Honest answers... Studio Dread vs Joy — what’s yours?👀

I’m really curious about this one because my answer has completely flipped recently…

After being away from the studio for a while, I’m honestly just loving every single minute I get in there right now. Yesterday I finished teaching a throwing workshop… and instead of cleaning up straight away, I thought “well, the wheel’s already messy…” — so I jumped on and had a couple hours of throwing myself.

And wow… it just flowed. Everything felt more consistent, more natural… and I had SO much fun. It reminded me exactly why I love this.

Today? Slightly different story 😅After a couple of hours trimming hedges, I’m heading back into the studio — but it’s handling multiple mugs, big buckets of mucky reclaim, and a full clean-up session…

Normally I would dread this kind of day. Reclaim that’s been sitting for months (yes… it’s going to be stinky 😂), buckets everywhere, and a proper mop-down needed.

But honestly? I’m still really looking forward to it.

I think because I’ve finally got systems and little “hacks” in place for reclaim, it actually feels… satisfying now? Plus Mug handling is never as bad once I get into the flow...usually 🤣

If I had to pick, trimming and refining is probably still my favourite — but really, it’s the variety and experimentation that keeps me hooked.

So now I’d love to know…

👉 What’s your favourite part of studio life?👉 And what’s the job you tend to put off the most?

(No judgement — we all have one! 😄)

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