The Maker's Playbook
A podcast where we talk all about what it's really like to make a living from the things you make. Featuring candid interviews with other ceramicists and makers, as well as helpful business tips to make your side-hustle into a life-giving, viable business.
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Send us a text As makers, many of us feel pressure to choose between our creative passions and a more traditional career - but what if that"s a false choice entirely? What if taking your craft seriously doesn"t require abandoning a career you are equally passionate about? Melisa"s journey from taking her first clay cla
Send us a text Recently there"s been a lot of talk around whether or not you can make a full-time living as a studio potter, and most stories you"ll hear about those who are seen as "studio potters" involve teaching regularly, running workshops, providing rental space for other artists, or maintaining multiple income s
Send us a text Can you make a viable living from creating a wheelthrown mug that you charge $45 for? According to a video currently racing around the internet, the answer is no. But is that true? According to some of the past potters I"ve talked to here on the podcast over the last 4 years, that answer would be no, tha
Send us a text What happens when we approach our artistic development not as lightning-bolt inspiration but as intentional practice—exploring the minute details that fascinate us while carefully choosing which external voices we allow to influence our work? Throughout her 23-year career, Martha Grover has done just tha
Send us a text As makers, we often believe that stability - often in the form of continuous access to the same studio and materials - is essential for building a creative business, but Eva Champagne"s nomadic journey reveals a different path. Throughout our conversation, Eva shares how she"s built a ceramics practice w
Send us a text As makers, we often envy others" seemingly polished creative lives without seeing the winding path they took to get there. AnnMarie Cooper"s journey from gallery employee to pottery gallery owner, cohorts program manager, and shared studio founder reveals how real artistic careers evolve through countles