Teaching Without Diluting: Passing Traditional Knowledge in a Contemporary Studio
The Responsibility That Comes With Teaching At some point in a craft life, teaching becomes unavoidable. People ask questions. They want to learn what your hands know. They attend workshops or read what you write. When this happens, the role of the potter quietly changes. You are no longer responsible only for your own work. […]
Clay Memory: How the Body Remembers Forms Before the Mind Does
Learning With the Hands First When I first sat at the wheel, I thought pottery was something you learned with your eyes and your mind. I watched closely. I tried to remember steps. Center the clay. Open the form. Pull the walls. I spoke these instructions to myself as I worked. My hands were stiff […]