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Monsters And The Maker | Amy Breed | Episode 1174
Amy Breed | Episode 1174
Amy Breed, the artist behind Spacecat Ceramics, makes weird and whimsical monsters. Each is one-of-a-kind — a little odd and a lot joyful, like they escaped from a dream and fell into a cartoon. Every monster gets a name and a story before heading out into the world to find their forever place.
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GRPotteryForms.com
diamondcoretools.com
Number 1 brand in America for a reason. Skutt.com
For all your ceramic needs go to Georgies.com
Do you ever sell your work online?
I do not. I am actually a little weird in this world these days, but I do not. I really value the slowness, the connection, and the real time joy of monster adoptions. I really enjoy being around people in that small window as an introvert it’s sort of my controlled zone. I also can’t keep up with the demand so I had to have a boundary that I don’t sell online.
Do you do commissions?
I do not. I tell people that the monster process is a mysterious one and I try my best not to meddle with it in any way, so the monsters come out of my heart as they will and I can’t force that.
Are you willing to do big wholesale orders?
I am not. I work in very small batches and I work very slowly, which I also acknowledge is a privilege.
Do you actually sit and write the stories for each monster?
I do. So that was a thing past Amy came up with and now I’m like, ooff, we weren’t selling as many then, thank you. I do, I sit down and I have an entire spreadsheet of probably over 500 hundred stories about the monsters and their stories and I do not repeat them.
How can you keep from repeating your stories?
I have to come up with new ones every time. That is part of the enjoyable frustration that comes at the end, is coming up with new quirks and new anxieties and new little stories about them.
Do your monsters or their stories reflect you?
They do. Actually a lot for their stories kind of tend to be autobiographical. As an example, I had one where the monster tried watching Severance, but the show needed up being too stressful. So now they just read about it on Wikipedia, so they can keep up with the cultural discourse. So yes, they reflect a lot of me back in the world.
Book
Every Heart A Doorway by Seanan McGuire
Contact
spacecatceramics.com
Instagram: @spacecatceramics
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By Show Notes – The Potters CastAmy Breed | Episode 1174
Amy Breed, the artist behind Spacecat Ceramics, makes weird and whimsical monsters. Each is one-of-a-kind — a little odd and a lot joyful, like they escaped from a dream and fell into a cartoon. Every monster gets a name and a story before heading out into the world to find their forever place.
SPONSORS
You can help support the show!
GRPotteryForms.com
diamondcoretools.com
Number 1 brand in America for a reason. Skutt.com
For all your ceramic needs go to Georgies.com
Do you ever sell your work online?
I do not. I am actually a little weird in this world these days, but I do not. I really value the slowness, the connection, and the real time joy of monster adoptions. I really enjoy being around people in that small window as an introvert it’s sort of my controlled zone. I also can’t keep up with the demand so I had to have a boundary that I don’t sell online.
Do you do commissions?
I do not. I tell people that the monster process is a mysterious one and I try my best not to meddle with it in any way, so the monsters come out of my heart as they will and I can’t force that.
Are you willing to do big wholesale orders?
I am not. I work in very small batches and I work very slowly, which I also acknowledge is a privilege.
Do you actually sit and write the stories for each monster?
I do. So that was a thing past Amy came up with and now I’m like, ooff, we weren’t selling as many then, thank you. I do, I sit down and I have an entire spreadsheet of probably over 500 hundred stories about the monsters and their stories and I do not repeat them.
How can you keep from repeating your stories?
I have to come up with new ones every time. That is part of the enjoyable frustration that comes at the end, is coming up with new quirks and new anxieties and new little stories about them.
Do your monsters or their stories reflect you?
They do. Actually a lot for their stories kind of tend to be autobiographical. As an example, I had one where the monster tried watching Severance, but the show needed up being too stressful. So now they just read about it on Wikipedia, so they can keep up with the cultural discourse. So yes, they reflect a lot of me back in the world.
Book
Every Heart A Doorway by Seanan McGuire
Contact
spacecatceramics.com
Instagram: @spacecatceramics