I love how this is both good advice and actually uplifting. So much art and business advice is remarkably soul crushing lol Thank you for stressing the creation part as well as self care. Artists gotta art, so make art. Art is valid even without business on the other end of it. And art is special because we're not algorithmic machines. Take care of the artist, and you take care of your art
I actually sold some of the first cups I ever made at a recent art market. They were small and uneven with thick walls but people loved them! I priced them really cheap, just to get them out of my house, but the folks that bought them were really excited about them. Definitely worth starting early.
Thank you for your post. I love the quote "envy is the thief of joy". Very profound statement. Wishing you many blessing and thanks for including your precious doggie, it brightened my afternoon.
This was honestly one of the best videos I've seen. Thank you so much for your clear and caring advice!! And when you showed all your work on the shelves, I gasped! Your work is very beautiful!
Thank you so much! This is so very encouraging and helpful! I’m fulfilling a lifelong desire (I’m 63!) to learn and sell pottery and have been taking lessons for four months. I started an Estsy shop (with sublimation mugs) but it’s been slow. I’m on the verge of renting studio space to start making pottery to sell. This is just what I needed to hear!!!
I began my business in Jan 2020 and spent hours making a Shopify store, setting up Etsy and learning DHL shipping rates lol. It was so stressful I ended up cancelling the online stores and just now focus on selling at a few local markets per year, as well as direct sales to existing customers (who will text me what they want). I only work PT due to having small kids, so if you are doing ceramics FT (8-10 hour days) I am sure you can manage the online shop sales channels... but man alive, it was hard managing socials too. I also got rid of IG and that gave me hours per day back haha! and I have been making a lot of small art projects. You need to do whatever works for you. So many people tell me I 'NEED' Instagram lol. No, no I do not. My Master Ceramics teacher (55 years old) has neither social media nor an online store and she does very well.
As a fellow online art seller, the first one hit HARD! LOL, I often will reject pieces (I hand paint earrings) that I THINK aren't perfect or don't like personally. This is no way means I'll sell bad products, but I need to remember that some perspectives desire other aspects of art. I support a local ceramics artist.
Great advice. I've never heard of the story about the professor who asked half his students to make as many pots possible and half to make them high quality. Looking back, getting good at quantity was my game changer in pottery.
thank you for this video, I want to start my business sometime this year but I'm still a little unconfident about my knowledge and skills, so watching this was really helpful specially the pricing aspect because one of my recurring thoughts is how can I price my pieces in comparison to the most well known ceramists in my city, and I feel bad thinking that puting a price similar to them is a joke because they've been in the business for years. thank you again for this video, it was recommended by the algorithm and i'll subscribe to see more of you in the future, best of lucks
I just started pottery and this was such a great video. Thank so much for being positive and giving great advice!!! I was feeling discouraged and this video really made me feel more confident with just practicing and not being afraid to put myself out there :)
Wow! I'm so impressed that you're actually sharing your thoughts and humanness with us! I can feel and hear your authenticity and I feel like I'm listening to a person speak instead of watching a video on a topic. You're very likeable. Keep up the authenticity please :)
I LOVE your thought process dear, nice ceramics❤your art of making and selling is ideal. I will have that in mind when I start selling art hopefully professionally by God's Grace . Thank you for sharing. Congratulations to everyone that has started making their own works and selling 👍
Don’t forget the tax benefits of making your pottery a business. You can count all your clay and other materials purchased as a loss on your business. So you come out ahead even if you spent more than you made.
Thanks for this! Ive been saying for years that I cant sell without finding my own signature style, so I just give all my pieces away to friends and family. I am just starting to realize that maybe selling my stuff isnt so bad, even if I dont have a signature look. I tried online, but id rather sell locally at markets. Also going to ask at a few shops if they would allow me to sell there.
i dont do ceramics but this video is one of the most insightful videos i've found on the internet! thank you for sharing your experience and takeaways from doing your ceramic business
I'll be practicing on selling at the next Alameda Antique Fair the first weekend of next month..... look for the red and orange table cloths. If you like Vintage .
I'm Indian women from little city Kolhapur I wish I have an opportunity to learn this work 😍 I really love the pottery but 🥺don't have that facility to learning this art
Thank you so very much for the video ...I have been helplessly comparing myself with other artists on Pinterest. Like you were doing earlier, scrolling mindlessly all day.. Ahh I do feel better now..going to get my head straight now....
