This is my second semester teaching older adults ceramics, and I can honestly say it has been one of the most joyful and meaningful experiences of my life. It’s an honor to be in the room with them each week, and in many ways, I feel like I’m the student. I’m learning more from them than they are from me. Some of my students come in carrying challenges that are visible right away. Some are visually impaired. Some are recovering from strokes. Some have limited mobility or stre

Old Lady & the Shoe ““Anyone who stops learning is old, whether at twenty or eighty. Anyone who keeps learning stays young. The greatest thing in life is to keep your mind young.” — Henry Ford One of my students told me she was going to make The Old Lady and the Shoe. She combined everything I had taught her — coil building, pinch pots, and slab construction — into one whimsical project. When she presented it to me, I asked with a smile why she didn’t make an old lady to go w

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