Not from messing around in a garden’s soil, but from molding clay into his vision of a mug, plate or casserole dish. The Rohan Potters president has more than 40 years of experience and steady hands working on the wheel. And while he prefers creating more utilitarian objects, his fellow artisans would rather form aesthetic pieces such as vases. “You have to know how to dance in a pottery studio.” He will, however, lend his expertise when needed. Like the time a bonsai artist wanted to make bonsai pots and wasn’t sure how to do it, so Kotzbauer talked him through the hand-building process.

Source: Daily Sun November 24, 2017 13:07 UTC