tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36001820.post1367215793276257098..comments2023-10-20T08:52:24.875-07:00Comments on this artist's life:: so you want to start a pottery businessWhitney Smithhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00491079459627713472noreply@blogger.comBlogger23125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36001820.post-31619690118194059562014-01-03T07:11:25.419-08:002014-01-03T07:11:25.419-08:00Great advice! Many thanks for putting the list to...Great advice! Many thanks for putting the list together! Looking forward to reading the additional information linked within this post. <br /><br />Shawna<br />jsbarts.blogspot.comAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03783495641760083342noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36001820.post-69848651633656658342013-11-20T14:14:11.831-08:002013-11-20T14:14:11.831-08:00Hello! I am a Greek art dealer, dealing with extra...Hello! I am a Greek art dealer, dealing with extraordinary art. I enjoy sharing inspiration and ideas! Please dedicate one minute and follow this link for more ideas:<br />bit.ly/greekartdealer<br />Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03879685647673985340noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36001820.post-35911855271911292902013-06-02T22:06:15.245-07:002013-06-02T22:06:15.245-07:00This is all I need to hear. Being an artist. Great...This is all I need to hear. Being an artist. Great advice, thank you so very much.. I'm already a subscriber, I did so right after reading your blog. Thank youKathrinanoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36001820.post-12713083110504951012013-02-01T09:09:39.833-08:002013-02-01T09:09:39.833-08:00I Like your blog,will sharing this with my friends...I Like your blog,will sharing this with my friends, excellent work.<br /><br /><a href="http://www.xinix.co.uk/business-gas-electricity-price-tariffs-comparison/" rel="nofollow">utility brokers</a>utility brokershttp://www.xinix.co.uk/business-gas-electricity-price-tariffs-comparison/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36001820.post-14182984958235312442013-01-14T06:52:10.641-08:002013-01-14T06:52:10.641-08:00If anyone is interested in pottery classes in Hamp...If anyone is interested in pottery classes in Hampshire, UK... do not hesitate to take a look at the <a href="%E2%80%9Cwww.vinegarhillpottery.co.uk/index.html%E2%80%9D" rel="nofollow">pottery courses</a> at Vinegar Hill Pottery, and let David work his magic on you!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36001820.post-74186447958216116812012-06-23T09:45:38.574-07:002012-06-23T09:45:38.574-07:00Thank you! this came at the perfect moment...Thank you! this came at the perfect moment...Erikahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17860189299198968990noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36001820.post-75290086351332498972012-03-31T02:50:29.891-07:002012-03-31T02:50:29.891-07:00I REALLY appreciate you writing this blog. For som...I REALLY appreciate you writing this blog. For some reason it just hit me that I finally knew what I wanted to do for the rest of my life - pottery. Even though I really have no formal training except for the few lessons i got in high school. I really want to try to teach myself so I have no artistic influence from someone else in my work. In other words, I really just want it to be an expression of me and only me. However, because of the liability issues in high school i never learned anything about firing and working kilns as far as cones and everything else. Any advice on what to do?Ashley https://www.blogger.com/profile/13249987426730318083noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36001820.post-89621025622941899842012-01-11T19:50:05.949-08:002012-01-11T19:50:05.949-08:00Thank you very much for posting such helpful infor...Thank you very much for posting such helpful information. You have been doing this a lot longer then me and I have come to realize from an early age that you can always learn so much from others who have been doing this long before you. I really appreciate your information and I am trying to keep the potter breed alive and will do everything in my power to do this until the day I die! Thanks again and best of luck to you.Corey Johnson Potteryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08861912224568615048noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36001820.post-2705595097443040112010-12-19T02:29:03.803-08:002010-12-19T02:29:03.803-08:00Thank you for taking the time to share your advice...Thank you for taking the time to share your advice.fre-arthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00691731953838385981noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36001820.post-82584133679947829482010-11-09T04:20:02.539-08:002010-11-09T04:20:02.539-08:00Thank you for your excellent blog! It's so us...Thank you for your excellent blog! It's so useful getting advice from people who are in the business already.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13769332924694608959noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36001820.post-61509030892821733042010-08-13T22:54:07.997-07:002010-08-13T22:54:07.997-07:00I recently came across your article and have been ...I recently came across your article and have been reading along. I want to express my admiration of your writing skill and ability to make readers read from the beginning to the end. I would like to read newer posts and to share my thoughts with you<br /><a href="http://www.carlsonmfg.com" rel="nofollow">cnc machining</a>Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36001820.post-68294634453324002492010-03-19T20:34:10.563-07:002010-03-19T20:34:10.563-07:00thank you so very much for this post!!
