I made a promise to myself and here I am…trying to fulfil it. I joined my pottery classes this week, and my first day was remarkable. Kneading, rolling, hand-pinching, scoring, and what not. Ofcourse am yet to learn the art of “Throwing on the wheel”, wedging, centering, pulling, firing, glazing and a lot more. Slowly, am hoping I would be able to master this fine art. I want to.
At the school, some artefacts displayed
My first creation, hand pinched. Unfinished. An ethnic turtle at a very raw stage.
You know, the best part is everyday I am getting inspired. The biggest lesson is that of “detachment”. At beginner’s level, we created an article and then with a heavy heart we had to dismantle it. Why? So that we detach ourselves and focus on the next object to achieve the perfection. Secondly, “Patience”. The entire process is a bit time-consuming and needs tremendous patience. Once, you have given some form to the clay, you need to wait until it hardens and then there’s firing, glazing, etc. It may take over 2 weeks to get the final outcome, depending on factors like texture of the clay and right temperature.
So, life is a great lesson. Keep learning!
celestialrays said:
What a handsome turtle 🙂 Good luck dear 🙂
Dew said:
Thanks a lot 🙂
Bikram said:
wow.. all the best .. the turtle looks lovely
Dew said:
Thank you Bikram.
Dev said:
Nice work Dew. And the destruction of the article just after creation, to mark detachment is quite a nice exercise.
Dew said:
Thanks Dev 🙂
Comfy said:
The turtle looks so good. Can’t even tell it is the first time you are doing this. Loved it.
Here is to many many more. 🙂
Dew said:
Thanq thanq thanq 🙂
Scribby said:
you are doing your best 🙂 fulfilling the promise made to oneself..nothing like it 🙂 carry on…
the turtle looks cute 🙂
Dew said:
Thanks Scribby 🙂
Pixie said:
wowie!! I so wanna join pottery lessons too! 😀
Pixie said:
and the turtle looks lovely! 🙂
Dew said:
Join then, what’s stopping you? Believe me it’s fun 🙂
Rajlakshmi said:
woww that’s amazing 😀
the turtle is beautifully done 😀
Dew said:
Thank you Rajs 🙂
Chatterbox said:
Wow! loved the awesome lessons you are learning besides some fantastic artwork 😀
Enjoy 😀 😀
Dew said:
Thank you CB 🙂
Swaram said:
Awesome awesome awesome Dew 🙂 Keep at it and have fun 😀
So, I get a Dew-made ethnic turtle next time we meet yahooooooooooo!
Dew said:
haha!!! absolutely dear….a special one indeed 🙂
blommer22 said:
though it’s a bit weird for a turtle but it’s still so cuuuuttteeee…
enjoy the class, dear. 🙂
Dew said:
I know, poor turtle 😉 … thanks
liveonimpulse said:
beautiful creating something with your hands..must feel amazing !!
Dew said:
Yes, truly amazing dear 🙂
PNA said:
not at all trying to be philosophical… but every activity teaches us so many virtues.. need not go in for a personality devp class or a time management course… all we need is just do little activities and in the process we learn unconsciously and learn very well…
cute turtle dew.. 🙂 kisses for the little creation 🙂
Dew said:
You are absolutely right PNA 🙂 very well put together!!!!
Thanks for your kind words ….
25BAR said:
Impressive! That’s a nice turtle!
I thought that you’d password protected your blog for a bit.
Dew said:
Thanks 🙂 Yeah… had made it private for sometime ….