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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!

#244 - Road trip home from NCECA!

149 hours 0 mins; March 30, 2024

#243 - Getting better at in-person shows

98 hours 54 mins; March 23, 2024

#242 - How we started & where we're going

91 hours 13 mins; March 16, 2024

#241 - Setting boundaries on social media with Melanie Westheiden from Swell Ceramics

112 hours 37 mins; March 09, 2024

#240 - Mobile studios

84 hours 11 mins; March 02, 2024

#239 - Custom wholesale & clay buttons with Sara Davis from Golden Earth Designs

127 hours 45 mins; February 24, 2024

#238 - A path to full time ceramic artist with Em (Paz) Stevens (Pt 2)

108 hours 51 mins; February 17, 2024

#237 - A path to full time ceramic artist with Em (Paz) Stevens (Pt 1)

110 hours 19 mins; February 10, 2024

#236 - Clay Con West recap!

79 hours 11 mins; February 03, 2024

#235 - A peek inside the Maker's Playbook with Rebecca Ickes Carra

160 hours 37 mins; January 27, 2024

#234 - Body care for long term success with Joshua Reed from Wellness with Joshua

203 hours 40 mins; January 20, 2024

#233 - Is paid advertisement worth it? with Will Donovan from Donovan Pottery

143 hours 30 mins; January 13, 2024

#232 - What do you look for in a workshop?

98 hours 58 mins; January 06, 2024

#231 - Analyzing your best & worst Instagram Reels

144 hours 34 mins; December 30, 2023

#230 - Starting a community studio from scratch with Noah Smith from NWS Ceramics

132 hours 32 mins; December 23, 2023

#229 - 2023 wrap up

121 hours 51 mins; December 16, 2023

#228 - How do you handle negative feedback?

116 hours 57 mins; December 09, 2023

#227 - Tiki Technical Talk with Henrik van Ryzin from VanTiki

154 hours 43 mins; December 02, 2023

#226 - Kiln size matters

118 hours 32 mins; November 25, 2023

#225 - What influences a buyer to purchase?

100 hours 15 mins; November 18, 2023

#224 - Becca’s on the road

37 mins; November 11, 2023

#223 - Health & safety in the studio

123 hours 46 mins; November 04, 2023

#222 - Building partnerships with companies

134 hours 17 mins; October 28, 2023

#221 - Fostering community as a family with Milissa & Eric Beale from Beale Pottery

125 hours 37 mins; October 21, 2023

#220 - Are you feeling burned-out?

141 hours 19 mins; October 14, 2023

#219 - Pricing your work effectively with Heidi Fahrenbacher from Bella Joy Pottery

179 hours 29 mins; October 07, 2023

#218 - Pot Swap 2023 is almost here!

78 hours 11 mins; September 30, 2023

#217 - Teaching in-person & virtually

118 hours 25 mins; September 23, 2023

#216 - Maintaining a love for clay with Juliann Roush

105 hours 12 mins; September 16, 2023

#215 - Scaling your business with Curt Hammerly from Hammerly Ceramics

90 hours 6 mins; September 09, 2023

#214 - We're not in Kansas anymore with Meghan Yarnell & Tony Young

132 hours 2 mins; September 02, 2023

#213 - 4 year anniversary of Wheel Talk!

133 hours 47 mins; August 26, 2023

#212 - Live Q&A with Ashley from Bowled Over Ceramics

94 hours 33 mins; August 19, 2023

#211 - Building community virtually with Tzipporah Schvarcz from Sipor Ceramics

135 hours 11 mins; August 12, 2023

#210 - Live Q&A with Caroline from Revisionist Studio

59 mins; August 05, 2023

#209 - Q&A Part VIII

84 hours 51 mins; July 29, 2023

#208 - Optimizing your show applications with Deanna Poelsma from Glazed & Confused Creations

96 hours 31 mins; July 22, 2023

#207 - Comparing clay conferences

110 hours 20 mins; July 15, 2023

#206 - Subscription & mug clubs

141 hours 22 mins; July 08, 2023

#205 - Live Q&A with Cindy from Green Cabin Pottery

111 hours 17 mins; July 01, 2023

#204 - Live Q&A with Lynne from Grit & Grace Pottery

93 hours 30 mins; June 24, 2023

#203 - Chat GPT

138 hours 31 mins; June 17, 2023

#202 - "Am I robbing students of a teachable moment?"

82 hours 22 mins; June 10, 2023

#201 - Garbage Talk with Tim Kowalczyk

176 hours 46 mins; June 03, 2023

#200 - Tradesies & artist collabs

116 hours 26 mins; May 27, 2023

#199 - Beyond the tool reviews with Hope Limyansky-Smith

208 hours 43 mins; May 20, 2023

#198 - Should you offer free shipping?

