I know next to nothing of pottery/ceramics, so I'm hopeful this may pick up with people that do know more about it!
If you find yourself wondering where to ask for advice and the like, you may ask around [email protected], where other people working on communities collaborate. Best of luck!
I would not consider myself an expert either. Advanced beginner or low-end of intermediate at best. But I'm hoping the "build it and they will come" principle takes effect and we get some experts in here.