Under his tutelage my throwing has improved a lot. My turning he says is good. Glazes can be a difficulty, with so many different people using them they can get contaminated and results are unpredictable. Firing is not under my control. The college does that.
Pottery is very therapeutic.
For some of the more elderly members of the class it is an important social activity as well as being a pleasure for its own sake. When there was talk of closing our department down and relocating to smaller premises there was an outcry. Luckily a new principal has decided instead to develop the arts centre. How long have I been potting you may ask. For five years at secondary school one afternoon a week.