

We caught up with Eric at his studio in Long Island City.
After being away for almost two months I’m back to my studio in Long Island City. I commute from my house on the Lower east side by bike. I enjoy being outside and the city is easy to travel through at this time, even if it’s a weird sight to see it empty. It doesn't look right.
​Having decided early on to be a production potter one of my every day challenges is to hand-throw pieces from my collections over and over and keep these looking the same as the first ones I made. I keep records of clay weights, dimensions, and techniques to maintain consistency but also accept that I can't control every aspect of the process, like clay moisture, placement in kilns, chemicals in the glaze recipes, and mood of the day.
Clay makes you resilient. When things go wrong you have to move on and accept and adapt easily. And things go wrong often. As I said, you can’t control everything.

Being able to do what I love puts everything in perspective,and since being a potter is a physical activity it helps my body and my mind to stay balanced.
Joy can be anywhere for me from stopping for 5 minutes and looking at the sky to taking a walk to a virtual visit to a museum or the park.
​The list would be too long but mainly at this time is being healthy, having a close family, good friends, and still be able to have my hand in the mud every day.