It’s so hard when many people are doing the exact same thing. I guess just keep going and do what you love. You’ll probably have to keep a day job for a while though.
Hi! thank your for sharing all this valuable information. My pottery journey started 6 months ago , and I also struggled knowing when my art would 'ready'. I am now working on my first small collection, and your video gave me the motivation I need to start practicing selling :)
Thank you so much for sharing your honest thoughts and experiences! This information is super valuable 🙏 Also like the quote: "envy is the thief of joy" very well put. Many blessings from South Africa 💖
I love your advice and to be honest I was squirming when I saw you wash your splash pan and basin in the kitchen sink. Do you have a clay capture underneath the sink? A clay trap?
A great question Liza! I actually already wiped everything down twice before going to my kitchen sink. I am slightly obsessed with having a clean wheelhead when I throw so I like to wash off the small dust layer off in the sink, and dump out the water outside :) Nothing goes down the drain, it's just the biggest place for running hot water.
This was a great great video!!! We bought out first bag of clay in feb 2019. I've sold a little, just to friends, but we are ready to branch out and start selling. Thanks for your insight 👍🏼 Best wishes and do you have an insta? Your pots are cute!
TYSM Miller Mommy 🤍 !! Your comment really brightens my day :) My Insta is @jingjingceramics. I am excited to see you branching out!! Feel free to connect with me on Insta. xoxo.
Hi Farhana, thank you! I am glad you found it helpful. I don't have a clay trap in my sink. What I usually do is I still use my sink for washing, but I catch the dirty water in a bucket and either recycle it or dump it in my garden.
Thanks so much for sharing this! Your art is SSSSOOOO KAWAII!!😍 I love them! And you're living my dream life. So good for you and maybe I'll dare to do this too. 😎👍 So thank you.
Being the best you that you can be and letting your love and passion show in your work will attract those who love the same. Always be authentic to yourself. I love your sweet creations!
I used to like pottery as a child, so I got into 3D art later and now I am considering to create pots and many ther models with resin 3D printers, then paint them by hand. Not the same, but your video was still helpful! Satisfying to watch your process
Paused this video to reset my app timers on my phone. Thank you for the reminder on that. And thank you for sharing about "start early" and to not compare to others. Finally dipping into trying to make pieces for sale and I've never had the confidence to do a sale - perhaps in the spring I will give it a go! :)
I've noticed that I love seeing other artists and businesses as an inspiration and for fun while I'm doing something else, and then I feel very inspired, but when I catch myself comparing them with myself and my art while thinking about my own ideas I feel devastated, as if could never do what someone else is doing, but that's just wrong... if I were the one showing my work, someone else would be jealous of me probably...So it's a vicious cycle 😅 The most important thing is exactly to focus on your art as you said. Great video💗
I’m happy that you came into my YT feed today. You make lovely, original pieces. I like your style! And, your advice and insight is greatly appreciated. Lindsay in Toronto 🇨🇦
Really loved the tips you shared, they are really applicable to most businesses, especially when we are at the early stages of starting up. I definitely agree with your limiting the use of social media, your tip about using the iPhone settings was really interesting & helpful (I didn’t know that😊). Your focus on your mission and daily journaling & goals setting is really effective in keeping us present with our own targets, etc. I loved your sharing of story of the pottery students who focused on quantity & price. We have to move forward even if we fear to make mistakes. Thank you again for sharing ❤️❤️❤️
What great advice, tnx. I have a full-time, demanding consulting business. In my spare time, I dabble in arts and crafts. I would love to reach a point where I can sell my work. Your advice is so helpful.
Thank you this was such a straight-forward and honest video. Three top tips covered in detail feels exactly right. I think you touched on things that we artists often feel or think.
Seriously. I’m a relatively new potter and looking to start selling my pieces. This vid is the best and most practically insightful video on the subject that I’ve seen, and I’ve seen a LOT. The concept of practicing making pottery is common. But the concept of practicing SELLING totally opened my mind to a new way of looking at the process of selling. Brilliant!! Thank you so much.
I LOVE this video. It’s very inspiring and uplifting. I just started dabbling with air dry clay about a month ago and I know a lot of my pieces so far don’t look perfect but this video just changed my whole perspective and it was very nice to hear. I love that you were honest too. ❤❤❤ following now 😊
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I love how this is both good advice and actually uplifting. So much art and business advice is remarkably soul crushing lol Thank you for stressing the creation part as well as self care. Artists gotta art, so make art. Art is valid even without business on the other end of it. And art is special because we're not algorithmic machines. Take care of the artist, and you take care of your art
Absolutely agree. We are people first then artists!
