{"id":26,"date":"2016-03-09T23:57:15","date_gmt":"2016-03-09T23:57:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/petermoorepottery.com\/wp\/?page_id=26"},"modified":"2025-10-27T10:56:37","modified_gmt":"2025-10-27T10:56:37","slug":"about-me","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/petermoorepottery.com\/?page_id=26","title":{"rendered":"About me"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image alignright size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"400\" height=\"294\" src=\"https:\/\/petermoorepottery.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/IMG_1328.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-69\" srcset=\"https:\/\/petermoorepottery.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/IMG_1328.jpg 400w, https:\/\/petermoorepottery.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/IMG_1328-204x150.jpg 204w, https:\/\/petermoorepottery.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/IMG_1328-150x110.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>I\u2019m returning to pottery after 35 years (with a few dabbles in-between). &nbsp;I have been living and working overseas for many years and after to Australia I needed a hobby. &nbsp;Over the years I have tried lots of other \u201chobbies\u201d looking for something more convenient, less messy and much more portable \u2013 but nothing really seemed to suit.&nbsp;&nbsp;I finally bought a bag of clay, pulled the wheel out of storage and threw some pots. &nbsp;The first thing I noticed was the smell of the clay \u2013 a wonderful scent that said, \u201cput your hands into me!\u201d I am still working on my throwing skill but working with a wheel is magic! &nbsp;Feeling the clay respond to the pressure of your hands as it forms into a pot is amazing. &nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>After thinking and dreaming about it for a long time in 2025 I have finally enrolled in a TAFE ceramics course to provide some more guidance as well as the opportunity to meet and interact with other potters.&nbsp;&nbsp;I am also a member of St George Potters in Arncliffe.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I\u2019m returning to pottery after 35 years (with a few dabbles in-between). &nbsp;I have been living and working overseas for many years and after to Australia I needed a hobby. &nbsp;Over the years I have tried lots of other \u201chobbies\u201d looking for something more convenient, less messy and much more portable \u2013 but nothing really [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-26","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/petermoorepottery.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/26","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/petermoorepottery.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/petermoorepottery.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/petermoorepottery.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/petermoorepottery.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=26"}],"version-history":[{"count":16,"href":"https:\/\/petermoorepottery.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/26\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":434,"href":"https:\/\/petermoorepottery.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/26\/revisions\/434"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/petermoorepottery.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=26"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}