Wood & Clay

When I was studying disaster management, one of the lecturers would always ask “does anyone know how to make bread”?  This was, he said, the essence of disaster management – self-sufficient survival skills using local, sustainable supply chains.  Only one person in the class knew how to make bread.  It wasn’t me, but I think I’d survive alright if the power went off. I’ve taken pottery classes, and a wooden spoon carving class at Birch with JoJo Wood. I found wood a lot easier to work with than clay, which is a shame, because I’m fascinated by ancient Mesopotamia, and their world was really shaped by pottery.

Spoon Carving

Pottery

Oh, and I did a couple of bread-making classes at Bread Ahead. Not a bad eoffrt, but I still don’t think I’d say I really know how to make bread.