Dealing with disappointment in pottery: 3 new ways of thinking to support you and your pottery-making

Disappointment in pottery can happen when the pot in your mind's eye isn’t the same as the one that comes out of the kiln! That sinking feeling of disappointment can really hold us back as potters and can affect even the most experienced of Potters. 

In this episode, I talk about three mindset shifts that I use to deal with my own feelings of disappointment in pottery; 

1. That disappointment is a natural part of the creative process. 

2. That disappointment is a natural part of pottery-making so much out of our control as potters (especially what happens inside a kiln firing!). 

3. That experiencing failure and disappointment in pottery means that you are at the growth edge of your skills and experience.

I hope this episode inspires you not to be discouraged if feelings of disappointment ever come up in your pottery-making. 

The book featured in this episode is ‘A Potters Book’ by Bernard Leach, 1976 edition published by Faber and Faber.

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*New book: Eco-conscious Pottery Colour is available on the Oxford Clay website here.

*A paper copy of Eco-conscious Pottery Colour is available from Amazon here.

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Resources for Potters:

Oxford Clay website resources for Potters

Pottery eBooks

Download the Free How to Make a Pottery Glaze Workbook (suitable for beginners):

Download the Free How to programme an Electric Kiln for bisque and stoneware glaze firings (includes full kiln firing schedule)

Pottery Paperback Books available from Amazon

Video mini-courses for Potters

Oxford Clay blog

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