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Wheel Talk

Ryan Durbin & Becca Otis

Ryan Durbin (@rdceramics) & Becca Otis (@5linespottery) share their experiences as potters, makers, small business owners, and creatives. Becca is a full time studio potter, while Ryan is a full time website developer and part time potter. We'd love to share our ups and downs along the way as we build our skills as makers and small business owners in an honest, informal manner. We hope to bring you helpful tips we've learned over the years, learn from each other, and share expertise from a number of guests with you also. Please join us for some Wheel Talk!

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371 episodes

  1. Knowing When to Take the Leap with Isaac Shue 2:06:02
  2. Surviving the Holiday Season as a Potter 1:26:45
  3. What’s the Best Way to Sell Pottery? with Curt Hammerly 2:12:15
  4. Talking Honestly About Depression (with Taylor Swilley) 1:22:37
  5. Building a Pottery Business That Fits Your Life with Jon Schmidt 1:45:55
  6. Rethinking Where We Spend Our Time and Energy 1:57:18
  7. Everything You Need to Know About Pot Swap 2026 37:07
  8. Wheel Talk Book Club: We Need Your Art (with Taylor Swilley) 1:36:13
  9. Motivation as a Maker (Replay) 1:08:27
  10. The Realities of Making and Selling Pottery 1:54:54
  11. Leaving the Studio Better Than You Found It with Erica Kilroy 2:03:14
  12. Life on the Road as a Ceramic Artist with Laura Williams 2:02:12
  13. The Questions Every Ceramic Artist Eventually Asks 1:56:33
  14. Building Successful Gallery Relationships with Michelle O'Brien 1:02:54
  15. How to Grow Your Art Business Close to Home 1:43:30
  16. Building BuschKraft Tools with Nicholai Busch 2:03:47
  17. Designing Better Planters (with Taylor Swilley) 1:18:13
  18. Reviving a Community Ceramics Program with Natalie Wagner 1:38:58
  19. Scaling Your Pottery Business Without Breaking It (with Heidi Fahrenbacher) 1:38:34
  20. Finding success with Tim See (Replay) 3:16:57
  21. Wheel Talk Book Club: The Creative Act (with Taylor Swilley) 1:38:42
  22. Paying a Studio Assistant (Part 2) 2:21:35
  23. Before You Hire a Studio Assistant… (Part 1) 2:15:21
  24. How to Write Better Grant Applications with Laura Hall 1:42:16
  25. Adapting Your Work and Business Over Time with Liz Cohen 2:09:45
  26. Making the Most of NCECA—Without Breaking the Bank (Replay) 1:44:22
  27. We’re Back: Studio & Business Updates 1:25:44
  28. #340 - A Reset for the Podcast 1:10:54
  29. #339 - Chasing $15K in 4 months 1:06:01
  30. #338 - Building a Sustainable Creative Business with Megan Auman 1:41:46
  31. #337 - Try It and See with Taylor Swilley 2:02:48
  32. #336 - Looking Back to Move Forward 1:42:47
  33. #335 - Is paid advertisement worth it? with Will Donovan from Donovan Pottery 2:23:25
  34. #334 - Building Consistent Etsy Sales Without Driving Your Own Traffic 1:54:48
  35. #333 - Chat GPT Still Has Questions. We Still Have Thoughts. 1:35:51
  36. #332 - Chat GPT Has Questions. We Have Thoughts. 1:33:52
  37. #331 - What Happens When Pottery Becomes the Day Job 1:29:48
  38. #330 - Building a Creative Business from the Ground Up with Rachel Durbin 1:22:43
  39. #329 - Let's Talk About Clay with Link Henderson from Kentucky Mudworks 2:05:50
  40. #328 - Pottery Vacations & Exploring New Roles 1:15:41
  41. #327 - Pricing your work effectively with Heidi Fahrenbacher from Bella Joy Pottery 3:04:13
  42. #326 - Recommending Shows Without Setting Expectations 1:57:52
  43. #325 - Planning Ahead for Seasonal Sales Lulls 1:10:04
  44. #324 - When It’s Time to Scale Back (Or Walk Away): Part Two 2:04:18
  45. #323 - When It’s Time to Scale Back (Or Walk Away): Part One 1:28:04
  46. #322 - Pot Swap 2025 is coming!! 1:06:09
  47. #321 - Finding Themes in Your Work & Overcoming Creative Doubt 1:32:35
  48. #320 - How Do You Want to Be Remembered? 1:35:43
  49. #319 - Boy in a China Shop with Taylor Swilley 1:45:07
  50. #318 - Amazing Glaze: Food-Safe Recipes with Gabriel Kline & Bill Collins 1:20:44