All my pots are built by hand. I’ll try the wheel again one day, but for now, I enjoy the control and pace I experience from hand building. Because I lack skill (and patience) everything I make is a bit wonky and lopsided. But on the bright side, that’s just how I like pots to be. In fact, it’s the uneven, crooked, wonkiness of most things that I find charming –– the asymmetrical pattern in a rug, a pair of mismatched chairs, my daughter’s gloriously messed up teeth. I’m taking inspiration from Sydney-based artist, Holly Macdonald this week, whose beautifully painted ceramics are pure whimsy.