Ceramics

Try ceramics if you can!

Though expensive, there can be ways around this when you have your foot in the door. Reach out to people in your town that may have kiln space and source your clay locally if possible. There are so many people willing to help at all times (in my experience).

Why you should ceramicize- there is total creative freedom with clay, it is incredibly forgiving and is can be learned so immediately. I appreciate the forgiveness in hand building, where I am able to do back and modify mistakes or clean up edges as it dries. On the wheel I would recommend taking a couple courses if you are able. It can be intimidating at first and definitely leads to some frustration if you are new! I think, like with anything else, if you focus some time on learning, trying, messing up, and repeating, you will be making mugs and bowls in no time at all.

Glaze freedom is another reason I have come to love ceramics. It takes a lot of control out of your hands when you are experimenting with glazes. Thickness, layering, application technique, kiln neighbors, and much more can effect how your piece will turn out.

I would say that if you are able you should not only learn ceramics but also about the extraction process of the materials you are working with. I to ink it’s important to understand the ethics that are put into your piece, and there are some interesting things to consider.

Here are a couple things I have made in my ceramics class at college.