Pottery Wheels + Studio

This was the day I've been waiting for since I ever laid eyes on one; I used a pottery wheel today! I was so excited because I have always wanted to try! The process requires patience and a sensitive touch, too much or too little water can ruin the piece. This trip is making me want an art studio in my first house!
I ended up making two pieces, both would be great for potting plants! I wasn't that horrible at it for a first-timer either! By the end of class I was happily covered in clay spatter!

Studio was somewhat stressful for everyone today; trying to pinpoint the perfect design to move forward with is never easy, but seeing that our time here is very limited [only 19 days to construct a final full scale model] I think everyone is feeling the crunch. After 5 hours of meticulously critiquing, brainstorming, sketching, all 60 of us called it a day! I'm beat.

Tomorrow we will begin building our full scale cardboard mock-up of our chosen concept, after 8 hours of glass and jewelry classes. Whew! Better get some rest!

Ps. I have noticed that Taiwan has very few sunsets and have now grown to appreciate them when they make an appearance! This is the view from our studio just as class was wrapping up.