Circumstance does not make the man; it reveals him ...
James Allen
Life is a self-directed experience ... take charge !
Life
When we understand that none of us is pure, that
we are all both real and ideal, heroic and absurd ...
Only then do we truly understand
Carlos Fuentes
the pot is the man;
his virtues and vices
are shown therein -
no disguise is possible
Bernard Leach
Experience is fluency, never discount what daily
work in the studio can teach.
Attentive making is the most ancient, quiet, invaluable teacher ...
Anonymous
Throwing is like having a conversation with clay.
As the creator I can tell the clay
what I want, manipulating my hands as the clay turns through them. The clay responds
to my movements, deforming from my pressure and if I am in tune with the clay it
responds to what I want and our relationship is pleasant. If I am too demanding the
clay fill tear, collapse, and crack. Every piece is an agreement between what I want
and what the clay is willing to do ...
John Hasagawa