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Speaker: real quick before we get started did you know that the questions that we asked are going to determine what our pottery is going to look like and it's going to determine what our voice is going to look like that's why I created 15 questions that you can use right now to start discovering your own unique voice go to shapingyourpottery .com forward slash questions to get this free booklet
Speaker: If you love pottery and want to take your skills to the next level, you're in the right place. Find your own pottery style right here on Shaping Your Pottery with Nick Torres. Let's get started. Star Wars, known for its great story and visual effects, and has one of the biggest fan bases on the planet. But can Star Wars help you discover your own pottery voice? Let's find out.
Speaker: What is up, Shaper Nation? This is Nick Torres here. For those that don't know me, my name is Nick Torres, and I have a mission to help as many potters as I can to find their own unique style with their potter. In this episode, I'm going to be talking a lot about Star Wars, so I hope you guys enjoy it.
Speaker: Star Wars is one of those things that I just absolutely love. I love watching Star Wars. One of my favorite memories from watching Star Wars was literally watching it with my sister, like literally during COVID. She was staying at my house for like almost a year and a half. And we literally watched all the Star Wars movies and we were just talking about Star Wars all the time. And that's one of my favorite memories with her is watching Star Wars.
Speaker: And because we got really into Star Wars, I started looking at the lore of Star Wars, you know, some like things that people might not know because I just wanted to dive deeper. I just wanted to learn more about Star Wars because there's the actual movies and then it goes deeper into what it is. And so I wanted to learn the lore of Star Wars. And during my research and like going on YouTube and learning all these stories about Star Wars,
Speaker: I learned that the Jedi use different forms for their lightsabers and how they fight with their lightsabers. You know, for example, Obi -Wan Kenobi, the goat, he uses form three, which is basically a defensive form. And then Anakin Skywalker, he uses form five, which is an attack -based form. But why am I telling you about the forms of Jedi?
Speaker: Well, that's because the forms of Jedi are the way they communicate how they fight. You know, some Jedi want to be more defensive. They don't want to be attacked first, but some want to be attacked first. And that's more leading them into the dark side, which is more why Jedi tend to stay away from that. But I'm telling you this because those forms are like your pottery, your pottery.
Speaker: And everything you do has a unique way to communicate your own pottery voice. Everything you do, you don't have to be the same as everybody else. You can communicate your pottery the best you see fit for yourself. If you wanna go out there and start making flower pottery, go communicate that voice to people. Go communicate that because when you start doing that,
Speaker: That's when your voice is gonna start truly showing up. You're making for yourself first and you're expressing yourself through your pottery and the ways you are making pottery because you are simply just doing things that excite you and you are leaning more into those interests. And it's just like the forms in Star Wars and how the Jedi use their forms, they have all these different forms, but they all get the job done, right?
Speaker: Whatever they're doing, whether they're trying to attack the droids or save the Empire, the Jedi are getting the job done with their lightsabers and their forms and their force powers. It's the same thing with your pottery.
Speaker: Whatever you are making right now, that is how you are communicating your voice, but it's better to make for yourself and make the things that you wanna make, because that's how you are truly expressing your pottery voice. There are many different ways you can do that. You can even combine many different things all at once as well.
Speaker: You don't have to be the same thing as everybody else because in this pottery space, it's very crowded. A lot of things have probably already been done, but that doesn't mean you don't have to stop doing those things.
Speaker: If you enjoy doing those things like maybe you like glazing you like seeing the way glazes look you Want it to be simple great keep doing those things because that's your voice that you want to communicate with maybe if you don't like glazing, but you want your party to start looking a little bit different and You maybe let's say you are a nerd of Star Wars and you like Star Wars as well. I
Speaker: How can you add those things that you like outside of pottery and put it into your pottery? There's literally somebody I've seen on Instagram that literally makes Star Wars themed mugs and they're absolutely insane. And you guys can be doing the same thing with all of your interests as well. Just go out there and start adding your interests into your pottery because there are many different ways to communicate your voice and only you can do that. Nobody else can do that for you. Only you can do that.
Speaker: but you have to start doing the things that interest you and adding those things into your pottery. Don't listen to anybody else, listen to yourself about how you wanna communicate your own pottery voice. Again, I'm a huge nerd and I love Star Wars and that's how Star Wars can help you with finding your own unique voice. Remember, you're just one pot away from finding your own unique voice, so keep on making, keep on making. You will find it eventually. See you guys next time.
Speaker: We hope you enjoyed this episode of Shaping Your Pottery with Nick Torres. Do you have questions about pottery that you'd like Nick to answer? Send them to us on Instagram at Nick Torres underscore pottery. We'll see you next time.
