So I came upon a stunning realization today...the bigger the ball of clay you start out with the less chance there s to make the walls too thin and tear it apart! (at least for me, anyway) 

my second lil pot with rings

...and the even more stunning information... the pots are bigger then too! Ha!

These are by far the two largest things I have turned so far... large, of course, being a relative term at this time...

objects in picture appear larger than actual size, ha!

Pottery 201

Okay we are “back in the saddle” so to speak...that pesky winter snow storm cancelled my 1st class in the second session, but tonight I was pleasantly surprised to see that I didn’t forget everything in the couple of weeks off! (phew, I was nervous)

  Mom made me monogrammed aprons for Christmas which were a big hit, and it may be superstitious, but I didn’t tear up any pots while wearing them, so I may have to keep that up!

  I made this vase and a batter bowl, still nothing very big...need to work on that next week!

baby batter bowl & a vase