Ryan and Becca are looking ahead to Clay Con West before answering a variety of listener questions. The primary topic of the day related to working through having self doubt as a beginner potter. We all go through this at some point over the years, and still to this day even after we have a "successful" business. We touch on art shows a bit as well and what makes for a good sales day at them.

Resources
- Interested in Ryan's Bookkeeping Workshop? Message him on Instagram @rdceramics or email him [email protected].
- Join us at NCECA 2023 in Cincinnati, OH during March 15-18, 2023

Listener Questions
On this episode:
- Any advice for starting a podcast? @Jane.orme.pottery
- How many months out are you researching when booking shows? @pilatespotter
- How do you work through self doubt as a beginner potter? When you want to sell but… @earthbound.me
- When you say you have a good art fair, what does that really mean? -anonymous

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Ryan is joined by Will Donovan from Donovan Pottery to talk about adjusting to a large increase in customer demand for his work in a short period of time. We also cover how he manages a small production team, working within a niche customer base, and how his full time role at Clay King influences his approach to running his business. We hope you get some great insights from today's episode.

-----Find more about Will’s business below-----
Instagram - @donovanpottery
Website - https://www.donovanpottery.com/
Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/donovanpottery/
Tik Tok - https://www.tiktok.com/@donovanpots
Clay King - https://www.clay-king.com/

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Ryan and Becca recap their holidays and a workshop idea Ryan is working on before getting to the topic of the day. Today includes a recap of business goals for 2022, which ones were accomplished, which ones weren't, and what they are looking forward to in 2023. Thanks for your support this year and 2023 should be a very exciting year.

Resources
- Interested in Ryan's Bookkeeping Workshop? Message him on Instagram @rdceramics or email him [email protected].
- Join us at NCECA 2023 in Cincinnati, OH during March 15-18, 2023

Listener Questions

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Ryan and Becca get into how you can prepare to bounce back from a long hiatus away from your business. This listener question was specific to relocating and having a child recently, but this could apply to other scenarios that has you returning to making after being away from it. Thanks for the question and good luck getting back to it!

Resources
Clay Con West
Northern Clay Center (MN)
Anderson Ranch Arts Center (CO)
Penland School of Craft (NC)
Pocosin Arts (NC)
Arrowmont School of Arts & Crafts (TN)
Red Lodge Clay Center (MT)
Ceramic Arts Network
Ceramicon
@siren_pottery
@daedal_goods

Listener Questions
On this episode:
- Know of any surface design workshops anywhere in the US in person? @sarahcrowleyceramics
- Could you talk about shipping internationally from Etsy? Do you use the same tariff number for all of your items? How do you certify that all your work is safe? -@mcginnispottery
    - Tariff Code for shipping ceramics: 6912.00.23
- Best way to restart your business after taking a year hiatus?! Took one to relocate and had a baby so just wondering where and how to start again to gain back the traction I once had. @mudgrovepottery

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Ryan and Becca have some funny stories to start out today before getting to some listener questions. We discuss how to work with shops who want to carry your work, approaching new shops for partnerships, and handling rejection from a show. Enjoy today's chat.

Listener Questions
On this episode:
- Since you're both cat people… If you could raise a baby tiger for a pet, would you? Tigers are so cool @thistlemoorpottery
- A local store wants to sell my stuff but also wants me to make a soap dish that only she can sell?  I’ve made a few of these but I’m not sure if it’s fair that I couldn’t sell them anywhere else.  Then again I’ve only done 3 sales so I don’t know much. @theclaygarage
- How do you approach stores about carrying your work? It terrifies me a little @gandhi.clay.co
- How to deal with rejection?! I just got an email I am not accepted into a Christmas selling show -anonymous

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Ryan and Becca are joined by Rachel, Ryan's spouse, to discuss balancing time in the studio with family time and other priorities. This differs by your personalities, jobs, child commitments, etc, but there are sure to be some takeaways that can relate to you. We also dig into some top places to see while you're in Cincinnati for the upcoming NCECA conference in March 2023 & answer some fun questions to wrap up.

NCECA recommendations: https://goo.gl/maps/u9udXkvYbyDZPixbA

Listener Questions
On this episode:
- What game show would you want to be on if you had the chance? @mudslinging_pottery
- Becca said I should ask Ryan about places to eat while I’m at NCECA in Cincinnati and I thought it could be a decent episode to talk about NCECA in general and then drop a bunch of recommendations about stuff to do or places to eat/drink in the area since you’re both probably going and Ryan knows the area as well. I think it would benefit a lot of listeners (but mainly me!) @blacktoothpottery
- My name is Adam and I’m a pastor in Danville, IL. I’m an intermediate potter with my own wheel and kiln. From the podcast, I gather that you have another job besides pottery. So here is my question how do you manage you job and spending time in the studio, and family? Thanks again. @pastorharmon
- Soda or pop? What do you say? @greencabinpottery
- Chips or fries? What do you say? @greencabinpottery
- Ketchup or mustard on your hot dog? @greencabinpottery

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Ryan and Becca recap a couple recent shows they did together before getting into some questions related to community studios. You all asked some good questions to assess your local community studios and what makes them more enjoyable to work in & the amenities that are must or nice to have. Thanks for always asking good questions to spark conversation between us.

Listener Questions
On this episode:
- Go to take out, pizza or Thai? @glazedconfusedcreations
- Would you rather be in a community studio with great management & bad vibes or great vibes & bad management? -anonymous
- What’s the best way to tell people (students) who think they’re good that they need more practice with the basics? -anonymous
- I have something to pick both of your brains about. I rent space in kilns to fire. I gladly pay the price for firing but I was thinking should I be tipping as well. Thanks absolutely love the podcast! @purple_full_moon_studio
- How much work is reasonable to make/have fired at a community studio? Do you think there’s a limit? -anonymous

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Ryan and Becca talk post-holidays on today's episode. They cover how they recharge, experiment, or prioritize their year ahead once the busy holiday season has concluded. We hope you all have a good end to your year and spend some time to reflect on your year, while looking ahead to 2023. Thanks for listening!

Listener Questions
On this episode:
- What's your favorite Christmas cookie? @arlenespottery
- After the endless hours of making and selling your work for the holiday sale season, what do you do next?  Do you take time off to relax?  Take time to test out new ideas or glazes, deep clean your studio etc.   Or do you get right back to making? @perchedpottery
- Do you guys experience low times after the holidays where there aren't many shows or sales? If so, do you have strategies to keep making money with pottery during those times? @peacerosepottery
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Ryan and Becca get into how they have each planned and hosted their own home studio sale. A lot of makers host a small (or large) sale from their home or studio to give the public access to an intimate setting to shop for the holidays or otherwise. It can be a big or small undertaking depending on what you'd like out of it and could be worth a try for you. Enjoy!

Listener Questions
On this episode:
- Just curious if you have an episode taking about how you named each of your businesses? @jessie.buckingham
- I had a question with regards to the home sale that Ryan does. Is there any episodes on how to go about doing that process? I have a nice big home studio so I’d like to host an open studio sale for Christmas but I have no idea where to even start! @passionateartsandcrafts
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Ryan and Becca are covering what to look out for when buying used equipment, specifically kilns and wheels. We mainly cover some consideration the think about when you're shopping for kilns: electrical, kiln quality, pricing, where to look, etc. We also go through some sample listings on Facebook Marketplace to share what we are thinking as we consider buying them. We hope you enjoy today's episode.

Resources
Cincinnati Coffee Festival
@trevorclayworks
#67 - Buying & selling pottery wheels
#69 - Kilns, Kilns, Kilns

Listener Questions
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