Exploring MFAH's "Toshiko Takaezu: Worlds Within exhibit"

• The scale alone is humbling. But the smaller vessels and spheres carry just as much weight — each a study in Takaezu's control, skill, and mastery.

My experience: I've been doing pottery for over two years now. I started with my mom, and we've mostly been in the same class with a group of intergenerational women from different backgrounds..

• At the exhibit, we teetered on being obnoxious, audibly in awe, gasping at the glazes, the technique.
• We doubted our own skill, then assured and encouraged each other to experiment. We even dreamed of going bigger in the studio.

Between the lines: The field trip was more than just admiring the art. It was about seeing it together.

• We were a group of women — who often only see each other in clay-covered aprons, tired from work — standing in front of art that felt both aspirational and intimately familiar.

• How beautiful it was to witness work that excites you with the people you'd be most excited to see it with.

If you go: The show runs through May 18. Museum entry is $24.

• Easy to marvel at the art, even if you're not a hobbyist potter.

The bottom line: Try a hobby. Even if you're terrible at it (hi, me). Let yourself be floored by something beautiful.