As potters we make a lot of work. In that work there seems to be that special batch that doesn’t quite make the cut, but it seems wrong just to toss them out. These are those “seconds”. Morgan and I talk about her process for giving those seconds a life through a seconds sale. To listen in on this conversation, click HERE.
Author Archives: Paul Blais
An Iranian Potter | Minoo Sayyah Sina | Episode 625
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Minoo Sayyah Sina | Episode 625
Minoo Sayyah Sina started pottery at an art workshop initially as a hobby which grew to be a fundamental part of Minoo’s life. At first Minoo stared wheel throwing and then handmade pottery became her favorite, especially pinch, slab, and recently kurinuki. After working with various clay, Minoo passed her glazing course and then molding. Minoo loves making pottery and does it with love and passion. Minoo’s work is unique, simple, and imperfect.
How to Find Purpose for the Stay at Home Order | Melissa Weiss | Episode 624
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Melissa Weiss | Episode 624
Melissa Weiss is a studio potter in Asheville, NC. She has been working with clay for 15 years. She makes her living selling her one of a kind handmade functional pottery online, at shows and teaching workshops.She makes her work with various techniques mainly carving in the Kurinuki style, coil building, slab work and wheel throwing. She digs and makes her own iron rich stoneware from clay she digs on her land in the Arkansas Ozarks. Melissa has not had a formal education in ceramics. She is self taught with the guidance of many other potters.
Some Branding, Some Co-Branding, & Some Loving Others | Abbie Preston Edmonson | Episode 623
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Abbie Preston Edmonson | Episode 623
Abbie Preston Edmonson is an object maker and entrepreneur living and working in Houston, Texas. As the owner and designer of Box Sparrow Studio, Abbie creates ceramic functional works. Abbie is a graduate of Valdosta State University in Georgia, receiving her BFA in Studio Art in drawing, painting, and ceramics.
Branding Like a Pro with Abbie Preston Edmonson
Branding is a big part of growing a business. It is all about helping your audience identify with you. The key word there is the word “with”. That implies relationship where we have a back and forth. Abbie helps us to see the importance and the approach for to developing your brand. To listen in to this conversation, click HERE.
Selling Online is Better | Paul Lyon | Episode 622
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Paul Lyon | Episode 622
Paul Lyon’s ceramic art has always been influenced by nature and the textures found in our environment. Paul is consistently intrigued by the numerous imprints objects can leave in his clay forms. Paul’s inspiration comes from rocks, wooden tools, handmade poking sticks, stamps, and his all time favorite… his daughter’s beads. Paul is continually experimenting with throwing forms on the potters wheel and then manipulating the clay. Currently Paul is investigating the affects of gravity on his blue glaze and how it puddles and pulls over the textures he has created. Paul is amazed how it can transform into a one of a kind unique creation, imitating nature.
Instagram & Etsy Working Hand in Hand with Paul Lyon
Using the various platforms that the world has to offer can be a huge resource for those of us wanting to sell our work. Paul brings us through his process of using the two platforms of Instagram and Etsy to get his work out to the world. To listen in on this conversation, click HERE.
Old School Sales | Krista Cameron | Episode 621
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Krista Cameron | Episode 621
Krista Cameron has been passionate about pottery for over 16 years and has a Diploma in Ceramics from St. Lawrence College and has been participating in regional exhibits and sales since 1998. Krista’s current studio is found near Charleston Lake nestled among the rocks and pine trees, a beautiful setting which she endeavors to capture in her art. Krista has been showing in Eastern Ontario since 2000. Krista sells her work at The Green Gecko and Casual Living. Krista teaches pottery at her Charleston Lake, Ontario studio and in Brockville at Hilltop Studio.
Kintsugi and Hope | Makoto Fujimura | Episode 620
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Makoto Fujimura | Episode 620
Makoto Fujimura (b. 1960, Boston) is a leading contemporary artist whose process driven, refractive “slow art” has been described by David Brooks of New York Times as “a small rebellion against the quickening of time”. Makoto is also an arts advocate, writer, and speaker who is recognized worldwide as a cultural influencer. A Presidential appointee to the National Council on the Arts from 2003-2009, Fujimura served as an international advocate for the arts, speaking with decision makers and advising governmental policies on the arts. Makoto is also launching the Kintugi Academy. Makoto uses Kintsugi as an metaphor mending.
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How Awesome is It to Be a High School Teacher | Frank Eagar | Episode 619
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Frank Eagar | Episode 619
The knowledge Frank Eagar has gained through not only producing art, but teaching art, and has broadened his knowledge regarding how and why art has been produced through the centuries. As a ceramic artist all of Frank’s pieces from a simple cup to a sculpture are a small representation of both himself and his experiences. Teaching art has given Frank the privilege to increase others knowledge and appreciation of art, by showing and teaching the depth of being that goes into the creation of individual pieces. As a ceramicist, Frank believes in producing both functional as well as sculptural pieces. The beauty and simplicity of functional ware is timeless, and yet still carries the fingerprint of its creator long after he is gone. Frank also enjoys making 3D ceramic sculptures. Though these are a more complex representation of Frank, he enjoys creating these pieces from birdbaths, to fountains, even to a figurative sculpture because of the versatile qualities of the clay. Frank always enjoys experimenting with shape, pattern, color, and form in my pottery. Currently, the distortion of basic shapes and play upon its actual or created lines either in a whimsical or obtuse manner are a recent creative focus of Frank.