#pottery

#pottery

Double Fine has been on a tear with its smaller projects lately. The popular indie game developer is following up last year's atmospheric adventure game with a new title in a totally different direction. As its Double Fine founder Tim Schaefer attempted to say five times fast during today's Xbox Developer Direct, is an "online multiplayer pottery party brawler" that boasts exactly the sort of colorful, clever fun that fans have come to expect from the studio.

If you're totally new to the world of clay, there are two taster workshops that'll teach you all the basics. In the 2-Hour Hand Building Taster, you'll try out pinch cup and handle stitching techniques and learn how to shape the clay into functional and decorative pieces. You can live out your best Ghost pottery fantasy with the 2-Hour Wheel Throwing Taster, where you'll learn fundamental techniques like centering, pulling and shaping the clay and get working on the wheel to make bowls and cups.

Back then, I was a marketing representative for an asset management firm in Penang, Malaysia. It was a steady job, and I had supportive managers who allowed me to take ownership of my work. It was a client-facing role, and over time, I realized it wasn't the best fit for my personality, even though I learned and grew a lot from the job. After the pandemic, I started feeling burned out. Deep down, I always knew a 9-to-5 wasn't meant to be my long-term path.

The process started with carving gold foam to explore forms and figure out what shapes worked best. After that, the team experimented with blending recycled bisque-fired ceramics.

The phenomenon of hot people making pottery online reduces the craft to an aesthetic trend, overshadowing the meaningful, historic art form that has long enriched daily life.