On The Wheel Wednesday – Time and Waiting

I sometimes use a hair dryer (and also a blow torch) to speed up the drying of a pot. The rate that a pot dries depends on a number of factors, from the type of clay, to the humidity that day, to many others in between. And so in an effort to keep moving with the piece, I might try to speed it up.

Especially on rainier days.

However, if the humidity is too high and the clay is not drying as fast as I would like (and I do not want to use the heavy hitter of the blow torch as I am worried the piece may be too fragile), then I will sometimes have to simply . . . . . . . . . . . . wait.

.
.
.
.
.

.
.
.
.
.

Wait for the weather to change;
wait for the rain to pass;
wait for a sunnier day.

.
.
.
.
.

And then after leaving it away from my awareness and giving it some time – it is ready.

Fragile creations can require patience. We can try to speed things up, but often, they just take the time they take.



What is something fragile that is or has required your patience?

Once we hit 300 subscribers, we will be drawing for two prizes that will include a copy of our book ‘A Potters Dream: Myths & Legends’ an art print and piece of jewelry for one of the lucky winners. You can subscribe to our Newsletter by clicking here. Don’t worry, if you are already a subscriber, you are automatically entered.