The Maker's Playbook
A podcast where we talk all about what it's really like to make a living from the things you make. Featuring candid interviews with other ceramicists and makers, as well as helpful business tips to make your side-hustle into a life-giving, viable business.
Podcasting since 2020 • 178 episodes
The Maker's Playbook
Latest Episodes
Ep 706: Scaling a Pottery Business with Sarah Wolf (Part One!)
What if you could grow your business and build a team without becoming a factory—creating a business that values craft, flexibility, and the humans behind the work?In this conversation, Sarah Wolf of Wolf Ceramics shares her journey from...
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Season 7
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Ep 705: Choosing Vs. Reacting - How will you navigate Firing Season?
Right now, for potters and artists around the world the holiday season is crazy busy - markets, commissions, shop updates, custom orders all piling up at once. But are you choosing what's right for you, or just reacting to everything com...
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Season 7
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Ep 704: Searching for Your Voice with Becky Meneely
Working as a librarian by day and making pottery in her garage studio by night, Becky wrestles with a challenge many makers face: how do you develop a distinctive artistic voice when you're working in isolation? What if the pressure to constant...
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Season 7
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Ep 703: Technical Foundations, Art Fair Realities, and Sustainable Pricing with Olivia Avery
Many makers struggle with the tension between creating work we love vs making work that we think will sell, especially when traditional academic instruction is often focused on concepts and what I call “Capital A Art” over the practical skills ...
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Season 7
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Ep 702: How Personal Inspiration Built a Business with Danielle Williams of Strong Roots Pottery
As makers, we often feel pressure to create what we think will sell rather than what genuinely excites us, but what if following your authentic creative vision is actually the fastest path to finding your people and building sustainable success...
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Season 7
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