Instead of owning that brick and mortar business day in and day out, here is one way to run a store… for a short time! It is called a pop up shop. Rosemarie has been involved in pop up shops for a number of years and she tells us what the process looks like and how to do one. To listen in to this conversation, click HERE.
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Zeynep Testoni | Episode 576
Zeynep Testoni’s work is inspired by the ocean and natural surrounds of her home in the seaside village of Gerroa, two hours south of Sydney in NSW, Australia. Zeynep has chosen ceramics as her ‘encore career’ after teaching English in secondary schools for almost 30 years. Zeynep’s home studio is becoming a thriving local hub for pottery enthusiasts.
Zeynep has been teaching her entire adult life. We can learn a lot from her about the process of what it takes to teach art. I think her perspective is much needed and we can gain a wealth of perspective from her experience and expertise. To listen in on this conversation, click HERE.
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David Kring | Episode 575
David Kenton Kring was born and raised in Frankfort, Kentucky where he grew up in a small family-run men’s workwear store. This blue collar atmosphere helped to influence not only David’s passion of working with his hands but also his surfaces. David received his BA from Transylvania University focusing in ceramics and mixed media. David then began working for the ceramic distributor Kentucky Mudworks, where he honed his skills as a figurative sculptor and potter. Since then David has exhibited nationally, lectured and demoed at major universities, and has begun curating gallery shows and craft markets. David is currently living in Lexington, Kentucky where he keeps a home studio as a full time working artist.
I started off wanting to talk about finding your audience. Instead we went down the road about how the feedback of social media is actually deceitful and doesn’t really tell you the maker what you need to know about your work. We also jumped on the idea of how to game the system in your favor. To listen in to this conversation, click HERE.
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Dan Tomcik | Episode 574
Daniel Tomcik is a wood fire potter and pizza maker from Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Dan received his BFA from California University of Pennsylvania. He worked as an apprentice at the Baltimore Clayworks Noborigama, and as summer staff at Watershed Center for the Ceramic Arts. Daniel is currently the Studio and Grounds Manager at Touchstone Center for Crafts, where he is working to cultivate a community of wood-firing enthusiasts.
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Shawna Pincus | Episode 573
Shawna Pincus is a ceramic artist living in Baltimore Maryland with her husband Michael, daughter Amelia, and their cat Bowie. Shawna grew up right outside of Philadelphia and attended school at the Maryland Institute College of Art where she earned a BFA in sculptural studies then continued on to Towson University earning her certification in Art Education. Shawna has taught as an art teacher in the public school system, as an adjunct Professor of Art Education for Towson University, instructs adult pottery classes at the Baltimore Clayworks and has led various workshops with adults, children and art teachers. Shawna spends most of her time working in her basement studio creating hand built functional pottery and perfecting her unique style of screen-printing on clay.
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Mike Regan | Episode 572
Mike Regan is a California native, born in San Diego and raised in the South Bay area. Mike currently works in the movie FX industry creating strange and fantastic creatures, as well as horrifying deaths at the hands of theses creatures. So, why is Mike on the Potter’s Cast? Because a year and a half ago, Mike decided to apply his knowledge of sculpture and mold making to ceramics and take up another hobby… Not like he doesn’t have too many already!
(Below are a mix of Mike’s ceramic and resin creations)
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Lean Van der Merwe | Episode 571
Lean Van der Merwe has been obsessed with pottery his whole life, and instantly fell in love with wheel throwing after his first class. Lean is ecstatic to share his creations. Each piece is thoughtfully made and glazed individually, and every single one is absolutely unique.
If you want to give the perfect gift to your friend, then knowing her dreams, desires, and personality makes all the difference in the world when you want to get her that gift that is perfect just for her. That is what marketing is like. It is about knowing what your customer so you can get just the perfect message just for her. Lean talks about knowing your customer. To listen in to this conversation, click HERE.