tudorwheelhouse

WELCOME

JOIN ME AS I SHARE A BIT OF MY LIFE IN THE TUDOR WHEELHOUSE

MY CURRENT BUISNESS MODLE

My business experience is pretty minimal at this point in my life. Aside from a lemonade stand I had back in grade school, I can’t think of anytime I’ve every tied to sell something. Something about it has always grossed me out. Making pottery started by accident. I was working at a coffee shop that was connected to a pottery studio. I’ll be honest, I had every intention of working over at that pottery studio when I applied to the coffee shop, but I had not idea what that was going to look like. After 6 months at the café, I was transferred to the studio side and I was elated. I became the primary glazer. a few months later I started to load the kilns. Then I started to manage the kiln firing schedule. After work, I began to learn to throw the pots. I had amazing teachers surrounding me. I learned everything I know now about pottery in my year at the studio. I continues to throw pots anyway I could after I left the studio. I tried to keep the skill relatively consistent in my life.

While I was pregnant with my second, my husband and I bought a kiln and a wheel. I was a little unrealistic about how much pottery I was going to be producing with a two year old and soon to be newborn. After my son was born my life changed a lot. I didn’t think having two kids would be that much different than having just the one. All routines, hobbies and activities I once did had to be rethought. This included pottery. You see, I thought I would be busting out 30 mugs a week once I had the wheel and kiln. Boy was I wrong. In my last post I shared some of my tips on how to sell your pottery at a farmers market. While all these tips where useful, I still didn’t and don’t have a routine down for producing pottery. So here I am. Trying to promote a product that I struggle to produce. If you stay with me, we can see what comes of it.