Mudding your way into pottery
Some of the most fulfilling and productive endeavors involve getting your hands dirty. Take pottery, for instance. Pick up a decorative ceramic vessel and feel the history, the culture, and the skill of the artist that was able to produce something so exquisite from dirt. The results are not only miraculous, but soothing for the builder.
Braelen Bader is one such artist that took a wheel throwing class in his senior year of high school. In that short span of time, something told him that pottery was in his blood. He continued on to Siena Heights University in Adrian, Michigan where he studied pottery and completed with a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree.
Wheel throwing is a process where a ball of clay is centered on a turntable that rotates by electric motor. While the clay revolves, the operator uses his/her hands to carefully mold and shape the ball into a vessel.
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Braelen Bader is one such artist that took a wheel throwing class in his senior year of high school. In that short span of time, something told him that pottery was in his blood. He continued on to Siena Heights University in Adrian, Michigan where he studied pottery and completed with a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree.