The Maker's Playbook
The Maker's Playbook
Rebecca Ickes Carra
Ep 719: Creative Blocks, Career Pivots, and Letting Go with Christina Orthwein
1 hour 30 minutes Posted Jun 15, 2026 at 9:00 pm.
Christina Orthwein
Cristina Orthwein Interview
Basement Studio Life
Cold Water Throwing
Cristina Introduction
From Potter To Sculptor
Style Success Rules
Instagram Game Talk
Sculptures Meaning
Craft Versus Art
Sculpture Time Money
Workshops Clay Collaboration
Art School Business Gap
You Are the Factory
Craft Business Advice Gaps
Balancing Many Mediums
Creativity and Paying Bills
Ethics and Burnout Spiral
Motivation Tools That Change
Real Talk for Students
Defining Success and Life Fit
Inspiration From Italy Workshop
Scaling Up and What Is Enough
NCECA Stage Nerves Tips
Final Thanks and Farewell
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Send us Fan Mail Most of us have been told (or have told ourselves one way or another) that building a successful creative business means picking a lane and staying in it. But what happens when the lane you've built starts to feel more like a cage, and the work that once lit you up becomes just another obligation you can't motivate yourself to do? Christina Orthwein's journey from production potter to sculptor to jewelry maker and back again is a raw and honest look at how the pressure to mon...