Hoot Hoot.

My first adventure in Kobe turned out to be with pottery! Surprise! I woke up to a giant storm so right away figured no work today... And again after a nice breakfast with Mariko, she told me her pottery teacher was coming today but she was going to practice calligraphy so now would be my chance to make one of the owls I was admiring when I first arrived and met her in the shop they have. So... with the help of the teacher, I did!

Step one. Mold around a jar of coffee.

Round it!

Make a face! Draw some feathers (there was a cute hard brush I dragged along the back, I thought it looked neat). I wanted to make the owl like a pumpkin, so I cut out parts of the wings and of course the eyes are holes. We checked it with a light and it should be a darling little guy when it dries. However, after bending over for two hours and perfecting my baby, I asked how long it would take to dry because I wanted to give it to my mom (owls are good luck for gardeners) the teacher said it would take a month, but maybe if I hair dried it every day it would be *okay* to take, but still breakable. Or I could leave money to ship it home. I don't know what to do, so I guess we'll see where he ends up. It was a fun way to pass a rainy day.