The Maker's Playbook
The Maker's Playbook
Rebecca Ickes Carra
Ep 704: Searching for Your Voice with Becky Meneely
1 hour 40 minutes Posted Oct 24, 2025 at 11:00 pm.
Welcome and Introductions
Becky's Journey into Pottery
Setting Up a Home Studio
Balancing Passion and Practicality
Navigating the Art World from a Rural Area
Challenges and Rewards of Online and In-Person Sales
The Pressure of Full-Time Artistry
Balancing Art and Full-Time Work
Community Questions
Pricing Functional Art
The Struggle with Surface Decoration
Finding Your Voice in Clay
The Benefits of Online Mentorship
Outro
Midwestern Trivia and Farewell
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Send us Fan Mail Working as a librarian by day and making pottery in her garage studio by night, Becky wrestles with a challenge many makers face: how do you develop a distinctive artistic voice when you're working in isolation? What if the pressure to constantly produce—amplified by social media's highlight reel—is actually drowning out the quiet work of discovering what you're truly trying to say? Through Becky's journey from community studios to her home workspace, and ultimately to seekin...