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O neof the many aspects I enjoy about working on ClayCraft is that we’ll show you things, warts and all. Tracey’s failed casserole dish in the last issue is a great example of that, as is Jacqui Atkin’s realisation that two pieces of a template could be cut from one piece of clay (see the planter project on page 22). Every potter makes mistakes, or has disasters, it’s not a phenomenon peculiar to beginners, and this month Doug tells us that one of Hannah’s firings resulted in three pieces of new work exploding because of a power supply interruption. As he said, “There are no words of comfort in these situations; I’ve experienced such things many times myself. All I could do was hold her while she sobbed. It was…