Pottery friends how in the heck do you get plates off plates off bats without wiring thru. I am about to just start hand building them.

@Suza Roswandowicz I just made time to watch your video from yesterday and I want to thank you from the bottom of my heart. You made me laugh, and you made me cry. And the pottery was great too! You said what I've been trying to articulate ever since I joined this wonderful pottery community. People from all walks of life, all political leanings, and all around the world can come together and share unabashedly their love of ceramic arts and making art. No holds barred, sending the love right back to you!

One of the perks of being a potter as having a different cup to make you smile each day. Post YOUR cup of the day and share the joy with others!

Okay potters, let’s settle this once and for all! 😄 You can keep all your other favorite glazes — but when it comes to these two classics, you have to pick one: River Birch 🌿 or Winter Wood ❄️ No “both” and no “neither” — just pure, honest glaze preference! So… if you had to cast your vote, which one wins a permanent spot on your glaze shelf? 👀🎨 👉 Team River Birch or Team Winterwood?

I'm usually a pretty private person. However, I feel like I'm among friends here, and among people who can understand my trepidation. You see, I'm about to have ACDF surgery. For the last couple of months I've been having pain, tingling and cramping in my hands and arms. Turns out I've got a couple of discs in my neck pressing on the spinal cord. So they are going to operate on the 16th. I've pretty much stopped doing pottery for the last couple of months because of this, and will not be able to lift or bend for a couple months after. I'm told that this surgery is over 90% effective permanently, but there's always some risk, so I'm a bit nervous. Anyway, I kind of wanted just to vent to someone other than those who live with me every day, and to people who understand what it would be like to not be able to make mud into art. I'm not looking for sympathy, just some encouragement to help me feel just a little braver about what lies ahead. Thanks to all of you for understanding!