We had the good fortune of connecting with Laura Cooke and we’ve shared our conversation below.
Hi Laura, is there something that you feel is most responsible for your success?
I think the most important factor behind my success is the ability to pivot easily. I think potters in general have a unique talent of bouncing back when things don’t turn out exactly right. For instance, if a batch of mugs dried out too quickly before I was able to put handles on them, or a material I use to make glaze is suddenly not being mined anymore, or the kiln I was firing failed and all my pieces in there never reached the proper temperature…