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Ep: 216 - Building and Growing Our Communities with Phi Le of Illuminated Clay Mar 11, 2022

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Do you think of the word “business” as a dirty word? Does the idea of starting a business seem like the last thing that might bring about the change we so desperately need in the world? Could a business possibly do as much good for our communities as a non-profit organization? Well, this week’s podcast guest is building a business on their terms. And it’s one creating quite an impact. Phi Le has built their community pottery studio, Illuminated Clay, specifically focused on not only providing a safe space for people often not included in traditional structures but also a space that can provide resources to historically marginalized groups regardless of their ability to pay. And Phi is only just getting started…

I’ll be taking a bit of an unplanned season break after next week’s episode, so if you want to be sure to be alerted when new episodes air, then visit makersplaybook.com/newsletter and sign up for the email list. Doing so will also add you to our monthly free photo tips list, where I deep dive on many of the most frequently asked photography questions specifically for makers - like why shooting on an all-white background is so dang hard, and why what kind of camera you use really doesn’t matter as much as you think it does.
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Ep: 215 - On Burnout and the Search for Balance with Nicole Dacey Mar 04, 2022

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Burnout - If it wasn’t a word in your vocabulary before 2020, it probably is now. It’s a topic talked about a lot in the land of the self-employed and generally, the tactics for avoiding it are always given by someone who’s just recently, slowly, crawling out of it. But don’t worry - Nicole Dacey and I aren’t going to give you any of those tactics you’ve heard a million times. No, instead, we settled in for a simple, candid, straightforward conversation about the twists and turns your career can take and the many ways burnout can show up even when you are doing things you love.

If you missed out on our free photo tips email last week, you can still kickstart taking better photos faster by going to makersplaybook.com/photography and snagging my free 3 step-guide for better photos, even just using your cell phone. Grabbing that guide will also put you on your list for future monthly tips.

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Nicole Dacey's Instagram

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Ep: 214 - Having a Non-Negotiable with Mike Tavares Feb 18, 2022

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What if you set up your life around one non-negotiable? How would that inform the decisions you make every day? How would that change your day-to-day schedule - where you live, what you choose to do for work (if it’s outside of the non-negotiable), how you commute… all of it. Maybe it’s a radical idea, but when I heard today’s podcast guest, Mike Tavares, describe this decision it was a big lightbulb moment.

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DON'T MISS OUT: Next week is our “off” week, where there is no new podcast episodes but there IS a free photo tip coming to the inboxes of the makers on our email list. If you don’t want to miss out be sure to sign up at makersplaybook.com/newsletter and start learning photography specifically for ceramicists & makers.
For full show notes and links to all of our guests' resources visit: www.makersplaybook.com/podcast
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Mike Tavares Instagram

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Ep: 213 - Taking Big Risks with Leila of Tierra Madera Ceramics Feb 11, 2022

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What’s the through-line for everyone thinking about going full-time with their art? Or even for those who are already full-time and self-employed? No matter what, aside from a slightly obsessive passion for our craft the big elephant in the room for us all is Risk. And today’s podcast guest stared risk in the face and said yes anyway. She said yes to moving cross country and yes to taking on the overhead of a storefront studio in the hopes of propelling her business farther forward than she ever has before. Listen in to hear how Leila Srouji of Tierra Madera is managing all of these big changes as a full-time, self-employed maker.

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Leila of Tierra Madera Ceramics Instagram

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Ep: 212 - Growing as an Artist through Community Support with the Village Potters Feb 04, 2022

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Our first ever panel is on the podcast this week! I’m chatting with not one, but two of the founding members of the Village Potters Clay Center in Asheville, North Carolina - a brilliant community studio that clearly has cracked the code on not only helping potters and artists push themselves creatively but also in creating sustainable partnerships and viable businesses. So basically, they are all living the dream…

If you are searching for your own community of support, hang tight… I might just have something exciting in store for you in the near future. And if you can’t stand the anticipation (or if you are a whizz at technology!), then send me an email over at podcast@makers-playbook.com and I just might spill the surprise for you. 😉
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Village Potter's Instagram
Lori Theriault's Instagram
Sarah Wells Rolland's Instagram

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Ep: 211 - The Importance of a Consistent Photography Style Jan 21, 2022

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The Big Announcement: We've added ONE MORE Free Webinar about the 4 Most Common Instagram Photography Mistakes (and how to avoid them. Yes, even with your cell phone). Click here to reserve your seat for this LIVE class on January 26th at 2:30pm CST.

