Wheel Talk

Ryan & Becca go very deep into all the facets of packing and shipping your work for online sales. Topics range from materials for wrapping your work, space filling materials, boxes, labels, shipping …

Great Scott!! Ryan and Becca get together one more time to answer a series of your social media questions. We cover a number of topics, including: differences between Facebook, Instagram, & Pinterest…

Ryan & Becca discuss tips to improve your production process. Becca's years of throwing production style work and recent position working in a production studio provide a lot of suggestions for today…

Ryan & Becca answer a listener question about determining what forms to make for your customer base as you hit your stride selling. Also, how do you get past the insecurity about making too much of s…

Ryan & Becca discuss the always challenging topic of pricing. There is no right way that works for everyone, but we can guide you with some things to consider as you go about pricing your body of wor…

Ryan & Becca are back for another question and answer episode with clay, small business, & personal questions. You all provided most of these questions via Instagram and we appreciate it! Enjoy, have…

Becca joins Ryan for part two of answering more of your questions about social media. We cover a number of topics, including: the algorithm, hashtags, social media and mental health, post frequency, …

Ryan & Becca start the show off with a new clay podcast recommendation for you: The Mud Peddlers, hosted by Lindsey M. Dillon & Donte from Earth Nation Ceramics. Check them out and spread the love fo…

Becca is officially a Hoosier after her move across the country from Monroe, Washington to Indianapolis, Indiana! We welcome her back, discuss some funny stories from her trip, and get back into the …

Ryan goes solo on this episode while Becca is getting adjusted after her move to Indianapolis, Indiana. He talks all about running his small business on Instagram, including how he manages his own ac…

Ryan & Becca answer a listener question about the differences between an artist and potter. Isn't this one of the hardest questions to answer when a customer asks you whether you call yourself an art…

Ryan & Becca answer a listener question about whether to sell second quality pieces alongside your firsts. As you make more pieces, you are guaranteed to produce pots that have flaws and cannot be so…

Ryan & Becca answer a listener question about how to set goals for the New Year. We both include yearly financial goals, but figuring out how to set goals outside of sales numbers can be tougher depe…

Ryan & Becca answer a number of listener questions related to glazing this week. There's an endless amount to know about this complex part of the process so we hope you enjoy the questions, learn som…

Ryan & Becca go through a wide range of electric kilns on the market to buy new and used. We start by reviewing the kilns we've each owned over the years before jumping into what's available now. The…

Ryan & Becca reflect on a recent Instagram post Becca shared (linked below) regarding chasing your creative dreams. The post reads "Choosing to not chase your creative dreams is not 'sensible,' noble…

Ryan & Becca go through a wide range of pottery wheels on the market to buy new and used. There are so many options out there right now and we dive right into the specifics of a number of wheels (Bre…

Ryan & Becca answer a listener's question regarding taking care of our bodies as we work in our studios. We cover topics from prepping clay, table surfaces, wheel height, position at the wheel, loadi…

Ryan & Becca go in deep about the saturation of the ceramics market today based on a listener question. With the popularity of handmade pottery growing since social media is more embedded into our da…

On this episode, Ryan & Becca sit down for a conversation in Bellevue, Kentucky with Kelti Ziese from Coda Co and Nomad KY. Coda Co is a boutique that mostly sells home goods and local handmade art. …