Pottery is the art of molding clay which can be formed by hand construction or the throwing wheel  which is a machine used in pottery to shape clay to create an object. Pottery is a creative tool for people who want to learn new skills and ways to create new art. At Los Osos High School (LOHS), many classes specialize in creative expression using  forms of art like art, dance, graphic design, game design, journalism, wood shop, etc

Installing a pottery class into LOHS would provide many benefits to students such as self-identification, enhancement in creativity, and stress management. Students can have a therapeutic and relaxing experience while forming their own pieces of art in their hands. 

Your mind and your body are in their natural synergy when you are spinning clay on the wheel.

It is important to remain grounded in life, and pottery teaches you that practice makes perfect. As teenagers, we are born naturally creative. It is beneficial for schools to offer as many creative outlets for children as possible because their minds are growing and so are their motor skills. 

By exposing children to an array of creative tools, we can ensure their success and creative openness. 

Through creative expression in schools, we could learn important lessons such as the perfection of imperfect flaws. To be committed to molding pottery you need to be able to have patience, persistence, and concentration on your task at hand. Creativity is what builds human connection and vulnerability. Your art is often cohesive with your emotions and how you express them, by having multiple creative outlets you give yourself multiple opportunities to stay in touch with your emotions.

Schools should be more in touch with their creative expansion as the new generation has become more in touch with creative thinking, innovating unique styles of art.