Never get attached to a pottery piece until it is finished and safely at home.
I went to check on my wedding gift and sadly, tragedy struck. I was trying to semi-rush the drying process so it could go into the next kiln batch because we leave in a week and a half. Never ever rush the drying of a piece, it always cracks. Not even a small, fixable crack. A huge, straight down the middle, deep crack. Completely unfixable.
At least it hasn’t been fired yet so I am able to reclaim the clay, but I will have to start over. Which is fine, it just means the gift won’t be ready on time. Which is also fine.
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