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“It was supposed to be round,” she said with a laugh. “I said, ‘Okay, abstract art.’”

But over the course of eight weeks, the two developed their skills, ultimately fashioning a teapot complete with a spout and lid that could truly hold and pour water.

“It was incredible to see how far I came,” Pahlke said.

“We all kind of started building off of one another,” Steiner added.

The two were joined by eight other students in a creative aging ceramics class that met at the AVA Community Art Center. The class was…