Ceramics with PASCAL M.

Well not every teacher has the same approach to teaching, but so far as I'm concerned my students are always welcome to come up with altertate ways of working with the clay, and I know of more than one way to get a similar result. Ceramics is a mix of materials science and art/expression. Taking that into account not everyone can adhere to the traditional techniques due to degree of physical needs to complete some tasks. For instance, some people have problems wedging the clay(its similar to kneading dough), which is a way to make the clay into a uniform consitancy and rid the clay of air pockets before making your ceramic art. While I was in Jingdezhen China, I learned a way to gain both the consistancy and making the clay void of air pockets through a method of throwing the clay on a clean surface in a specific manner to get the same result. Basically my meaning is that the same thing doesnt work for every student and I try to facilitate the lesson to the students needs, so that they can enjoy the lesson and continue to make ceramics without being discouraged.