studio ramblings

When I was in my “Rookie Era” I wasn't immediately good at clay…I never knew what to do with a mound of wet clay that spun around on a wheel, and I never had the insight to know what to do with it.   Does it want to be a bowl, mug, vase?  I just made lots of ugly pots.  

When I started creating work, I simply just did it.  It was easy…showing up at the community studio, chatting with other students, discussing different techniques and showing off our elementary style pots, and discussing what coffee flavor we tried that week.  It was a delightful way to spend an evening out.   

When I started putting work out into the world and being judged for its intrinsic value of style, composition, color harmony, and subject matter…it became terrifying, and sometimes still is.

I've realized that the joy is in the process and not always in the outcome.  The joy is in the emails you send and the photos you share when my pieces find homes with you.  My joy is in your joy.

Thank you for following along and making all this possible.

~Sheri

Blueberry

2026