My wife and I joined a pottery class together thinking it would be romantic but she's naturally talented and makes beautiful bowls while everything I touch falls apart and now I dread going but don't want to quit because it's 'our thing.'
More people experience this than they realize.
The fantasy of shared creative bliss has collided with the reality of unequal natural gifts, creating secret resentment where there should be clay-covered laughter.
“Where Are You with Hobbies and the examined life?”
If this sounds familiar, the Library can help you find the bigger picture.