Wheel Talk

Ryan and Becca share some thoughts about how to prepare your small business with the threat of uncertainty in the economy. Some folks have already been experiencing some of the uncertainty over the p…

Ryan and Becca answer a question about owning and managing a business as someone with ADHD or anxiety. We hope this conversation is relatable for a number of our listeners who run their own business …

Ryan and Becca sit down with Liz Cohen from Liz Cohen Ceramics to chat about building a new home studio as a full time studio potter. They discuss a number of topics today, from transitioning to full…

Ryan and Becca answer a number of listener questions related to studio practice. Some topics include renting studio space, vitrification, warping, loading kilns, refiring pieces, sanding pots, manual…

Ryan and Becca answer a question from @aleathabean about how to handle online updates from a seller's perspective. There are lots of tasks to do in preparation for an online update so having a good p…

Ryan is joined by Curt Hammerly from Hammerly Ceramics to talk all about Instagram today. They discuss collaborations, the algorithm, Instagram stats, getting paid for Instagram Reels, and managing s…

Ryan and Becca expected this to be a quick episode talking all about slips vs underglazes. Before they get to shop talk, there’s plenty of movie talk and ample digressions along the way. We hope you …

Ryan and Becca jump into a topic for those out there wondering when they should consider selling, especially beginner potters. We both took a long time to start selling our work on a regular basis, b…

Ryan presented recently at Clay Con West, an up & coming clay conference hosted in St. George, Utah, and shared some ways you can diversify your pottery business income. He sells through many differe…

Ryan and Becca look ahead to their personal and business goals for 2022, even though we're more than a month into the year already. They share specific sales numbers for the year ahead as well. We ho…

Ryan and Becca talk about a recent post Becca shared on Instagram about giveaways that’s sparked some discussion so we decided it would be a good topic to cover here. Isaac Shue joins us for part of …

Becca and Ryan spent a weekend recently at Clay Con West, an up & coming clay conference hosted in St. George, Utah, and share some insights about their background, process, their relationship, and g…

Ryan and Becca answer some listener questions about selling at art shows and business branding. It's a batch of related questions that we continue getting from our listeners, which we love getting a …

Ryan & Becca share a couple stories outside of their worlds of clay to start off today's episode. They then dig into their 2021 goals and results, with real numbers! We like to share these intimate d…

Ryan & Becca are back for another question and answer episode covering a range of topics from a new game Becca got recently. We also get into a longer topic at the end (around the 1 hr 45 min mark) f…

Ryan & Becca discuss some of the difference between approaching your small business with an artist versus entrepreneur mindset. We also discover a new term that we love: "solopreneur." We have some h…

Ryan & Rachel are being interviewed by Becca today! They chat about being a spouse/partner to someone running a small business, transitioning to becoming a full time potter, and how the business affe…

Ryan & Becca answer loads of listener questions related to finishing techniques, attention to your pot bottoms, tool care, bat preferences, and other studio process topics. We always appreciate you a…

Ryan & Becca answer lots of questions from our buddy Andrew Linderman (@lindermanpottery) about scouting a new studio space and effectively moving from your current studio. There are many considerati…

Ryan & Becca start off with some Thanksgiving talk: favorite sides, desserts, and whether turkey is overrated.  They answer some listener questions before diving into Becca's most recent Fancy cup up…