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Ceramic Art Therapy Part II
Mark Carter Mark Carter

Ceramic Art Therapy Part II

When I was working on a piece a little while ago, I was overwhelmed with life events that were happening. The clay I was working on at the time was not cooperating. Out of frustration, I decided to scrap my original project which wasn’t working at all and create something new.

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Ceramic Art Therapy
Mark Carter Mark Carter

Ceramic Art Therapy

I decided to scrap my original project which wasn’t working at all and create something new. I put together the pieces of my failed work into a new shape. It didn’t matter if it looked good or not. It was for me, and me alone.

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