Today, my photography tips come directly from a recent email conversation I was having with another maker about how things “should” look on Instagram. As in, do all of your photos have to have the same colors so the feed looks cohesive? Do you need to have a pattern to your posts? At the heart of all of these questions about the look of photos and the flow of a feed on Instagram to me was one thing: Your Style. Because the specifics of whether or not you have a pattern or whether or not it’s all one color, are less important than making sure everything feels cohesive together. Cohesion is what creates that professional feeling. And the way for things to feel cohesive is to harness your own unique BUT consistent style. Funny enough, this is a conversation that sprang up out of our course, the Maker’s Photography Styling System, in a way I didn’t actually plan for so I've invited a few past students to join me and explain their experiences on this episode.
For full show notes and links to all of our guests' resources visit: www.makersplaybook.com/podcast

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Ep: 210 - Creating an Efficient Photography System Jan 14, 2022

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Photography can be overwhelming if you don’t have an efficient system for it. But it is possible to have an efficient system for it! And if you don’t believe on that - because you’ve been totally exhausted and frustrated by the google search results so far... Well, I’ve asked a few past students to share their experiences today on the podcast.

If you are a maker looking to create your own efficient photography system, than be sure to join me in our Free LIVE Webinar next week! You can reserve your seat by clicking here (or going to https://www.makersplaybook.com/instagram-photography)
For full show notes and links to all of our guests' resources visit: www.makersplaybook.com/podcast

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Ep: 209 - Being a Business Owner with Curt Hammerly Jan 07, 2022

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Have you ever thought, "If I only had a larger Instagram following then..." But have you thought about what it would really take to do that? How many hours it would take to create the content to grow that audience? There's no one that knows that reality much better than the one and only Curt Hammerly of Hammerly Ceramics.

And as Curt mentioned at the end, crucial to all of this is good photos! So if you are looking for a resource SPECIFIC to ceramicists and makers on how to take better photos, then be sure to sign up for my Free Live Webinar on the 4 Most Common Instagram Mistakes. Click here to sign up.
For full show notes and links to all of our guests' resources visit: www.makersplaybook.com/podcast
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Curt Hammerly's Instagram

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Ep: 208 - The Perks of Disparate Life Experiences with Kisha Reed of Peaks Candles Dec 17, 2021

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Our final new interview episode before a little holiday and end-of-year break is an insightful one. So often all of us can feel like we're behind... As if we could be so much farther along with our making practices or small business had we only known 10 years ago that this is what we were going to want to do. But what if all those disparate life experiences are actually creating the precise set of skills you might need in the future to in fact launch your business? In big and small ways, that's precisely what's been true for Kisha Reed of Peaks Candles. On this episode, she and I chat about the unintended benefits of having worked and studied on a variety of topics, as well as the perks of quietly launching a business.

We won’t have any new episodes over the next 2 weeks as we take a little mini holiday break, but if you want to be sure not to miss our kick-off to 2022 then sign up for the newsletter by visiting makers-playbook.com/newsletter. You are not going to want to miss it!
For full show notes and links to all of our guests' resources visit: www.makersplaybook.com/podcast
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Kisha Reed of Peaks Candles Instagram

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Ep: 207 - Crafting a Life that Works for You with Bryan Hopkins Dec 10, 2021

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I've heard it said more than once by makers of many kinds: Being a self-employed artist isn't a job you turn off. It's more a way of life. There are certain choices we can make that can make life more stressful or more in tune with the kind of business (and making practice!) we want to have. This approach to building a life came up once again in my conversation this week with Bryan Hopkins.

Have makers you'd love to hear on the podcast? DM me @themakersplaybook on Instagram with any of your suggestions! I'd love to have them.

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For full show notes and links to all of our guests' resources visit: www.makersplaybook.com/podcast
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Bryan Hopkins Instagram

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