The knowledge I have received from working closely with them is invaluable. I have been fortunate to work with some giants both in academia and in an apprenticeship capacity. Working with really good mentors is extremely valuable. Things), because they would distract me from what I set out to do (I have to edit life just as much as I have to edit my pots). These principles help me to say no to things (even good Keeping the reasons why I am making pots in the first place fresh in my mind protects me from a life that can become complicated and distracting. Is that my customers will feel that in the work. I make what I love to make and not what I think will sell because my pots are an extension of me, my hope
These are some of the things I have learned: Keeping overhead low means that sales have greater financial impact. When I first started, I felt like I was pushing pots out the door, and now I find it difficult
I think it is important for those interested in making a living as a potter to remember that there is no one way to build a life of making and selling work.
You will pick away bit by bit until one day you will realize, “wait, how did I get here?” Steven Rolf It is going to be as rewarding as it is brutal. With other people, even if you don’t like them. Getting out of school and setting up your own shop by yourself seems likes a terrible idea. I would not be doing what I am doing today if not for the people I worked for and learned from along the way. This will give you invaluable access to tools, space, mentorship,Īnd will keep your hands learning. If possible, quit your other jobs and just work for artists. If I could offer advice to anyone interested in making a living as a potter, I would say two things: First, work for other people. I would say almost half of my sales are from businesses that I approached. I sell pottery to many galleries, bars, and restaurants, real estate agents,īoutique hotels, and coffee companies all because I cold called (or emailed) them. Pottery business because I solicited it myself. Finally I would offer the very simple advice to ask for what you want because you’ll often get it. A focus on business classes in college would have helped me tremendously and saved me time and frustration.
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I was wholly unprepared to run a small business after college, and have spent so much time learning how to do so through trial andĮrror. The biggest piece of advice I have for those interested in making a living as a potter, would be to take business classes.
Plus, get glaze recipes from Jeremy Ayers, Amelia Stamps, and Kristin Pavelka! Also, see this post in the archives about how to start a pottery business!Īdvice on Making a Living as a Potter Jeremy Ayers PS: Check out the June/July/August 2015 issue of Ceramics Monthly to hear more from these working potters, and from Kristin Pavelka and Malcolm Greenwood. In this excerpt from the Ceramics Monthly archive, Amelia Stamps, the late Anderson Bailey, Steven Rolf, and Jeremy Ayers share their tips for making a living as a potter and the lessons they’ve learned along the way. In today’s post, we have gathered some great advice from four successful potters that might just help you when making your plan. Making a living as a potter is not an easy road these days, and if you want to succeed in the pottery business (and make money), you really need to make a good careful plan.
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Probably every aspiring ceramic artist has pondered at great lengths how to make pottery their full time gig.
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