When I was a teenager, I spotted a potter’s wheel in our High Schools art class.  It sparked interest and I ended up building myself a kick wheel back in 1974.  I tried and tried to teach myself to throw a pot from a book or two, but was not very successful.  I understood the concept but needed a human to walk it through me.  Fast forward to 1982 and I had the opportunity to take a class at the Birmingham Museum of Art.  That began a lifelong fascination with clay and throwing pottery.  Down through the years I have taught pottery, sold pottery in a local gift shops, and now I make mugs for a coffee company to sale at Farmer’s Markets in my free time.