A Renaissance Maker | Leigh Anne Thompson | Episode 546

Leigh Anne Thompson | Episode 546

Leigh Anne Thompson and her fiancé, Steven, are full-time potters traveling around the US selling their work at renaissance festivals as well as online. They have multiple studios and spend a good part of the year living on the road, making pots, and homeschooling their son Ocean. They put just as much creativity into growing their business as they do their pots, always trying new ideas to keep it fresh. They have a line of gourmet coffee all with ceramic inspired names and sell specialty underglaze transfers for other potters to use in their work. They take pride in “Living the dream” and are supporters of other makers finding their way to “artpreneurship” as well.

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Can You Protect Your Idea? with Leigh Anne Thompson

How difficult is it to protect your work from people that steel your idea and make it their own? Leigh Anne gives us some insights into the experiences she had with her work and how people have taken her ideas. She also explains how she now responds and feels about idea appropriation. Because we live in such a digitally available world, this becomes a topic that we will all have to face and how we can respond… and how to respond in a way that brings peace and happiness to your own life. To listen in to this conversation, click HERE.