Wheel Talk

Ryan and Becca answer a number of listener questions related to studio practice. Some topics include renting studio space, vitrification, warping, loading kilns, refiring pieces, sanding pots, manual kilns, and plenty more. Some answers are quick, some longer, and plenty of fun discussion as always. Enjoy and thanks to everyone who sent us a question!

Resources
For Flux Sake Podcast
DiamondCore Tools Sanding Pads
John Britt "Reglazing Pots" YouTube video
Jon the Potter "How to re-glaze your failed pots!" YouTube video

Listener Questions
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Ryan and Becca answer a question from @aleathabean about how to handle online updates from a seller's perspective. There are lots of tasks to do in preparation for an online update so having a good plan of attack is key. Ryan and Becca approach it differently so we have some options for you to spark some ideas from our discussion today. They each had a minor update and share some insights from that as well.

Artists mentioned in this episode:
Mobile Makers Clay - @mobilemakersclay
Sarah Anderson - @sarahandershonceramics
Marret Metzger - @marretmetzger
Aleatha Aiken-Sherrer - @aleathabean

What would you do if...
you were swarmed by a hoard of cats?

Listener Questions
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Ryan is joined by Curt Hammerly from Hammerly Ceramics to talk all about Instagram today. They discuss collaborations, the algorithm, Instagram stats, getting paid for Instagram Reels, and managing social media as a small business owner. Let us know if you enjoyed the topic and would like to hear more focused discussions like this with guests.

If you missed our last discussion with Curt, check out Episode #50 - Shop Talk with Curt Hammerly

-----Find more about Curt's business below-----
Instagram - @hammerlyceramics
Website - https://www.hammerlyceramics.com/
Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/HammerlyCeramics/
Pinterest - https://www.pinterest.com/hammerlyceramics/
Curt’s 2019 NCECA Presentation - Brand Building with Instagram
YouTube - Hammerly Ceramics

Artists mentioned in this episode:
Tony Young - @youngy_03
Kenny Sing - @turn.studio
Callahan Co - @callahanceramics
Forest Ceramic Co - @forestceramicco
Florian Gadsby - @floriangadsby
Tatiana Cardona - @female.alchemy
Renee LoPresti - @renee_lopresti
Nicole Dacey - @nicoledaceypottery
Ann Upton - @annupton.art

Resources:
"My Video Went Viral. Here's Why" YouTube video - 05/19/19
How the “Algorithm” Works (Adam Mosseri, IG CEO) - 6/23/21
"Shedding More Light on How Instagram Works"  blog post - 6/8/21
Instagram stats shared in this episode

Listener Questions
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Ryan and Becca expected this to be a quick episode talking all about slips vs underglazes. Before they get to shop talk, there’s plenty of movie talk and ample digressions along the way. We hope you enjoy our antics on this one.

Artists mentioned in this episode:
Jason Burnett - @jasonbburnett, Graphic Clay book
Catie Miller - @catiemillerceramics
Tim Kowalczyk - @timsceramics
Amy Brummond - @pinezenpottery
Isla Transfers - @isla_transfers
Heidi Fahrenbacher - @bellajoypottery
Curt Hammerly - @hammerlyceramics
Forest Ceramic Co - @forestceramicco
Sunset Hill Stoneware - @sunsethillstoneware
Vantiki - @vantiki

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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Ryan and Becca jump into a topic for those out there wondering when they should consider selling, especially beginner potters. We both took a long time to start selling our work on a regular basis, but that's not the same timeline for everyone. Testing your work for food safety is the most important consideration to make sure you are putting out quality pieces for the public. Listen to our past episode #94s - Is your work food safe? to make sure you are confident in the pieces you're selling.

Huge thanks to Deena from @mudheads_pottery for the seasoning and pet treat care package!

Resources
Ryan's Studio Air Purifier https://www.amazon.com/SilverOnyx-Purifier-Quality-Sanitizer-Allergies/dp/B06XG4Z87P/
Safety in the Ceramics Studio by Jeff Zamek https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0873419227/

Listener Questions
On this episode:
- What do you use for air purification in the studio? Seeing Joe Thompson and Jon Schmidt talk about their new devices, has got me thinking about it. Thanks! @thistlemoorpottery

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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Ryan presented recently at Clay Con West, an up & coming clay conference hosted in St. George, Utah, and shared some ways you can diversify your pottery business income. He sells through many different avenues and talks about quite a few of them today. Slides also accompany this presentation if you'd like to follow along, which can be found on Ryan's website at the link below. We'd love to see you at the conference in future years, hosted mid-January each year in St. George, Utah.

Resources:
http://www.ryandurbinceramics.com/blog/clay-con-west-2022
https://clayconwest.com/

Listener Questions
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Ryan and Becca look ahead to their personal and business goals for 2022, even though we're more than a month into the year already. They share specific sales numbers for the year ahead as well. We hope you're setting your own goals, prioritizing what's most important to you, and incorporating clay into your plans somehow. Enjoy and here's to a great year!

What would you do if...
you won $10 million?

Listener Questions
On this episode:
- Please talk about  ^5 vs ^6, holds and slow cools. The studio I use fires only fire at ^5,  most of the glaze samples are fired at ^6 or use holds on ^5. Are there good glazes for ^5? -@cintaylor

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Ryan and Becca talk about a recent post Becca shared on Instagram about giveaways that’s sparked some discussion so we decided it would be a good topic to cover here. Isaac Shue joins us for part of the episode as well to throw out some ideas while Becca’s visiting him this week. We also just realized how amazing gift cards can be for the business. We hope our discussion spark some thoughts in your mind for your own business and whether giveaways are right for you.

-----Find more about Isaac's business below-----
Isaac Shue
Instagram - @isaacshueisart
Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/isceramics

Gallery Mostaza
Website - https://www.gallerymostaza.com/
Instagram - @gallery.mostaza
Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/gallerymostaza

Listener Questions
On this episode:
- My mentor never did the " mystery glaze" bucket thing. How do you make a mystery glaze when all of my recipes are not from the same base glaze? Ps...fricken love your podcast! Canadian fangirl -Green Cabin Pottery
- New to pottery and I have a firing question :) I want to do some pieces unglazed with a speckled cone 5 clay. They would be decorative items, not for food. Do I need to bisque fire it, or could I just fire it once up to cone 5? -@kenzo1992

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Becca and Ryan spent a weekend recently at Clay Con West, an up & coming clay conference hosted in St. George, Utah, and share some insights about their background, process, their relationship, and growth of the podcast over time. There are many call outs about past episodes numbers where we discuss pricing, sharing your work on Instagram, glazing, and some of our guests we interview. They answer lots of questions from the audience in here as well. We'd love to see you at the conference in future years, hosted mid-January each year in St. George, Utah.

Resources:
https://clayconwest.com/

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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Ryan and Becca answer some listener questions about selling at art shows and business branding. It's a batch of related questions that we continue getting from our listeners, which we love getting a chance to chat about on a regular basis. Thanks for listening!

Resources:
Episode #86 - Art show Q&A (pt 1)
Episode #87 - Art show Q&A (pt 2)

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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