An evening making pottery with friends...

On Friday, October 30, Brian and I traveled back to the nearby pottery village to make pottery with several friends. We met with a talented potter and art history professor who taught us about how traditional Korean pottery is based on shapes from nature. We all made pieces on the wheel (with a lot of help!); Brian made a beautiful bowl and I made a candle stand (after destroying a few attempts and creating a small mountain of ruined clay). When we were all done, we sat and had tea (served in wonderful handmade cups) with the artist and his three-year-old daughter. She was particularly interested in our family photos that Brian had in his wallet and entertained us all for quite a while. To top off a wonderful evening we went to a nearby restaurant and tried three delicious new dishes we'd never eaten before. The last one was a traditional soup with green-tea noodles. Scrumptious!