Getting a bit discouraged here....

I've only recently taken up pottery, I reached level 48 just today.
Information online is sketchy and inconsistent but I've been doing
pretty good at piecing things together by going through this list's
archives, using the Guide in the game or, when all else fails, trial
and error. All in all I've found it's fun and I've only "lost" around
4pp (was less than that but my (lack of) success rate with bowls
totally screwed up my profit/loss numbers). However, when I asked a
Rogue/Potter friend of mine about the medium bowls (wondering if there
were something a little easier I should be making at this time) all I
got was "Pottery is a pretty useless skill unless you're a Rogue. Why
do you want to take up pottery?" ... Well, cuz I want to, dangit,
that's why! ... But since his question this afternoon, two other
folks asked me just about the same thing - "Why?"... I don't have
visions of becoming independantly wealthy from the skill though I
wouldn't mind if it brought in a little coin. Is this "just a hobby"
that's going to always cost more than it makes me? Or is it possible
to actually profit (or at least break even) in the future?

TIA!!

Lliani
Karana Server