Wheel Talk

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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Ryan and Becca are way off topic for today's episode talking about some new happenings for them both before getting to business. A couple listener questions are answered about handbuilding & asking fellow artists their sales at a show before getting to the topic of the day where we think about how we are going to share a booth space at the upcoming Cincinnati Coffee Festival.

Resources
@ashenwrenceramics
Cincinnati Coffee Festival

Listener Questions
On this episode:
- So I have a question or two I just wanted to throw your direction and to see if you guys have episodes that discuss this, or know of other artists that may specialize in extrusion pieces. We just got a new extruder at my college studio and I was curious if you guys had any extruder die ideas or maybe shapes that you found useful or interesting to play with? @the_untortured_artist
- I love the transparency of you both sharing what your sales are after a show. My price range is from $4 to $65. I have a lot of lower priced items for sale. My average sale per person at my most recent show was $28. I have been scoffed at by other potters at art shows for offering lower priced items. At my most recent show I was one sale away from having $6,000 in sales. It was a 2 day show. I really would like to know how my sales compared to other potters at the show who offer only higher priced items. My question is have you asked other potters at a show how much their sales were? If so how do you go about it? Keep in mind that these are juried art shows and a lot of them act like they think their #%*! don't stink. @TheWateringCanPottery

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Ryan and Becca sit down with Sarah Anderson to talk all about social media, inspiration behind her graphical work, selling at various art shows, accepting commissions, applying for gallery shows, van life, & a bit more. It was a good time covering such a range of topics with an up and coming ceramic artist who is local to us.

-----Find more about Sarah’s business below-----
Instagram - @sarahandersonceramics
Website - https://www.sarahandersonceramics.com/
Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/sarahandersonsart/
Tik Tok - https://www.tiktok.com/@sarahandersonceramics/
Ceramics Monthly Article - https://ceramicartsnetwork.org/ceramics-monthly/ceramics-monthly-article/capturing-the-story
Mobile Makers Clay - https://www.mobilemakersclay.com/
Marret Metzger - @marretmetzger

Listener Questions
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Ryan and Becca cover a topic raised from a listener question today about storing and managing inventory in the studio. We cover a range of ways to keep track of work for shows, tips for packing, and using what you have to keep your work tidy without having to buy all new storage containers. We hope you enjoy after hearing about our recent life happenings to start the episode.

What would you do if...
you woke up at 8:30am for a 10am show that’s 30 mins away?

Listener Questions
On this episode:
- I am going to Europe in the spring of next year to visit a friend and decided to check off my bucket list and am taking a pottery course for two weeks in Italy! I am so excited but really nervous about getting the pieces I made back to Canada. My husband and I will be traveling for another three weeks afterwards, going to different countries so having them in my luggage makes me nervous for weight and breakage. My husband thinks I should ship them back home from Italy but trying to find shipping supplies and not speaking Italian seems really daunting plus it would be very expensive. What would you guys do? @alexa.michelle.pottery
- Idk if y’all have done an episode on how to store/organize your inventory. But I’m just starting to selling and I’m a bit overwhelmed on where to start. I don’t have much room so I’m limited on shelving space. But keeping stuff in boxes might be difficult to keep organized.  @palmetto_mud_pottery

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Ryan and Becca are fresh off their interview with Tim See to talk about what they got out of the discussion that could be incorporated into their businesses. Hopefully this is a good exercise for you to reflect internally or with a friend after hearing discussions that could make your studio practice or business better.

Resources
#131 - "We're LIVE!" at Clay Con West
Clay Con West - Jan 13-15, 2023
The Maker's Playbook
Tales of the Red Clay Rambler
Brickyard Network

Listener Questions
Send us questions so we can answer anything you've been thinking about on a future episode. Send those through Instagram @wheeltalkpodcast or email us at [email protected].

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