this hit me so hard. i'm also new to pottery -- it's humbling and grounding. i want to be a better person in other peoples' lives. but it's so hard when i don't know myself, and it makes me wonder how they could possibly know me, when the person they see isn't the person that i am

This is very emotional and great. Who would have guessed I'll be sad by a coffee mug. I've actually just started life drawing and getting back into drawing seriously since middle school. People say I'm not bad but I'm nowhere near the skills of others but I hope to get better. I've been going through a serious rough patch and a rethinking of my life but I'm glad this exists to give me hope. Thank you