Music vs Ceramics

     In ceramics, practice probably would not end in perfection, but none the less it would make us better.  Up above is my beautiful display of "bad results".  The bowl always had that crack because I pushed through it when I was trimming and had to glue it back.  The nails turned out darker brown when they were supposed to be a orangish-brown and my combination vessel has a paddy stuck to it permanently; however, these bad results can all be prevented with practice.
     I'd like to take this opportunity to talk about my other hobby.  Not only am I an artist, but I am also an artist in another way, music.  I have been playing guitar since 2003, but I am not all that great.  I can play a little, but I don't know a whole lot of chords, and I only write my own stuff.  Not only do I play guitar, but I also play piano.  I am not a pianist, but I can play a couple things, but I mainly write my own stuff like what I do with guitar.  The 3rd instrument I play and have been playing for 20 years since I was 5, is drums.  I don't get much time to practice because of my all day school/work schedule, but I try to play them on the weekends.
    Practice is the key to music.  I've played more of the guitar over piano so I am better at that; however, I have played a whole lot more of drums than guitar so I am 10 times the drummer than I am guitarist.  The reason, because of the time I have put in.  The same applies to ceramics.  I am not a good ceramic artist because I haven't put in the right amount of time.  When I am getting frustrated on the wheel, I just need to relax and know that "practice" will make "better".  Next semester, I hope to get better results because I really want to become that well rounded artist...