Ever broken something... and then liked the broken version better?

This is my latest mistake that gave me a better idea.

This isn't actually the better idea :) It's a bad version of the better idea!

I was originally making a vase. I rolled the clay into a large rectangle, decorated it, then stood it upright and wrapped it around an oatmeal box.

The roundness of the container caused a serious distortion of the design. Long story short... I bagged the vase idea... cut the rectangle down to 6" by 9" and decided to make it a name plack instead.

I let it dry for nearly a week... and then accidentally banged it and caused a big chunk of the corner to fall off.

I was just about to throw it away... but decided instead to tinker with it... I carved the flat surfaces so that they look like stone (sort of ) and as I did so, I realized I like the look of one corner missing.

I still have to carve the lines deeper... and neaten everything up... as well as glazing and firing... but I ended up happy it broke.

I'd love to see all of your mishaps that sparked an idea...

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