The process is incredibly long and now, more than ever, I admire ceramist artists SO much.
You may wonder what takes to do a simple bowl? prep the clay, center it on the wheel, create a form (you can also cry that it works perfectly), then, cut piece off the wheel, leave the piece out to dry for weeks, turn it and smooth all imperfections, let it dry again, fire for hours, glaze, fire for more hours.
An art that requires so much patience, was just what I needed this year, and maybe, you do need it as well.