Wheel Talk

Ryan & Becca answer a number of listener questions related to glazing this week. There's an endless amount to know about this complex part of the process so we hope you enjoy the questions, learn something, and enjoy the banter. Thanks for all your questions you've sent to us recently and let us know if you have more for us (glazing or otherwise).

Glazing Questions:
- Mixing or buying glazes? Why?
- Best place to buy materials?
- Best way to store materials?
- Where do you find all of your glaze recipes?
- Glaze making tips?
- When should someone financially make the switch from store bought glazes to mixing their own?

Online Recommendations:
http://glazy.org/
https://digitalfire.com/
https://glazeforge.com/

Book Recommendations:
The Complete Guide to Mid-Range Glazes: Glazing and Firing at Cones 4-7
Glaze: The Ultimate Ceramic Artist's Guide to Glaze and Color

Listener Questions
On this episode:
- What’s your biggest pet peeve watching other potters do their work and why?

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].

Thanks for joining us and we would love to hear your feedback on future topics to discuss and help us improve!

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Ryan & Becca go through a wide range of electric kilns on the market to buy new and used. We start by reviewing the kilns we've each owned over the years before jumping into what's available now. There are so many options out there right now and we dive right into the specifics of a number of them (Skutt, L&L, Olympic, Amaco, & Cone Art) and how much you could pay for them new or used. We've only used a few of the kilns on this list, so take our advice with a grain of salt as you listen.

There are also many factors that go into selling any used equipment, but this is just our insights on how we approach selling an electric kiln. We hope you enjoyed our recent episodes covering buying and selling wheels and kilns.

Listener Questions
On this episode:
- What item did you make a bunch of and then none sold?
- What form will you never make again and why?

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].

Thanks for joining us and we would love to hear your feedback on future topics to discuss and help us improve!

We have a website where you can support the show:
www.wheeltalkpotcast.com

Follow us on Instagram:
@wheeltalkpodcast
@rdceramics
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Email us any questions or topics you'd love discussed:
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Ryan & Becca reflect on a recent Instagram post Becca shared (linked below) regarding chasing your creative dreams. The post reads "Choosing to not chase your creative dreams is not 'sensible,' noble, or selfless. It's a heartbreaking waste of your potential, your magic, your art." This conversation is pretty open-ended and shares our personal experiences related to chasing your dreams, timeline associated with it, and finding happiness. Being an entrepreneur/small business owner takes a certain skillset, strong mindset, and determination to work harder than you ever have before.

Instagram post discussed in this episode: https://www.instagram.com/p/CIOhMYEsdzg/

Listener Questions
On this episode:
- What is the best business/pottery tool you've bought for less than $20?

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].

Thanks for joining us and we would love to hear your feedback on future topics to discuss and help us improve!

We have a website where you can support the show:
www.wheeltalkpotcast.com

Follow us on Instagram:
@wheeltalkpodcast
@rdceramics
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Email us any questions or topics you'd love discussed:
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Ryan & Becca go through a wide range of pottery wheels on the market to buy new and used. There are so many options out there right now and we dive right into the specifics of a number of wheels (Brent, Shimpo, Soldner, Laguna, Skutt, Speedball) and how much you could pay for them new or used. We've only used a few of the wheels on this list, so take our advice with a grain of salt as you listen.

There are also many factors that go into selling any used equipment, but this is just our insights on how we approach selling a wheel. We'll be back soon to break down prices of buying & selling kilns.

Listener Questions
On this episode:
- How do you apply for shows at NCECA?
- You mentioned having failures when using reclaimed clay. If it’s all the same clay body, what would cause failures? I can understand this can occur if there are two different clays.

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].

Thanks for joining us and we would love to hear your feedback on future topics to discuss and help us improve!

We have a website where you can support the show:
www.wheeltalkpotcast.com

Follow us on Instagram:
@wheeltalkpodcast
@rdceramics
@5linespottery

Email us any questions or topics you'd love discussed:
[email protected]

Support the show on Patreon for as little as $3 per month: https://patreon.com/Wheeltalkpodcast

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Wheel Talk YouTube Channel

Ryan & Becca answer a listener's question regarding taking care of our bodies as we work in our studios. We cover topics from prepping clay, table surfaces, wheel height, position at the wheel, loading kilns, and packing/transporting work outside of the studio. We lastly touch on our personal health & wellness routines outside of the studio.

Listener Questions
On this episode:
- Glazings greenware pros and cons. I have only witnessed cons. What the f are peepholes and how are they used? (Ryan totally read this question wrong initially)

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].

Thanks for joining us and we would love to hear your feedback on future topics to discuss and help us improve!

We have a website where you can support the show:
www.wheeltalkpotcast.com

Follow us on Instagram:
@wheeltalkpodcast
@rdceramics
@5linespottery

Email us any questions or topics you'd love discussed:
[email protected]

Support the show on Patreon for as little as $3 per month: https://patreon.com/Wheeltalkpodcast

Follow us on Instagram:
@wheeltalkpodcast
@rdceramics
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Wheel Talk YouTube Channel

Ryan & Becca go in deep about the saturation of the ceramics market today based on a listener question. With the popularity of handmade pottery growing since social media is more embedded into our daily lives, new people are flocking to the medium more than ever! We discuss ceramic market saturation, marketing skills balanced with product quality,  and how do you know when you're ready to start selling your work.

