getting started, the what's and how's

Looking forward to the Vids Marianne.

Bubbles_ wrote:
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Thanks Marianne,

I have done pottery at school and really enjoyed it. I love working with
clay and the finished products. No doubt it has been sometime, however I
keep gravitating back to the idea of doing it on the side as a hobby and
little earner..

You are about at where I was when I wanted to set up my own little workshop,
then. All I had to start with was some tools and the wheel that I bought
cheap from my teacher.

I see you have gotten a response under here from Elaine. Hope that works out
well!

Do be careful not to invest too much in the beginning. If you don't watch
out, this can become a pretttty expensive hobby!

You give some good ideas--thanks. I no doubt will need to go to classes to
learn more and get a feel for it, however am interested in seeing if there
are any home made equipment ideas out there too. No doubt the great
pottery of the past wasn't made with the latest and greatest of our age
;-)

I have had 3 different teachers in the past 5 years. The one I have now is
so diverse in her knowledge, she's more like 5 teachers in one! Hehe! I
never do stop learning, and the time spent with others who also love pottery
is definitely quality time. I also get inspiration from what they are
making. Plus that I can ask my teacher about things I am wondering about,
from oven temperatures to repairing stuff that has gone wrong, etc.

I think I will show either coil building or pinching in my next "pottery
101". You are so right about it being totally possible to make nice things
without a lot of tools!

I do look forward to your videos and have made the page a favourite for me
to visit from time to time. Many thanks for you answers and comments.

That's great! You just gave me the push I needed to get editing that first
101-video! Hehe!

I am based in Brisbane Australia.

Well, then! G'day! :-D

Keep smiling

Marianne