Starting a Community Studio in Berlin | Mia Moss | Episode 586

Mia Moss | Episode 586

Mia Moss is a potter born and raised in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. After moving to Berlin in 2014, Mia decided to commit to pottery as her career. In 2017, Mia opened a small community space, to give classes and bring in other potters. In 2019, Mia moved again to an even bigger space.

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Mia talks through the process she went through to make the policies for her community studio in Berlin.

I am reminded of a saying my wife would say when our children were young- Rules keep us safe. In a studio setting this is so true- the rules or policies keep everybody and things safe… or at least safer. Mia talks through the process she went through to make the policies for her community studio in Berlin. To listen in on this conversation, click HERE

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A Maker’s Marketing Ideas | Amy Brummond | Episode 585

Amy Brummond | Episode 585

Amy Brummond is the clay enthusiast and self-taught potter behind Pine Zen Pottery. She loves combining color and pattern in her work. Amy practices yoga and meditation daily and gets outside as often as possible. She currently resides in Minnesota–where she lives with her husband and two sons.

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How to Side Hustle While Keeping Your Day Job | Emma Hall | Episode 584

Emma Hall | Episode 584

Emma Hall is a 30 year old, self-taught potter based in the beautiful Cotswold’s in the U.K. Emma has always been creative, even creating her own shows at age 16, but she didn’t continue this creativity and went to university studying something completely different. Emma says something she learned in life is that if you are truly creative it will find you again and so she did with pottery. Emma creates brightly colored and fluid pieces. Addicted to color is a fitting description for Emma. She exclusively uses Amaco Brent branded glazes to get the colors she loves. Emma’s pottery is hand built with slip used for the decoration.

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How to Fail Up with Emma Hall

Failure can be a tough pill to swallow and it has the potential to really set you back. It doesn’t have to be that way. Emma walks us through some thoughts on how to use turn the table on failure to instead of being a set back it can be a set up to go to the next level. To listen in on this conversation, click HERE.

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Upping the Potters Game | Keith Hershberger | Episode 582

Keith Hershberger | Episode 582

Keith Hershberger is a potter living in Philadelphia who has made a living working in clay for over 20 years. In 2011 Keith founded the Highland Park Pottery Tour, a neighborhood based tour where ceramic artists invite the public into their homes and studios to view and purchase their work.

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