Another autistic to celebrate - potter Bill Rolls

I love Pottery Throwdown and am always amazed at the talents people have, maybe it's because I know I couldn't do anything like that myself that I'm in awe of the ease with which others seem to do so. One thing I've noticed is that they can all draw, being someone who can only draw a bath, I think life becomes more limited when you can't.

Sorry no images half way down the page

There is a pic of Bill Rolls - here is a pic and BBC sound clip - and an article in the Hereford Times, showing his amusing biscuit soup set.

TheCatWoman said:

being someone who can only draw a bath

. I'm sure you can do more than that. You have amazing technical cooking ability - every hobby follows more or less the same rules i.e. motor skills and ability to follow instructions are transferable; all you need is confidence and to keep repeating i.e. practice. I enjoyed evening classes in pottery but never got round to trying the wheel. Still miss those wonderful courses.

Nah, I'm terrible at drawing, anything I draw looks like Picasso on acid. I only did pottery at school, but we never had enough time to do it properly and we never had a go on a wheel. I always saw hairdressing as sculpture, the blend of cut and colour giving shape and texture, but I can't do that anymore as my fingers don't work well enough to hold the scissors properly anymore. It would be nice to be able to do something artistic thats longer lasting than a hair do or food which gets eaten.

TheCatWoman said:

Sorry I didn't mean that to come across as rude and abrasive

You don't sound rude or abrasive to me but I think you don't appreciate your skills, knowledge and talents. I think you underestimate your abilities, perhaps not trying new things because you don't want to 'fail' - which is a shame. And I'm sure many on here would love to have your cooking skills and ability to discern ingredients from different food combinations.

Remember, those on TV are some of the best potters in the country, chosen out of thousands of hopefuls. I don't expect all potters are good at drawing - even some painters cannot draw. A lot of learning is simply about repetition, which means a lot of fails in one sense. I get what you say about cooking - prepared in hours then eaten in minutes! This is a good place to expand interests as there are so many people on this site with different interests and ideas. I'm looking for something new as well because I look on bookshelves lately and don't want to read any of the books.

Maybe Picasso on Acid is your style and will actually make you a fortune…. Not all artists are Van Gough or Monet. Some of them are Quentin Blake or Romanho Cid

Maybe Picasso on Acid is your style and will actually make you a fortune…. Not all artists are Van Gough or Monet. Some of them are Quentin Blake or Romanho Cid