Selling Pots On An Island | Jenny Palmer | Episode 1184

Jenny Palmer | Episode 1184

Jenny Palmer is a Vancouver-born artist and potter based on Vancouver Island. An Emily Carr graduate (BFA, 2008) in Photography, Jenny spent years working her way through breweries and children’s art studios before running a home-based childcare program. In 2019, she discovered clay and began exploring pottery as a creative outlet in the evenings. When Covid hit, the world slowed down and that pause helped push Jenny to grow her late night pottery hobby into something bigger. Working from her cozy home studio, she creates vibrant, textural, functional stoneware that brings color, warmth, and joy to everyday life, reflecting her love of process, play, and the beauty of handmade craft.

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How do you actually connect with your customers? How do you get them to become more than a Looky Lou and scrolling through your work?

That’s a hard one. I don’t know. I be myself and if they like my work, they like my work. I don’t really have a method to my madness. If they get drawn in, I’m thankful.

Do you have a go to way of engaging people when you do markets?

Well. I intentionally go to small, niche little markets. So it’s not ever a big scary place where there are hordes of people wandering by. So for the most part it’s just a casual smile and hello.

What do you think the biggest draw is, the function? The artistry?

I think the biggest draw is the playfulness. Whether it is the aesthetic of how it looks or a lot of people like the texture, how it feels. I guess all of the above!

What do you think helps you stand out in a crowd in terms of your work?

I would say the color. The maximalist nature of my designs. It kind of draws people in.

What do you feel is the biggest challenge living on an island?

I mean, it’s not as many people. It’s definitely a smaller town that I love in. And it’s a little harder to get supplies out here. But this day and age with the internet it definitely helps aid, aid the small townness of trying to sell work. If that makes sense.