Hi Extrudergirl. I really do enjoy your thoughtful and thought provoking messages regarding the world of clay. Personally, I stumbled over clay totally by accident following my previous retirement from 30 years in ‘career world’, and then spent 16 years in a second ‘career’ (even today I still foster thoughts of getting my own at-home studio up and running). Hand-building and SCULPTING (including some significant extruding, by the way) always topped my own ‘mud world’ and, although I was taught – by an excellent teacher and true master potter – how to throw on the wheel, wheel-throwing somehow just always left me feeling like I was only ‘assisting’, while hand-building/sculpting was ALL ME. THANK YOU, Extrudergirl, for awakening those wonderful dreams yet again. Love your work!
THANK YOU, Extrudergirl, for the nice reply and, once again, for sharpening my old memory buds regarding the wonders of playing in clay. I still have EVERYTHING needed for a full-blown studio operation (except for a potter’s wheel of course) stashed in my 3-car garage, but would HAVE to ‘make some room’ there before I could set it up. BUT,,,, I TRULY TRULY APPRECIATE YOUR MAKING ME THINK HARD ABOUT IT!!! 🙂
Extrudergirl 
I like your notes about clay being a sustainable resource!! 🙂
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Thank you rlyunx.
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Hi Extrudergirl. I really do enjoy your thoughtful and thought provoking messages regarding the world of clay. Personally, I stumbled over clay totally by accident following my previous retirement from 30 years in ‘career world’, and then spent 16 years in a second ‘career’ (even today I still foster thoughts of getting my own at-home studio up and running). Hand-building and SCULPTING (including some significant extruding, by the way) always topped my own ‘mud world’ and, although I was taught – by an excellent teacher and true master potter – how to throw on the wheel, wheel-throwing somehow just always left me feeling like I was only ‘assisting’, while hand-building/sculpting was ALL ME. THANK YOU, Extrudergirl, for awakening those wonderful dreams yet again. Love your work!
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Thank you Howard for your kind words. I am enthralled I could awaken those wonderful dreams. Rosanne
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THANK YOU, Extrudergirl, for the nice reply and, once again, for sharpening my old memory buds regarding the wonders of playing in clay. I still have EVERYTHING needed for a full-blown studio operation (except for a potter’s wheel of course) stashed in my 3-car garage, but would HAVE to ‘make some room’ there before I could set it up. BUT,,,, I TRULY TRULY APPRECIATE YOUR MAKING ME THINK HARD ABOUT IT!!! 🙂
Howard
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