@@jingjingceramicsshould I use ebay or etsy? What do you recommend?
Thank you❤
I actually sold some of the first cups I ever made at a recent art market. They were small and uneven with thick walls but people loved them! I priced them really cheap, just to get them out of my house, but the folks that bought them were really excited about them. Definitely worth starting early.
Wow "The thief of Joy" well put, I totally understand.
Thank you for your post. I love the quote "envy is the thief of joy". Very profound statement. Wishing you many blessing and thanks for including your precious doggie, it brightened my afternoon.
This was honestly one of the best videos I've seen. Thank you so much for your clear and caring advice!! And when you showed all your work on the shelves, I gasped! Your work is very beautiful!
Thank you so much Lauren, I am glad to have helped!
Thank you so much! This is so very encouraging and helpful! I’m fulfilling a lifelong desire (I’m 63!) to learn and sell pottery and have been taking lessons for four months. I started an Estsy shop (with sublimation mugs) but it’s been slow. I’m on the verge of renting studio space to start making pottery to sell. This is just what I needed to hear!!!
Well done you! I'm 44 and about to start a 6 week course - can't wait! I hope you're doing well 😊
"Release your art back into the wild" I love this!!!❤
BTW, your pieces are so adorable (as is your dog!)🐶
I began my business in Jan 2020 and spent hours making a Shopify store, setting up Etsy and learning DHL shipping rates lol. It was so stressful I ended up cancelling the online stores and just now focus on selling at a few local markets per year, as well as direct sales to existing customers (who will text me what they want). I only work PT due to having small kids, so if you are doing ceramics FT (8-10 hour days) I am sure you can manage the online shop sales channels... but man alive, it was hard managing socials too. I also got rid of IG and that gave me hours per day back haha! and I have been making a lot of small art projects. You need to do whatever works for you. So many people tell me I 'NEED' Instagram lol. No, no I do not. My Master Ceramics teacher (55 years old) has neither social media nor an online store and she does very well.
As a fellow online art seller, the first one hit HARD! LOL, I often will reject pieces (I hand paint earrings) that I THINK aren't perfect or don't like personally. This is no way means I'll sell bad products, but I need to remember that some perspectives desire other aspects of art. I support a local ceramics artist.
That was so sweetly expressed. Thank you very much! P.S. I like your pottery❤️
Thank you so much Cheryl!!
Great advice. I've never heard of the story about the professor who asked half his students to make as many pots possible and half to make them high quality. Looking back, getting good at quantity was my game changer in pottery.
thank you for this video, I want to start my business sometime this year but I'm still a little unconfident about my knowledge and skills, so watching this was really helpful specially the pricing aspect because one of my recurring thoughts is how can I price my pieces in comparison to the most well known ceramists in my city, and I feel bad thinking that puting a price similar to them is a joke because they've been in the business for years. thank you again for this video, it was recommended by the algorithm and i'll subscribe to see more of you in the future, best of lucks
This is the sweetest comment ever! Wishing you allll the luck for your launch Mariela xoxoxo
I've been told by a few people now - the very advice you are giving here. So guess its time to start selling....
HAHAHA yayyyy try it out!
I just started pottery and this was such a great video. Thank so much for being positive and giving great advice!!! I was feeling discouraged and this video really made me feel more confident with just practicing and not being afraid to put myself out there :)
Wow! I'm so impressed that you're actually sharing your thoughts and humanness with us! I can feel and hear your authenticity and I feel like I'm listening to a person speak instead of watching a video on a topic. You're very likeable. Keep up the authenticity please :)
Thank you 🙏🏻 and blessings for you all experiences share very helpful
I LOVE your thought process dear, nice ceramics❤your art of making and selling is ideal. I will have that in mind when I start selling art hopefully professionally by God's Grace . Thank you for sharing. Congratulations to everyone that has started making their own works and selling 👍
Don’t forget the tax benefits of making your pottery a business. You can count all your clay and other materials purchased as a loss on your business. So you come out ahead even if you spent more than you made.
You have a beautiful greyhound ❤
How do you ship and make sure every piece arrive in perfect condition??
