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Pottery making ideas, with internet dating onthe rise, dating methods have continued to change over the years.As the way couples connect has broadened over the years, so haveactivities that couples engage in on dates. Dinner and a movie isno longer the standard date activity. One creative way to enjoy adate is to make pottery together. The good thing is that there areso many art and pottery options, from earthenware clay to ceramics,to meet the individual styles and tastes of any couple.
-Many couples have found that painting pottery together, especiallyon the more nerve racking first dates, offers a common variablefrom which a comfortable, natural conversation can ensue. Whileapplying dry glazes to a piece of pottery, couples can talk abouteverything from politics to work to family without the stress ofstaring across one another at the dinner table and trying to makeconversation.
-Drape molds are a great way to make a personal pottery piece on afirst date. The particular drape, hump and slump mold can be usedto made a variety of letters, forms and numbers with slabs of clay.Couples can make a mold with their initials or together work onletters to form one of their favorite words, such as LOVE, PEACE orJOY. Looking through any current design magazine, you will find thepopularity of such inspirations, which allow your favoritesentiments to reside within the home.
-What your future partner decides to create can also reveal partsof their personality that they might not be comfortable sharing ona first date. Painting a plate for a beloved grandmother or acoffee cup to get in with the boss, these are just a few thingsthat might tell you a little more about a potential mate andmore.
-You don't usually think that the creating a plate comes beforedinner, but make it a first. Another creative idea for potterymaking is to design plates together and then make dinner together.You can use the plates that you painted and/or deigned and then usethat as a springboard for dinner conversation over you penne pastaand Caesar salad or whatever other culinary delight you createtogether. It has been said over the years that the couple who dinestogether stays together. Perhaps, the same could be true for thepottery making couples of the world. Much like the internet, it iscertainly one of the modern ways of connecting.

So make a date with pottery, whether you chose to use drapemolds, dry glazes or earthenware clay. With the wide range ofproducts available through American Art Clay Company (AMACO) therehad never been a better time to make the first date a memorableone.