Listener Questions
On this episode:
- A bit personal but for Ryan when working with clay does he compare his hourly wage to his day job or is it more of paid hobby?

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].

Thanks for joining us and we would love to hear your feedback on future topics to discuss and help us improve!

We have a website where you can support the show:
www.wheeltalkpotcast.com

Follow us on Instagram:
@wheeltalkpodcast
@rdceramics
@5linespottery

Email us any questions or topics you'd love discussed:
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Support the show on Patreon for as little as $3 per month: https://patreon.com/Wheeltalkpodcast

Follow us on Instagram:
@wheeltalkpodcast
@rdceramics
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Wheel Talk YouTube Channel

On this episode, Ryan & Becca sit down for a conversation in Bellevue, Kentucky with Kelti Ziese from Coda Co and Nomad KY. Coda Co is a boutique that mostly sells home goods and local handmade art. Nomad KY is a labeled as "a gathering place" for a quick bite or drink. Both businesses are located on the main strip Fairfield Avenue of Bellevue, Kentucky. She shares some of her process as a wholesaler, hiring help, balancing inventory with multiple ways of selling, pricing your time, and starting the new business of Nomad KY.

Thanks so much to Kelti for hanging out with us for a bit to talk shop and learn more about her process. Stop by Coda Co. or Nomad if you're local to the Northern Kentucky/Cincinnati area and give them a follow on Instagram.

Full disclosure: Kelti & Tanner are good friends of Ryan & his wife Rachel. Ryan sells some of his work in Coda Co on consignment & Rachel works part time for Kelti at Coda Co as we record this.

Find more about Kelti's businesses here:
Coda Co.
Instagram - @coda.co
Website - https://www.shopcodaco.com/shop
Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/codacocompany/

Nomad KY
Instagram - @nomad.ky
Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/nomadky/

We hope to bring you more of these interview style episodes in the future as we hang out with other makers inside and outside of the clay medium. Thanks for joining us and we would love to hear your feedback or who we should interview next!

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].

Follow us on Instagram:
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@rdceramics
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Becca reveals some BIG news regarding the future of 5 Lines Pottery. We've held onto this episode for quite a while as some of the specifics are still being ironed out. Enjoy and wish Becca the best of luck in this next phase!

Listener Questions
On this episode:
- What is your biggest challenge when it comes to handbuilding and the wheel? Becca, are you in a relationship?

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].

Thanks for joining us and we would love to hear your feedback on future topics to discuss and help us improve!

We have a website where you can support the show:
www.wheeltalkpotcast.com

Follow us on Instagram:
@wheeltalkpodcast
@rdceramics
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Email us any questions or topics you'd love discussed:
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Support the show on Patreon for as little as $3 per month: https://patreon.com/Wheeltalkpodcast

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Becca goes solo this episode to share about her recently feeling more content with her business as COVID has hit this year. It's been a challenging few years since Becca started selling pottery full time back in 2014. She examines how decisions can pile up to something we may not have envisioned early on in the business and how vital putting your mental well-being is for long term success. Enjoy this honest outlook on something many makers can relate to but may not be vocalized as much as it should.

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].

Thanks for joining us and we would love to hear your feedback on future topics to discuss and help us improve!

We have a website where you can support the show:
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Follow us on Instagram:
@wheeltalkpodcast
@rdceramics
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Email us any questions or topics you'd love discussed:
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Support the show on Patreon for as little as $3 per month: https://patreon.com/Wheeltalkpodcast

Follow us on Instagram:
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Ryan & Becca bring you a special mid-week episode to talk all things #potswap2020. We made a new Instagram account for all Pot Swap shenanigans @potswapofficial to help us with sharing everything now and into the future. Registration is free and open to the first 400 entries on Wednesday, October 28th at 8pm EDT. First come, first serve on sign-ups so set a reminder! Spots WILL fill up in a matter of hours (if not sooner)!

We're enlisting some help from a select group of clay friends this year since we can't do it all ourselves as this gets bigger and bigger each year. We've received some great survey feedback from #potswap2019 and have been making efforts to improve more each year. Thanks for the continued support!

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].

Thanks for joining us and we would love to hear your feedback on future topics to discuss and help us improve!

We have a website where you can support the show:
www.wheeltalkpotcast.com

Follow us on Instagram:
@wheeltalkpodcast
@rdceramics
@5linespottery

Email us any questions or topics you'd love discussed:
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Support the show on Patreon for as little as $3 per month: https://patreon.com/Wheeltalkpodcast

Follow us on Instagram:
@wheeltalkpodcast
@rdceramics
@5linespottery

Visit our website:
www.wheeltalkpotcast.com
Wheel Talk YouTube Channel