My clay creations on the wheel

It is the first time ever in the pottery studio for me. You can find working at the wheel throwing section all muddy and messy now a days haha. It is mesmerizing to watch someone good ( who knows what they are doing) work the clay, i am still a newbe and struggling with rising the clay for example. But wheel throwing is not a place to be impatient or trying to rush things. Slow and steady wins this race, for sure. It is such a nice time, almost a little meditative. Anyways my visitors- here you witness my very first pieces ever! Two vases, two cups and a bowl. This has taken me a month now, it is a rather patient process to make pottery. You start by wedging the clay into meatballs ( as you can see in the background on one of the images), then you work the clay on the wheel into whatever shape you are creating, then the clay has to dry for a week or more so it is solid enough for the trimming part, that is when you trim down excess clay and create the foot under the piece so that it can stand steadily, after that it needs to dry a little more while you make the handles for the cups or decorate the clay with patterns....and this is where i am at, at this moment in time. It still needs to fired, glazed ( color) and then fired again. Yepp, it is a rather patient process this wheelthrowing business. I cant wait to drink tea out of my own cup ! If you have a chance to try wheelthrowing and you like working with your hands, give it a try, for it is so much fun! Thank you for taking a look at my blogg.Have a great day!!!!!