What's even more amazing is that there were a good number of people who actually showed up to watch me throw pots at lunch time during our day long professional development.  I was pretty nervous to be honest, but it was all OK.  Once I got started, it was fun.  I'm getting much better about having people watch me throw now.  

I made a few pieces--3 to be exact.  A mug, a vase, and a pitcher.  I put handles on the mug and pitcher on Saturday.  

(Don't have a picture of the vase.  Sorry.) 

I was in a pitcher making mood after that, so I threw a couple more. It was sunny and warm so I was able to dry them enough to get handles on them before I left.  

I had to trash this one.  It cracked when I attached the handle.  I thought about trying to cover up the crack with decoration (note all the lumps of clay at the top of the handle), but chances were good that it was going to die in the end anyway and it just looked weird to me.  Too bad really.  I liked the shape.

There was one other lump of clay.  I tried twice to make it a pitcher and it just would not cooperate.  So I made a baker.  Stubborn clay.  I'm still working on handles.  I don't think I've "got it" yet.  

On a completely unrelated note, I really like sun dried tomatoes.  There were some on the piece of left over pizza I just ate.  YUM!