by Elisa | Oct 12, 2022 | About me
I just finished reading “the midnight library” by Matt Haig. It was hard to get through the first few chapters as the story revolves around the life of Nora Seed who lives in a downward spiral toward her decision to commit suicide. It is a tough bit to read especially...
by Elisa | Oct 5, 2022 | Insights of a potter, Technical Stuff, Tips and Tricks of a potter
One of the first things I address when I start to teach the wheel to my students, is the direction of the wheel. I generally ask whether the students are right or left handed and I explain that righthanded people mostly work on wheels spinning counter clock...
by Elisa | Oct 5, 2022 | Insights of a potter, Technical Stuff, Tips and Tricks of a potter
One of the daily or, in any case frequent, tasks of a ceramic artist is the recycling of clay. With the exception of a few of us, the majority of ceramicists buy their clay from a supplier in plastic form. Clay comes in 10-12kg bags ready to use. When...
by Elisa | Sep 5, 2022 | About me, art therapy, communication, Insights of a potter
In my previous blog I wrote about art and its role as an alternative to verbal communication. Currently I am working on a program for a course to use clay in as a therapeutic instrument in the counselling room. That brings me to the next question: what is the...
by Elisa | Aug 30, 2022 | About me, art therapy, communication
We generally express ourselves through words, but beyond words there is a myriad of other possibilities. Think about different ways of communication, like the information that you can gather from the body, including posture, expression and behaviour while you observe...
My name is Elisa; I am a woman, a mum, a daughter, a friend and a wife… and a passionate ceramicist/potter. 