123 hours 34 mins; May 13, 2023

Bonus - Shooting the sh** Part I

111 hours 30 mins; May 10, 2023

#197 - Adding new styles to your product line

132 hours 10 mins; May 06, 2023

#196 - All about fidget stones!!

116 hours 27 mins; April 29, 2023

#195 - NCECA 2023 recap

149 hours 7 mins; April 22, 2023

#194 - "Learning Through Collaboration" at NCECA 2023

66 hours 52 mins; April 15, 2023

#193 - Pricing with confidence

97 hours 47 mins; April 08, 2023

#192 - Managing a wholesale business with Andrew Fegler from That's So Andrew

153 hours 17 mins; April 01, 2023

#191 - Pricing for your worth or your market

88 hours 14 mins; March 25, 2023

#190 - What’s up with Instagram Subscriptions with Brooke Thivierge from BAT’s Ceramics

141 hours 6 mins; March 18, 2023

#189 - Running a massive community studio with Ben Clark from Queen City Clay

128 hours 29 mins; March 11, 2023

#188 - Answering your tax questions with Jamie Boyack from Aloha Friday CPA

133 hours 0 mins; March 04, 2023

#187 - Teaching, online restocks, & family with Jodie Rozycki from Mudslinging Pottery

132 hours 57 mins; February 25, 2023

#186 - Learning to fire your kilns

99 hours 51 mins; February 18, 2023

#185 - Adjusting to van life

65 hours 51 mins; February 11, 2023

#184 - Growing through experimentation

121 hours 18 mins; February 04, 2023

#183 - "Selling at Art Fairs" at Clay Con West

99 hours 20 mins; January 28, 2023

#182 - Working through self doubt

86 hours 43 mins; January 21, 2023

#181 - Meeting customer demand with Will Donovan of Donovan Pottery

63 hours 30 mins; January 14, 2023

#180 - 2022 recap & looking forward

89 hours 15 mins; January 07, 2023

#179 - Returning from a long hiatus

101 hours 4 mins; December 31, 2022

#178 - Shop partnerships & show rejection

105 hours 29 mins; December 24, 2022

#177 - Balancing studio & family time

86 hours 10 mins; December 17, 2022

#176 - Community studio vibes

126 hours 16 mins; December 10, 2022

#175 - Post holiday reflection

102 hours 16 mins; December 03, 2022

#174 - Hosting a home studio sale

93 hours 34 mins; November 26, 2022

#173 - Buying used kilns & wheels

128 hours 1 min; November 19, 2022

#172 - Shooting the sh** and sharing a booth space

121 hours 45 mins; November 12, 2022

#171 - Rats, frogs, & mushrooms with Sarah Anderson

133 hours 18 mins; November 05, 2022

#170 - Organizing your inventory

92 hours 45 mins; October 29, 2022

#169 - Tim See takeaways

75 hours 23 mins; October 22, 2022

#168 - Finding success with Tim See

192 hours 22 mins; October 15, 2022

#167 - Studio practice Q&A Part II

105 hours 23 mins; October 08, 2022

#166 - Pot Swap 2022 is coming!

84 hours 12 mins; October 01, 2022

#165 - Life without social media

117 hours 31 mins; September 24, 2022

#164 - 3 years of Wheel Talk!!

128 hours 33 mins; September 17, 2022

#163 - Wholesale offerings & pricing

137 hours 39 mins; September 10, 2022

#162 - Trading work for studio access

106 hours 0 mins; September 03, 2022

#161 - Planning a preorder

71 hours 49 mins; August 27, 2022

#160 - I'm gonna getcha good

146 hours 3 mins; August 20, 2022

#159 - Throwing sh** & talking pots with Diana Adams from Sample Haus

113 hours 48 mins; August 13, 2022

#158 - Do you make enough to go full time?

100 hours 2 mins; August 06, 2022

#157 - Balancing priorities

103 hours 34 mins; July 30, 2022

#156 - The business of community studios with Yellow Door Ceramics Studio

80 hours 53 mins; July 23, 2022

#155 - Q&A Part VII

126 hours 17 mins; July 16, 2022

#154 - Should you move off Etsy? with Danielle from D Whigham Ceramics

52 mins; July 09, 2022

#153 - New potter, who dis? with Erica Kilroy

71 hours 14 mins; July 02, 2022

#152 - Pay yourself first

117 hours 40 mins; June 25, 2022

#151 - Becca's next endeavor

133 hours 49 mins; June 18, 2022

#150 - Consistency in your product line

119 hours 23 mins; June 11, 2022

#149 - Shifting Your Business with Rebecca Graves Prowse from Gravesco Pottery

150 hours 36 mins; June 04, 2022

#148 - Pricing work at your first show

85 hours 43 mins; May 28, 2022

Bonus - Wheel Talk mugs are coming!

8 mins; May 21, 2022

#147 - Shooting the breeze with Aleatha from aleathabean

177 hours 42 mins; May 21, 2022

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