Self Development Challenge: Pottery Week 1 Update

This week I started my Self Development challenge, which is working towards finishing a fifteen hour pottery course. My course run by WEA Adelaide on Tuesday mornings.

This week we made pinch pots which is one of the most basic items you start making in ceramics.

I enjoyed experimenting with some really basic tools on the edging.

After an hour or so we were then introduced to coiling techniques. I decided to make a flower pot, and discovered that I actually forgot to put a hole in the bottom of it when I started! I used a knife to cut out shapes, which was very similar to ideas other students in the class had.

The finished product! I am very happy with this one.

 Our tutor, Mary, encouraged us to buy some tools for our course, so I purchased a pottery tool kit at Eckersley's on Friday. I also called into Urban Cow Studio and was highly inspired by some amazing ceramic creations.

This challenge is for... Self Development
Grow as individuals through pursuing opportunities for SELF DEVELOPMENT
Participants of the Olave Program are encouraged to develop themselves and their
abilities. The Olave Program is designed to extend and challenge participants to go
beyond the boundaries of their comfort zone. As a result, they develop their personal skill
and abilities, taking on things that they would have otherwise thought impossible.

To satisfy this component, you are required to develop a new skill or interest, or
improve upon an existing skill or interest.