It's a true blessing to live right next door to a master potter who
is also an excellent and patient teacher, offering regular classes.
Dick Lumaghi's studio resembles the workplace of a modern
alchemist.
Transformation and change take place at different levels:
with clay and glazes,but
also within the individual students. Experiencing the clay
as it centers
on the potters' wheel has profound effects:
it helps one to become more balanced,
more quiet.
Dick's work combines beauty with practicality; his tea pots for example
are not only lovely to look at, but also feature spouts that never drip!
It's fascinating to watch the magical
transformation from a shapeless lump
of clay
into a beautiful, practical object: