[QotW:When, where, what, or who influenced you to begin your journey into pottery? If you care to share: what was it exactly about pottery that drew your interest?]

23 hours ago, Mark C. said:

...Looking back you could say growing long hair and side burns got me into clay...

I knew it!  Mark you are the consummate NorCal hippy potter

I'd never guessed you were from Long Beach though.

Glad the craft life has been good to you.

[QotW:When, where, what, or who influenced you to begin your journey into pottery? If you care to share: what was it exactly about pottery that drew your interest?]

In JC I was immediately drawn to the feel of the clay, the tactile 'quality', and the process. I liked how I could manipulate clay into a 3D 'something'.

The relative immediacy made the effort rewarding in itself. Having endured painting and drawing, clay was actual fun.

I still feel the same way to this day.

Having said that, I was later drawn to glassblowing like a moth to...talk about immediacy!

[What’s on your workbench?]

First day of the season it looked like this...

[Submit Your Community Challenge Ideas]

...throw ten 10" cylinders all the same size in one sitting...kidding, I'm just kidding... :)

[Beginning wheel throwing projects]

Naw, just 10" high and whatever width, usually 3"-ish diameter.

[Beginning wheel throwing projects]

My first instructor was well traveled in the orient and a believer in the discipline.

Our first assignment was to throw ten 10" cylinders of the same diameter.

If you cannot,  then throw until you can.