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Ryan and Becca give some insights about recycling your mountain of clay scraps effectively. They recap how they have handled reclaim in the past, what they do now, and what you should consider adapti…

Ryan and Becca answer a question about handle making and share their experience with various handle making processes. There's no one handle technique that fits all mug styles but it's good to break d…

Ryan & Becca share some of their favorite moments from the first 100 episodes. This is the first of multiple “best of” episodes since we couldn’t fit everything into just 2 hours. Thanks for all of t…

Ryan & Becca break down what makes a great show after Ryan gets back from his 2 day show in Louisville, KY. A number of factors are accounted for when determining whether you may want to participate …

Ryan & Becca answer a question from our MVQ (Most Valuable Questioner) @aleathabean about how we analyze inspiration vs. 'claygiarism.' How do you draw the line of making based on inspiration vs. cop…

Becca spends the day in the studio with her clay friend of 8+ years, Val Flynn of Val Flynn Pottery in Snohomish, Washington. They chat about building a new studio from scratch, experimenting with ne…

Ryan & Becca are back for a fourth question and answer episode covering topics in clay, small business, personal, and some off-the-wall questions. These are always enjoyable for us to record and we h…

Ryan & Becca sit down for a conversation with Link Henderson, owner of Kentucky Mudworks & Dirty Girls Pottery Tools, to go in depth about clay & tools. We learn how Kentucky Mudworks begun almost 20…

Ryan and Becca answer a question that has come over multiple times: how to quality test your pottery. We cover a number of testing methods to ensure your work is safe for food or drink & resistant to…

Ryan and Becca are trying out a shorter episode today to answer a listener question in depth about the profit potential between various items. There are many factors that go into pricing your work an…

Ryan and Becca go into a candid conversation about money and financial planning as individuals & small business owners. Topics covered include: our thought process when spending/saving money, debt, b…

Ryan & Becca chat with another good friend in clay, Heidi Fahrenbacher from Bella Joy Pottery. She graciously shares some great insights about slip casting, wholesale, stressful art shows, pricing yo…

Ryan and Becca go deep into a couple listener questions about the ins and outs of opening/running a brick & mortar business. Lots of variables factor into your decision making: location, store hours,…

Ryan and Becca try out a new segment on this episode called "What would you do if?" before moving on to the today's topic. Afterwards, they discuss multiple facets of having others help you in your s…

Ryan & Becca sit down for a much anticipated conversation with Leigh Anne Thompson, owner of Elan Pottery & Elan Transfers. She's sharing all the things with us: balancing multiple revenue streams, f…

Ryan and Becca answer more art show questions our listeners submitted through Instagram! This is part two of two, and we mostly cover our booth setups over the years, progressing throughout the show …

Ryan was recently a guest on a podcast "How to Build a Business with Chandler Lyles." We talk about how Ryan started his business, running his business on Etsy, and looking forward to his challenges …

Ryan & Becca sit down with Lindsey M. Dillon and Donte from Earth Nation Ceramics who co-host The Mud Peddlers Podcast to chat about podcasting, social media, selling our work, and some rapid questio…

So...we don't know what happened. Ryan & Becca start out discussing how innovation/creativity and maintenance factor into running a small business. Then they go off on a tangent about getting art deg…