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

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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

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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

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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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“The Farside” of Clay | Dave Zackin | Episode 580

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Dave Zackin | Episode 580

Dave Zackin studied animation at RISD, taught art classes for adults with schizophrenia for a few years, redesigned the recycling stickers for the City of New York, and then got into ceramics. Dave’s work, mostly depicting old men with big noses, is often made from greenware and bisquware discarded by others.

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Being a Leader | Louis Reilly | Episode 579

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Louis Reilly | Episode 579

Louis Reilly has been making functional pottery since 2008. Louis maintains a steady studio practice and exhibits his work internationally. Louis obtained his BFA in 2009 from the University of Missouri-Columbia and his MFA in 2013 from Utah State University. Louis serves as Studio Coordinator at KC Clay Guild and teaches ceramics at Benedictine College.

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Working a Non-Profit with Louis Reilly

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There is a lot value in working for a non-profit charity. Louis talks about his experience as a leader of a non-profit. He also talks through his thoughts on the difference between a non-profit versus a charity. These are great insights for anyone wanting to give their skills to a non-profit. To listen in to this conversation, click HERE.