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Great time at the studio today. I trimmed some pieces, glazed some stuff (all of which I put to be gas fired, hope they run that one soon) and got Luba (the woman who owns the place) to help me learn to pull handles better. Then I threw and threw and threw. I feel like I'm starting to get some consistent results and am able to make mugs the shape I want and the size I want. I need to work on throwing them just a bit thinner. I've also learned I really don't like groggy clay. When I go back on Thursday I'll probably just glaze, trim and put handles on pieces. I also had a long talk with the other owner about glaze chemistry. That was quite interesting.