Michael Hamlin

I am a full time professional potter/clay artist. Most of my inspiration for my pieces comes from plants-flowers, moss, lichen, mushrooms, seed pods and capsules. I grow and collect many plants. In 2021 as the Covid 'Lockdown' was lifting, I had open heart surgery, a double by pass. Because of the recovery/healing time I couldn't work with clay for almost a year. During this recovery period, I watched a lot of watercolor videos and became enchanted by the process. I thought instead of sketching out my clay sculpture ideas in pencil, it would be a great to paint them in watercolor. Watercolor has become a very inspirational medium for me and I have been learning how to paint intuitively with it.
I'm takinig this course to feed that curiosity and excitement that watercolor has opened up in me.
For fun, I train and compete in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu!