Ceramics has many facets from slip molded copies of cartoon characters to hand-formed wood fired ware by master ceramic artists. Ceramic workshops therefore have a similar range of possibilities. Some emphasize product others process. Those that emphasize product outline steps that lead you to a certain end product. The end result may be pleasing but the steps are dictated and will never lead to art. Only true honest ceramic processes passed down from generation to generation can ultimately lead you to art.