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This is a mishima bread cloche. Have you ever heard of mishima? (Hint: I don't mean the city in Japan.)
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We never really know what to expect as we work with clay, That includes accidents and other mishaps. Reduce risks; be prepared.

Potters tend to think that kilns are just the grandest things on earth...for firing earth. Yes indeed. Potters like it hot!

Photo © 2009 Beth E Peterson
This is a mishima bread cloche. Have you ever heard of mishima? (Hint: I don't mean the city in Japan.)
Extra bonus feature: Here are more Wordless Wednesdays on About.com and other Wordless Wednesday Blogs...
Filipino potter Jon Pettyjohn began studying pottery and ceramics in the early 1970s and was one of the first contemporary potters working in the Philippines. The article, A Dance with Clay and Fire, details Pettyjohn's travel with clay through his life, including becoming a co-founder of the Putik Association of Philippine Potters.
At present, Pettyjohn and the Putik Association are working with disadvantaged and abused children. Through clay, he is helping them to learn to cope and heal from trauma using the therapeutic effects of pottery.
For myself, I have used my art to express things I could not easily put into words. Has clay helped you or someone you know to cope with stress, trauma, depression, or other problems?
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