Thanks for this! Ive been saying for years that I cant sell without finding my own signature style, so I just give all my pieces away to friends and family. I am just starting to realize that maybe selling my stuff isnt so bad, even if I dont have a signature look. I tried online, but id rather sell locally at markets. Also going to ask at a few shops if they would allow me to sell there.
This sounds like a wonderful first step! I am so happy you are reaching out to local shops to sell with them.
i dont do ceramics but this video is one of the most insightful videos i've found on the internet! thank you for sharing your experience and takeaways from doing your ceramic business
Thank you for sharing your ideas about selling pottery. You are very honest and it helps a lot. :)
thank you
I'll be practicing on selling at the next Alameda Antique Fair the first weekend of next month..... look for the red and orange table cloths. If you like Vintage .
thank you for sharing your expirience
I'm Indian women from little city Kolhapur I wish I have an opportunity to learn this work 😍 I really love the pottery but 🥺don't have that facility to learning this art
Thank you for those great advise that is very helpful!
Very informative. 🎉
Thank you this was a great video. much pottery success to you
Love your content. I really want to star my pottery journey. I think is an awesome and relaxing hobbie to be creative
Thank you so very much for the video ...I have been helplessly comparing myself with other artists on Pinterest. Like you were doing earlier, scrolling mindlessly all day..
Ahh I do feel better now..going to get my head straight now....
It’s so hard when many people are doing the exact same thing. I guess just keep going and do what you love. You’ll probably have to keep a day job for a while though.
Hi! thank your for sharing all this valuable information. My pottery journey started 6 months ago , and I also struggled knowing when my art would 'ready'. I am now working on my first small collection, and your video gave me the motivation I need to start practicing selling :)
I’m at the beginning of my ceramic career and comparing is hard
Beautiful video. You know what's what in a way that matters. Brava.
Your very inspiring Thank you. Om still scared to but Im going to try.
Thank you so much for sharing your honest thoughts and experiences! This information is super valuable 🙏 Also like the quote: "envy is the thief of joy" very well put. Many blessings from South Africa 💖
I love your advice and to be honest I was squirming when I saw you wash your splash pan and basin in the kitchen sink. Do you have a clay capture underneath the sink? A clay trap?
A great question Liza! I actually already wiped everything down twice before going to my kitchen sink. I am slightly obsessed with having a clean wheelhead when I throw so I like to wash off the small dust layer off in the sink, and dump out the water outside :) Nothing goes down the drain, it's just the biggest place for running hot water.
Came for the advice..stayed for the long nose doggo!! 😊
Really good stuff Thanks for sharing
i like your video your reflexion .. thanks for this advices
Smart and thought out in the big picture. Go and grow!!!!!!
This was a great great video!!! We bought out first bag of clay in feb 2019.
I've sold a little, just to friends, but we are ready to branch out and start selling.
Thanks for your insight 👍🏼
Best wishes and do you have an insta? Your pots are cute!
TYSM Miller Mommy 🤍 !! Your comment really brightens my day :) My Insta is @jingjingceramics. I am excited to see you branching out!! Feel free to connect with me on Insta. xoxo.
@JingjingCeramics i am going to!!! I'll follow you from my husband's and my insta:) thank you and thank you for the encouragement 💜
Very thoughtful assessment. Thank you.
Loved this video. Thank you. I also really love your work. Super cute ideas. You are very dedicated as well so that is going to take you far. Xoxox
Love this video! Thank you so much for sharing, wishing you all the best!
Envy is the theft of joy... thank you for sharing your insights into this journey to build your business and sell your pottery.
I really like your video it is very informative. Really like your work. However where do you wash your wheel tray? Does it have a clay trap?
Hi Farhana, thank you! I am glad you found it helpful. I don't have a clay trap in my sink. What I usually do is I still use my sink for washing, but I catch the dirty water in a bucket and either recycle it or dump it in my garden.
This is a fantastic video and I’m so glad I saw it. I’m just starting out on my own ceramic business journey so this was very useful and uplifting
Same here I wish you all the best on your journey.. we got this 🎉
Thanks so much for sharing this! Your art is SSSSOOOO KAWAII!!😍 I love them! And you're living my dream life. So good for you and maybe I'll dare to do this too. 😎👍 So thank you.
Wonderful advice. Thanks for sharing!
Being the best you that you can be and letting your love and passion show in your work will attract those who love the same. Always be authentic to yourself. I love your sweet creations!
