Alyssa Westenbroek-Koster and Heidi Fahrenbacher answer listener questions submitted through the website. Want to submit a question? Submit it through the contact page.

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Catie Miller is a ceramic artist based out of Fargo, North Dakota. Her work is created from red clay that is embellished with a fascinating slip transfer technique. Catie spoke openly about creating an introduction through the mail when she ships her products to customers, how to find inspiration from others (including big box stores and other makers), and getting published.

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Linda Fahey, ceramic artist and owner of Yonder Shop, has been doing ceramics for 20 years, but it was when she was let go from her corporate job in 2012 her trajectory changed.

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With an unconventional path to ceramics, Curt shared with Alyssa and Heidi his journey to ceramics after a bad accident in 2011. Curt, like so many, got the ceramics bug and was off and running.

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Kate Schroeder is a ceramicist and full time professional artist residing in Kansas City, Missouri. She recently took an hour out of her busy schedule to chat with Alyssa and Heidi. Kate generously shared how her love of plants were established, about getting her MFA with an emphasis in sculpture and ceramics, and ultimately how she chose to do her own thing. Kate is currently a Red Star Career Resident at Belger Crane Yard Studios, where she makes her functional potter encrusted with realistic succulents. Join us as Kate shares the thought process behind her work and how she sets boundaries to become the artist she wants to be.

Kate Schroeder Ceramics

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How do you go from business school to being an art teacher to being a full time artist? In this episode of The Boldli Podcast Ashley Joon talks with Alyssa and Heidi about how she made those transitions with calculated risks and how her work is still evolving now. 

Osa generously shared about her journey from a hobbyist to selling her beautiful terracotta work. Listen in as Osa explains how she manages her work flow and manages creative fatigue, reminds us not to overthink everything, and she let us in on what the experience of working with a creative business coach was like.

Allison Fretheim is a witchy woman on a mission to be a part of the handmade renaissance currently budding in the midwest! She recently joined Heidi and Alyssa on The Boldli Podcast to chat about choosing her own path and being a maker and business woman in todays world.

As the co-founder of Indiesew, the owner of Seamly.co, and the solo creative force behind Allie Olson Sewing Patterns, Allie wears more hats than she can count!

With a unique background of growing her ceramics business through renaissance fairs initially, Leigh Anne has embraced organic change and growth around every corner over the last decade, and the results are reflected in her incredible growing business and booming online following.