Photo Assignment #3, Kaitlyn

Students gather around Karen Arrington (right) as she shows them how to shape the cup of a chalice on the potter's wheel on Thursday, Feb. 2020, in the Greenbelt, Maryland. Arrington has been holding workshops in the Greenbelt Community Center for over ten years.  

Najee Stuart (left) mirrors Arrington as she demonstrates how to throw the clay on Thursday, Feb. 20, 2020 in the Greenbelt Community Center. Arrington gives her students an assignment, but encourages them to use their own styles and creativity to complete it. 

Elisa Shapiro keeps her foot steady on the pedal as she works on her chalice in pottery class at the Greenbelt Community Center on Thursday, February 20, 2020. It is a running joke in the studio that the pedals have minds of their own as they tend to speed up without the user pressing down on them. 

Karen Arrington measures her pottery in front of a student on Thursday, Feb. 20, 2020 in the Greenbelt Community Center. She suggests to her students that they keep their chalices a manageable size so they can be maintained throughout the glazing process. 

Margaret Lukomska starts throwing a block of clay on her wheel with her hands applying pressure to give it shape Thursday, Feb. 20, 2020. Earlier she was kneading out the clay to soften it up and pop any bubbles within it. 

Najee Stuart slams clay against the table to get it ready for the potter's wheel Thursday, Feb. 20, 2020. Stuart took up pottery in high school and earned the nickname "Teapot Man" because of all the teapots he made. 

Elisa Shapiro's pot undergoes a mishap after her hand slipped while throwing, which is the process of shaping one's piece on the potter's wheel, on Thursday, Feb. 20, 2020, in Greenbelt, Maryland. Shapiro says a bubble in the clay may have messed up her throwing. 

Karen Arrington uses her hands to mold her project on Thursday, Feb. 20, 2020 in the Greenbelt Community Center. The potters and their clothing were covered in clay and dust by the end of the session.

Margaret Lukomska uses her fingertips to taper off the stem of her chalice up as she throws it Thursday, Feb. 20, 2020. There were many tools sitting around the studio but most of the time, the potters stuck with using their hands.