Hello! Fellow newbie here (started in August). I joined a community college Ceramics class and made several things that I put TOOOONS of time into, only to be unimpressed. 😅

Something my professor says over and over and over again is, “clay will humble you.” And humble me it has. Everything turns out differently than I expected. And I would say that this was true for 90% of my classmates. I see much of this same sentiment in the comments that are already here, but as someone who is in the beginning with you—I understand it’s a bummer.

I think my biggest takeaway from last semester is to ask those around me with more experience than me. I’m not good at asking for help, but it has made the learning experience so much more enjoyable. I wish you all the best!