i am a burn...thank you so very much for this post!!<br />i am a burned out graphic designer who's really excited about planning the switch to pottery. yikes!!<br />i'm a total newbie (been studying for just under 2 yrs) so i'm eager to learn anything and everything about the business of being a potter.<br />your advice is invaluable to me, i especially appreciate your candor on areas most people don't ever talk about and one wishes someone would.<br />thank you for telling it like it is!cf666https://www.blogger.com/profile/10615124621892575693noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36001820.post-3016321215769449082010-02-04T03:55:47.306-08:002010-02-04T03:55:47.306-08:00What a great advice! Thank you so much for putting...What a great advice! Thank you so much for putting it all together.<br />What I do like most about your writing is the brutal truth and no sniggering around the facts. The hardest for me has been the fact that successful business means to become a businesswoman. It was n't on my "to-do" list when I started....Evahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16344658275836565219noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36001820.post-64546057613669130472010-02-01T08:55:13.281-08:002010-02-01T08:55:13.281-08:00Funny...I was just having that pep talk with mysel...Funny...I was just having that pep talk with myself this morning. You know the one where you keep saying, "I really love what I do" over and over and over again until your forget that feeling of paying every single bill late. The, "I hate cubicles" chant works pretty well too. I actually found your post to be reassuring. It took me 3 years to make the leap to full time potter, and oddly enough, I think it took completing your list of advise to finally do it. I suppose the list would have come in handy 3 years ago :)Stacy Shepanekhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11033522878090727928noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36001820.post-63434277746297944702010-01-31T15:27:29.604-08:002010-01-31T15:27:29.604-08:00totally cool....totally cool....ang designhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10818952156682990100noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36001820.post-90790423144342158392010-01-31T14:57:18.973-08:002010-01-31T14:57:18.973-08:00Hi Whitney,
Thanks for the great post on starting...Hi Whitney,<br /><br />Thanks for the great post on starting your own pottery. I just finished reading the current issue of "The Studio Potter" and saw your work featured through Christa Assad's article. So went to your website and blog. You have some nice work, and I like your thoughts about biz, selling. I have been a potter for over twenty years and have had many students and a couple of apprentices walk through my studio doors wanting to give up the day job and live the dream job of a potter. They quiclky learn it's not all they dreamed about. This current issue of Studio Potter, "The Money Issue" is a great place to start for learning some realities of making a living. Even though it is such hard work, with little money, the rewards are great! It is something I could never give up! The clay grabs us potters and doesn't let us go!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36001820.post-89360655817757705202010-01-31T08:58:08.055-08:002010-01-31T08:58:08.055-08:00Your post is so thought out and well
written and i...Your post is so thought out and well<br />written and it goes without saying that your pots are beyond beautiful. It's no wonder you are so successful. You go girl!JosieJurczeniahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07217476492071202820noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36001820.post-76972048607943071372010-01-31T06:46:41.549-08:002010-01-31T06:46:41.549-08:00Great Post!
Great advice!Great Post! <br />Great advice!cookingwithgashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11456258592273328486noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36001820.post-87865700263000206352010-01-31T05:46:00.812-08:002010-01-31T05:46:00.812-08:00This topic is so important, and so many artists ca...This topic is so important, and so many artists can't accept "business," but their is an art to being a successful business, so now I am following your blog . . . nice post!luaphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07834359453565597136noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36001820.post-55048880351266026742010-01-30T15:57:09.991-08:002010-01-30T15:57:09.991-08:00I have spent the past year trying to get a ceramic...I have spent the past year trying to get a ceramics bussiness off the ground and that is excellent advice, I wish I had seen it a year ago!Monster Hollow Studioshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17391677864464003187noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36001820.post-53284221443463798242010-01-30T15:13:21.492-08:002010-01-30T15:13:21.492-08:00EXCELLENT!EXCELLENT!Greg Vineyard - Ashevillehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05295760623013556692noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36001820.post-65160011267442660142010-01-30T14:26:42.364-08:002010-01-30T14:26:42.364-08:00GREAT post and GREAT advice. I suppose my first th...GREAT post and GREAT advice. I suppose my first thought was, is the person who wants to start a pottery business even a good potter or are they looking at doing a Gallery thing? I was thinking #2 would be my #1 and that means not only being exceptionally talented but making that "something special" over, and over again. I would also recommend that your 5 points can't be selected a la carte but must be done all together -throughout the life of the business!cindy shakehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01353820195984269329noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36001820.post-61139780280668803822010-01-30T14:19:32.414-08:002010-01-30T14:19:32.414-08:00Sounds like good advice - and to the point. BTW a ...Sounds like good advice - and to the point. BTW a good source of marketing advice for artists written by Alyson Stanfield http://www.artbizblog.com/ . I attended a weekend workshop she gave which provided very useful advice on marketing with an emphasis on using the internet and social media. Had the added benefit of adding to my support network.lomaprietapotteryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00629953312879601105noreply@blogger.com