How ceramics are an antidote to division and negativity

More than 25 years ago, I sat behind a wheel in a ceramics class for the first time. There I learned the fine – and sometimes not so fine – tricks of the trade. A lot has changed in the world since then, but one thing has remained the same: the power of community within a ceramics group of truly interested people.

Today I am no longer in class or attending lectures, I stand in front of the class or give them. And from that perspective I see something special: students and participants who inspire each other, share ideas, discuss designs and even learn from failures. Yes, also from the ceramics accidents – not to laugh at, but to understand and perhaps even to reuse.

Making ceramics yourself and designing glazes gives an enormous positive impulse. It shows how important it is to understand each other, learn from each other and continue to develop yourself.