import React from 'react';
import { Link } from 'react-router-dom';
import BlogPostLayout from '../../components/BlogPostLayout';

const MotivationInClay: React.FC = () => {
    React.useEffect(() => {
        document.title = "Creative Block for Potters: 10 Tips for Motivation | Hotchpotsh";
        let meta = document.querySelector('meta[name="description"]');
        if (!meta) {
            meta = document.createElement('meta');
            meta.setAttribute('name', 'description');
            document.head.appendChild(meta);
        }
        meta.setAttribute('content', 'Overcoming Creative Block for Potters is possible. Use these 10 gentle, practical tips to rediscover your motivation and love for clay. Read more now.');
    }, []);

    return (
        <BlogPostLayout
            title="Creative Block for Potters: 10 Tips for Motivation"
            category="Wellness"
            date="Jun 11"
            image="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/aida-public/AB6AXuB8NOE5fGfN4d87cbcB27_Sh-nrlZlqxsTlYKbCZk98SoL-gHsPSWFNuxd1DxBq0g8Qysh0RBZ_btu-_WaH68UjV8SXPUalyxREvUqao4oXmra--pWAsaooWwKvWCzReYZ8kj7G-KIYIAo5mqudzB8n9C6-HVTNPPx9QgZHr_YsojMxlmmVcQ5bqk7-Lp0KtSAiVIPD2-1UE1dMGnkVSLUXKdgA65JIh8M3TtNkaJTGONuFKoTERrYOWe7u2BILnqyukTzlNcvK7Sc"
            imageAlt="Creative Block for Potters tips"
        >
            <p className="lead text-xl text-stone-600 dark:text-stone-300 italic mb-8">
                Dealing with <strong>Creative Block for Potters</strong> (and finding new <strong>Pottery Inspiration</strong>) is a common struggle in the studio. Where the physical labor is intense and the failure rate is high, burnout is real. Whether you are facing general exhaustion or a specific artistic wall, know that this season is part of the cycle.
            </p>

            <p className="mb-6">
                Here is how to overcome <strong>Creative Block for Potters</strong> and find your flow again.
            </p>

            <img
                src="https://images.unsplash.com/photo-1459156212016-c812468e2115?q=80&w=2574&auto=format&fit=crop"
                alt="Creative Block for Potters guide"
                className="w-full my-12 shadow-lg"
            />

            <h2 className="mt-16 mb-8 text-3xl">1. Play without Purpose</h2>
            <p className="mb-6">
                Stop making <Link to="/collections">Collections</Link>. Stop thinking about what will sell. Grab a lump of clay and just <em>pinch</em>. When you remove the pressure, you often solve the <strong>Creative Block for Potters</strong> naturally.
            </p>

            <h2 className="mt-16 mb-8 text-3xl">2. Switch Your Technique</h2>
            <p className="mb-6">
                If you are a wheel thrower, try <strong>hand building</strong>. Changing your physical movements can unlock new neural pathways.
            </p>

            <h2 className="mt-16 mb-8 text-3xl">3. The "100 Pattern" Challenge</h2>
            <p className="mb-6">
                Commit to making 100 small test tiles. Constraints actually breed creativity.
            </p>

            <h2 className="mt-16 mb-8 text-3xl">4. Clean Your Studio (Reset)</h2>
            <p className="mb-6">
                A cluttered space leads to a cluttered mind. Spend a day organizing your <Link to="/atelier">Atelier</Link>. A fresh, clean bat on the wheel is an invitation.
            </p>

            <h2 className="mt-16 mb-8 text-3xl">5. Look Outside of Pottery</h2>
            <p className="mb-6">
                Don't look at other potters on Instagram. That leads to comparison. instead, look at:
            </p>
            <ul className="mb-12 space-y-4">
                <li><strong>Architecture</strong>: for structural shapes.</li>
                <li><strong>Nature</strong>: for textures (tree bark, river stones).</li>
            </ul>

            <h2 className="mt-16 mb-8 text-3xl">6. Take a Class</h2>
            <p className="mb-6">
                Even masters are students. Taking a workshop puts you back in the "beginner's mind," which is a fertile place for ideas.
            </p>

            <h2 className="mt-16 mb-8 text-3xl">7. Revisit Your "Why"</h2>
            <p className="mb-6">
                Look at the very first pot you ever kept. Reconnecting with your origin story can fuel your current practice.
            </p>

            <h2 className="mt-16 mb-8 text-3xl">8. Limit Your Time</h2>
            <p className="mb-6">
                Tell yourself, "I will only work for 20 minutes." Often, the hardest part is just starting.
            </p>

            <h2 className="mt-16 mb-8 text-3xl">9. Embrace functionality</h2>
            <p className="mb-6">
                Make something you <em>need</em>. A spoon rest. A soap dish. Solving a simple, functional problem is a great way to handle <strong>Creative Block for Potters</strong>.
            </p>

            <h2 className="mt-16 mb-8 text-3xl">10. Rest</h2>
            <p className="mb-6">
                Sometimes, the block isn't mental; it's physical. Take a week off. The clay will be there when you get back.
            </p>
        </BlogPostLayout>
    );
};

export default MotivationInClay;