I used to like pottery as a child, so I got into 3D art later and now I am considering to create pots and many ther models with resin 3D printers, then paint them by hand. Not the same, but your video was still helpful! Satisfying to watch your process
Nice and informative video
Paused this video to reset my app timers on my phone. Thank you for the reminder on that. And thank you for sharing about "start early" and to not compare to others. Finally dipping into trying to make pieces for sale and I've never had the confidence to do a sale - perhaps in the spring I will give it a go! :)
Thanks you 😭❤️❤️
Love hearing about your pottery business journey!
I've noticed that I love seeing other artists and businesses as an inspiration and for fun while I'm doing something else, and then I feel very inspired, but when I catch myself comparing them with myself and my art while thinking about my own ideas I feel devastated, as if could never do what someone else is doing, but that's just wrong... if I were the one showing my work, someone else would be jealous of me probably...So it's a vicious cycle 😅 The most important thing is exactly to focus on your art as you said. Great video💗
I’m happy that you came into my YT feed today. You make lovely, original pieces. I like your style! And, your advice and insight is greatly appreciated. Lindsay in Toronto 🇨🇦
Great video and tips!
Just subscribed!! This video was amazing! Keep it up!
All work is subjective. I like your work more than Florian’s. His work has no creativity.
I love your blog type video format ❤
You have to practice SELLING?! That changed my whole outlook. Thank you.
Really loved the tips you shared, they are really applicable to most businesses, especially when we are at the early stages of starting up. I definitely agree with your limiting the use of social media, your tip about using the iPhone settings was really interesting & helpful (I didn’t know that😊). Your focus on your mission and daily journaling & goals setting is really effective in keeping us present with our own targets, etc. I loved your sharing of story of the pottery students who focused on quantity & price. We have to move forward even if we fear to make mistakes. Thank you again for sharing ❤️❤️❤️
What great advice, tnx. I have a full-time, demanding consulting business. In my spare time, I dabble in arts and crafts. I would love to reach a point where I can sell my work. Your advice is so helpful.
thank you so much for sharing your thoughts, I appreciated this video so so much!
Thanks very much!💞❤💞
Big thanks. I’m impressed your sharing. This help me to overcome the fear of starting my ceramic studio.
You put in so much effort into your pieces, they are all labours of your love and effort
#4 get a cute ass dog
Thank you this was such a straight-forward and honest video. Three top tips covered in detail feels exactly right. I think you touched on things that we artists often feel or think.
Very good advice, all around.
Hello I'm a beginner and I am wondering what pottery wheel I should buy and the cheapest options
Thank you! I really needed this advice ❤ thankful for you and your time!
At first I was like 60 bucks for a mug no fn way then I saw the tucan mug and was like, 60 is not that bad.
could I request specific plates? .. I can send you an image of what I need
These are amazing tips and your advice is so honest. I hope it will help many potters.
thank you for sharing 🤍
Love the tips! Thank you so much for sharing this video! Can't wait to start selling my art as well! 🧡
This is everything I needed to hear. My goal this year is to start selling. I can start now!
I have never made ceramics but I love your video. I would love to make them too.
Great message! Just what I needed to hear 😊. Thanks 🙏
fantastic video
Great video!!!!!!! ❤❤❤
Thank you very much for your precious advices 🌈
Thank you for such a level headed and sound advice. I’m going to make a note of it.
Thank you for the advice!
Good work
Really helpful advice!
Great video! Thank you😊
Aww I can tell that dog love y'all so much 🥰
Thank you for the good advice.
That was really helpful thank you ❤
thank you for the advice!
She's like a machine. Incredible!
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Gorgeous pieces, great advice!!
what a lovely video. You're so sweet, grounded and organized. Thank you for your generosity and sharing.
Seriously. I’m a relatively new potter and looking to start selling my pieces. This vid is the best and most practically insightful video on the subject that I’ve seen, and I’ve seen a LOT.
The concept of practicing making pottery is common.
But the concept of practicing SELLING totally opened my mind to a new way of looking at the process of selling. Brilliant!! Thank you so much.
I LOVE this video. It’s very inspiring and uplifting. I just started dabbling with air dry clay about a month ago and I know a lot of my pieces so far don’t look perfect but this video just changed my whole perspective and it was very nice to hear. I love that you were honest too. ❤❤❤ following now 😊