My friend Audrey set up a private ceramic throwing lesson at Muddy's Studio in Santa Ana, CA. A big spacious, well equipped ceramics studio.
Gina was our teacher. And she was fabulous! With only 6 of us, she was really able to give us each a lot of personal attention.
We each had a wheel and got almost instantly smudged with clay all over. We learned how to center the ball of clay (I almost wrote dough) on the wheel, how to start a shape with our thumbs and fingers, how to use our arms and backs to put even pressure on the clay, etc.
Look what I made! Four pots total. The odd shaped one on the top left was my first pot. Not sure where I was going with it but suddenly it turned and looked like a wave. Instead of a mistake it became art!
Collectively in the 3-hour lesson we made this many!
Then we had my favorite low brow spaghetti dinner at The Old Spaghetti Factory in Fullerton.
Audrey brought a super perfect cake. White cake, layered with strawberry mouse and strawberries, all covered in whip cream icing and baby cream puffs. Can I say YUM!!!
And even though I'm 50, no longer a kid, I love, just loved having a birthday party. I act like a kid most of the time anyway so it's lucky I still look like one.
Love and thanks to Audrey and the girls for sharing the day with me. Just the BEST.
