i think anyone who feels dispossessed from the advance of technology should rekindle that spirit of hands-on adventure by looking at clay pots at the museum.

the souls of a thousand hours sit there behind glass and valued for their richness and simplicity, against all odds, and people to this day carry on those traditions to improve the art.

did the soul of pottery die with the industrial revolution? will your hand code? it won’t be for everyone, but it’s there for you.

find a book by Soetsu Yanagi on the subject of “min gei” and it will help you.