One thing that a lot of sellers forget to consider is that not only is it important what you sell, but it is also important how to sell. Avi breaks the mold and decided to sell out of a classic metal 1948 Spartan Trailer. In this conversation Avi talks through the ideas behind making a funky sales outlet and it’s pros and cons. To listen in to this extra conversation, click HERE.
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Lisa Neimeth | Episode 542
Clay has been in Lisa Neimeth’s life since studying ceramics in college. Lisa is constantly taking note of colors in nature, food, magazines, newspapers, fashion, street art, and graffiti and she loves seeing colors put together unexpectedly. Lisa’s plates can inspire and tell a story so they are evocative in the traditional “art” sense—but are completely functional. Lisa also loves the notion of high-end craft and taking time to carefully make everyday items. It is the way things used to be made—by hand and with great care and craft. That care of Lisa’s encourages an appreciation of the everyday.
Our art is our brand, creation, our income and so much more. So protecting that art is so critical for an artist. Lisa’s experience with artistic plagiarism gives us a case study on when it is appropriate to higher a lawyer to protect her work. She walks us through the process she went through both before involving a lawyer and up to the point of getting the lawyer involved. This is a great conversation on the process she had to go through. To listen in to this episode, click HERE.
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Ro Begay | Episode 541
Romaine Begay (Ro) has been a full-time Potter for going on twenty plus years, where he incorporates the traditional Navajo rug weaving designs, traditional stories within his family as well as his experiences as a Native American in today’s age into the ceramic pieces that he creates.
Ro gives us his perspective on how he does Periscope and why he uses it. Some of this is some how to’s and some of it is just his approach. Either way, you can grab some of this information and apply it to your approach to using Periscope and building an audience on that platform. To listen to this conversation, click HERE.
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Lindsay Scypta | Episode 540
As an artist, potter and designer Lindsay Scypta is deeply interested in textile pattern, Victorian etiquette, architectural tracery, and the history of the table. Lindsay began her ceramics investigation in high school and continued into college, completing a BFA in Art & Design from the New York State College of Ceramics at Alfred University. For two remarkable summers Lindsay immersed herself in the artist community at Anderson Ranch Art Center as a summer intern, filling her ceramic toolbox with techniques and tools. Finally after two years as an artist-in-residence at Ashland University, Lindsay arrived at The Ohio State University where she completed her MFA in ceramic art. Lindsay was blessed with the opportunity to follow her thesis research to England, where she visited the Wedgwood Museum, the Victoria & Albert Museum and the Brighton Palace. Some influences over the past years have been the softness of tufted Victorian sitting room chairs, and the architectural motifs and quatrefoils of European Gothic cathedrals. Following graduate school Lindsay spent one year as an Artist-in-Resident at Clay Art Center in Port Chester, New York. Currently Lindsay is an adjunct ceramics professor at Owens Community College in Perrysburg, Ohio. Working strictly with porcelain clay, the work is thrown, trimmed, altered and decorated, then fired to cone six in an electric oxidation atmosphere. Lindsay ism still continuing to push her ideas and am excited to incorporate new research into her studio practice!
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Shelsea Dodd | Episode 539
Shelsea is a ceramic sculptor from Binghamton, NY. She received her BFA in Ceramics from the Maryland Institute College of Art in 2013, and she was a post baccalaureate student at the University of Alaska Anchorage from 2016 to 2018. Shelsea’s work primarily investigates feminist and queer issues, as well as human/animal relationships and the parallels she perceives between the two. She is currently a long term resident artist at Studio 740 in Helena, MT.
Especially in figurative art, there is often times a story line that is trying to be communicated. Shelsea explains her process of story development and how each piece becomes a snapshot in the the story line. She also talks through the significance of the title of a work and how that gives a nudge to the viewer to further explore the message. And what is the responsibility of the view? Does the viewer need to know the message in order to “get it” or is it okay to just enjoy “look” of the piece and miss the point. Shelsea goes into all this and more in the bonisode. To listen in click HERE.
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Billy Ritter | Episode 538
Billy Ritter 77 is a ceramic artist from Cleveland, Ohio. A graduate of Kent State University (MFA), and Slippery Rock University (BFA). For the past five years he has taught and inspired many as a professor of art and ceramics at Cuyahoga Community College. At his Cleveland studio he offers one-on-one tutoring and workshops. Billy exhibits and sells his work at his studio as well as at many artisan markets throughout Northern Ohio. Atmospheric firing, community, and story telling through process, are the focus of his work. His limited editions of functional tablewares and vessels are utilized by chefs, home cooks, photo studios, and collectors both nationally and internationally.
