{"id":15077,"date":"2016-02-28T13:45:33","date_gmt":"2016-02-28T13:45:33","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.challengedetroit.org\/?p=15077"},"modified":"2016-02-28T13:45:33","modified_gmt":"2016-02-28T13:45:33","slug":"throwing-pottery-in-the-d","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.challengedetroit.org\/blog\/throwing-pottery-in-the-d\/","title":{"rendered":"Throwing Pottery at Pewabic"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>Last night I attended my first pottery class at Pewabic and it was a wonderfully entertaining experience that I highly recommend. Pewabic is Detroit born and Detroit made and their studio is located on East Jefferson near the villages. Founded in 1903 during the Arts and Crafts movement by Mary Chase Perry, Pewabic pottery is found in many of the stately Detroit mansions build in the early 1900&#8217;s. Their tiles and glassware remain highly celebrated and sought after by homeowners and collectors in this region and across the United States.<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>\n<div id=\"attachment_15078\" style=\"width: 310px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-15078\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-15078\" src=\"http:\/\/www.challengedetroit.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/Pewabic_Pottery_Detroit_MI-300x237.jpg\" alt=\"Pewabic Pottery \" width=\"300\" height=\"237\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.challengedetroit.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/Pewabic_Pottery_Detroit_MI-300x237.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.challengedetroit.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/Pewabic_Pottery_Detroit_MI-1024x809.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.challengedetroit.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/Pewabic_Pottery_Detroit_MI-768x607.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.challengedetroit.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/Pewabic_Pottery_Detroit_MI.jpg 1857w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-15078\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Pewabic Pottery<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>The pottery throwing classes at Pewabic takes place upstairs in an open studio space filled with history. The ceilings boast an open timber frame, the walls are brick, and the windows have history. And in many ways, the studio space is inspiration for how I may want\u00a0my studio space to look one day. As I looked around the room I saw all sort of works on shelves- \u00a0and in various stages of the pottery making process. As I sat down at the wheel and listened to instruction and watched other people throwing their pottery, I started to\u00a0think, &#8220;this is going to be easy&#8230;.&#8221; And I was right. It can be easy&#8230; for those that have built their skills (most often through practice and experience). Having come into the class with zero pottery throwing experience, I quickly learned that pottery making isn&#8217;t easy. I don&#8217;t yet have the skills it takes to craft beautiful (and functional!) pottery, but in time I hope to build them. I can see that even after a couple of hours at the wheel, I was improving.\u00a0For me, last night was a reminder that for us to become skilled at something &#8211; we must be committed to work hard &#8211;\u00a0to learn and grow from our challenges.<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Last night I attended my first pottery class at Pewabic and it was a wonderfully entertaining experience that I highly recommend. Pewabic is Detroit born and Detroit made and their studio is located on East Jefferson near the villages. 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