Simple Shapes, Beautiful Function: Beginner Pottery for Daily Living
For those new to pottery, hand-building offers an accessible, intuitive entry point. Unlike wheel-throwing, which requires significant practice to master centering and consistent forms, hand-building lets you connect with clay through the same movements your hands already know—pressing, pinching, rolling, shaping.
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The Beauty of Imperfection: Wabi-Sabi Pottery for Daily Life
There’s a small thumbprint on the base of my favorite mug—an accidental mark left when the clay was still soft. It wasn’t planned, and for a moment I considered smoothing it away.
