I used to dig clay out of a local creek when I was a kid and make pinch pots that I left drying all over my driveway. Nearly 50 years later, I found myself looking to explore creativity for creativity’s sake. I had run a business in a creative industry for nearly 30 years but I wanted to do something more personally fulfilling. I’m a member of an online community of middle aged women that’s based in the UK and during one of our weekly conversations, one of them mentioned the Great Pottery Throwdown so I started watching it and instantly recognized that this medium offered me the ability to make functional objects, which I love, and has a synergy with the skills and techniques I bring with my from many years in papercrafts. So here I am, just beginning but wildly enthusiastic!