Monthly Archives: November 2020

Why I Do What I Do:  I throw different.           Throwing is the process of making a piece of pottery on the potter’s wheel.  The process consists of a series of steps.  Centering, Opening Pulling and Shaping.  I will provide links to videos at the end of the article so you can see the process. […]

Why I Do What I Do: A Little More History           For a little over a year and a half, I made pottery in my one car garage studio, adapting the space over time to make it more efficient, but I quickly outgrew that space.  Knowing my need for more workspace, a friend alerted me […]

Seth Godin: One difference between Art and Science. “If you cannot replicate the work and get the same outcome, then it’s not science. If you can replicate the work and get the same outcome, it’s not art.” Is pottery Art or Science? No two pieces of pottery are exactly alike:           I am a functional […]

The Second Jump           I worked at San Antonio College for a little over a year and I had no intention of cutting the cord even though it was a thin cord.  In that year, I learned a great deal.  I realized that I don’t fit all that well into highly structured hierarchical institutions, which […]