Grow Your Instagram Followers (and a rant about Etsy) | Erin Killian | Episode 703

Erin Killian | Episode 703

Erin Killian is a ceramicist and writer based in Southern California. When she’s not wrangling her three young boys, you can find her in her backyard studio making simple, functional pottery. Before she moved West, she was a journalist with NPR in Washington, D.C. and has written for the Washington Post and Fodor’s Travel.

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Running a YouTube Station | Ann & Jim Ruel | Episode 702

Ann & Jim Ruel | Episode 702

Ann Ruel started creating pottery as a tribute to the traditions and dynamics of the “family” as witnessed from her own experiences and acted out on the pottery through symbolic images found in nature including birds, flowers, bees etc. As Ann has grown, she now does custom work for other people who relay their own experiences and trust her to illustrate their stories for them.

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A Pottery Business as a Service Business | Nicole Pepper | Episode 701

Nicole Pepper | Episode 701

Nicole Pepper is a West Seattle Ceramic Artist, wife, and a mother of 3. Nicole has pursued a career in ceramics since 1995 where she graduated from Western Washington University with a BFA in Ceramics with a second concentration in Fiber Arts. Nicole’s hope is to bring work that is warm, functional, and delightful.

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How to Switch Gears with Nicole Pepper

One of the skills of a business person that needs to be mastered is the ability to switch gears. The truth is that outside forces can change the rules of the game. If one refuses to change, then one is choosing to be unsuccessful. Nicole talks about how she had to change gears if she was going to continue being in business.
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Pacing Your Making | Nicola Hart | Episode 699

Nicola Hart | Episode 699

Nicola Hart is originally from New Zealand but moved to Australia after finishing her studies in graphic design. Nicola worked as a designer and art director and then had time at home with her three children. Around ten years ago Nicola started doing night classes in ceramics at her local community centre and fell in love with hand building in clay! Nicola now works from her home in Sydney, where ceramics has turned from a hobby into a small business. Nicola is fascinated with organic shapes, and ceramics that are unique and perfectly imperfect.

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