Put a pin in it! Pin holing issues can be frustrating and can seem like a mystery to solve.  In todays episode we are going to look at the most common issues.  However, we will be confining our conversation to the commercial side of things.  In other words, if you are buying your clay and [...]

We have such a small increment of time to catch to attention of an audience member and there are some tools that can help.  Wordsmithing the proper headline or subject line can make all the difference.  In this episode we explores ways that we have use these tools and how to adapt them for your [...]

Marketplace checklist  Set up-   Tent   Tables   Risers (platforms)      Wood planks       Bricks, cinder blocks, boxes    Table coverings        Table cloths and runners or accent pieces       Chair (optional)     Pricing         Tags or stickers          More pricing cards              Scrable pieces [...]

The Electronically Savvy Studio It this episode of the Fired Arts Podcast we are going to talk about how electronics have changed the way we fire and operate in our studios.  Often the fired artist get the persona of low tech, hammers and anvils, clay and wooden tools, sheets of glass and glass cutters.  [...]

Reduce, reuse, Recycle Growing up, being environmentally conscious was part of our regular curriculum… the things you do today will impact our world tomorrow. As artists I think we are wired to be empathetic… we feel our feelings, we see the concerns and cares of people around us and we want to make a difference. We [...]

Only Do the SMART Ones Hey everyone and thank you for joining us in this episode of the Fired Arts Podcast.  If your ready to take your art to the next level that stay with us for the next 30 minutes and we are going to share some gold nuggets that will upgrade, your journey [...]

How Dry Are Your Feet? Tricks of the trade show: Dry Feet Often times as potters we anthropomorphize pots… talk about them as those they have human characteristics.    Refer to their lips, shoulders, bellies… give them names, tell them they are cute, haha… only slightly kidding about the last two… but we do this, [...]

A Non-Profit Helping Emerging Artists — ART CRAWL, Inc. This months is all about finding your voice. In this episode we are privileged to have two guests on the show.  Ellen Chanstain, President of Art Crawl, Inc., and manager of education at the Polk Museum of Art.  Art Crawl was founded in 2013, under the [...]

(History Channel’s Forged In Fire Champion of Championss and Judge) In this episode we are going to give everyone some out right inspirations and a few tips from one of the blade worlds most recognized personalities.  We are super excited to have with us today Ben Abbott.  For those in the fired arts world who [...]

The Lever That Moves The Numbers “Reciprocity” Secrets Of Building Reciprocity rec·i·proc·i·ty, noun, The practice of exchanging things with others for mutual benefit, The key here is not to expect the mutual part up front.  Think of yourself like a farmer.  Your planting seeds.  It’s going to take patients. Good reciprocity is not “scratch my [...]