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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!

#145 - Developing your own style

100 hours 18 mins; May 07, 2022

#144 - Scheduling your studio time effectively

127 hours 54 mins; April 30, 2022

#143 - Answering your small business questions

103 hours 47 mins; April 23, 2022

#142 - ...it's been 14 years since my last recession

98 hours 58 mins; April 16, 2022

#141 - ADHD as a small business owner

111 hours 18 mins; April 09, 2022

#140 - Building a home studio with Liz Cohen

140 hours 21 mins; April 02, 2022

#139 - Studio practice Q&A

128 hours 20 mins; March 26, 2022

#138 - Prepping for an online update

74 hours 22 mins; March 19, 2022

#137 - Playing the Instagram Game with Curt Hammerly from Hammerly Ceramics

68 hours 3 mins; March 12, 2022

#136 - Slips and underglazes

117 hours 46 mins; March 05, 2022

#135 - When should you start selling?

89 hours 24 mins; February 26, 2022

#134 - "Diversifying Your Pottery Business Income" at Clay Con West

126 hours 7 mins; February 19, 2022

#133 - What to do in 2022?

101 hours 4 mins; February 12, 2022

#132 - Are giveaways worth it?

104 hours 34 mins; February 05, 2022

#131 - "We're LIVE!" at Clay Con West

89 hours 22 mins; January 29, 2022

#130 - Art shows & branding

65 hours 27 mins; January 22, 2022

#129 - Capping off 2021

103 hours 12 mins; January 15, 2022

#128 - Q&A Part VI

152 hours 15 mins; January 08, 2022

#127 - Are you a solopreneur?

123 hours 20 mins; January 01, 2022

#126 - Partner of a potter with Ryan and Rachel

107 hours 22 mins; December 25, 2021

#125 - Butts butts butts

100 hours 21 mins; December 18, 2021

#124 - Moving studios effectively

126 hours 50 mins; December 11, 2021

#123 - How was Becca's fancy "cupdate?"

89 hours 29 mins; December 04, 2021

#122 - Atmospheric firing with Trevor Daugherty from Trevor Clayworks

112 hours 53 mins; November 27, 2021

#121 - Don't be like Becca: Show Edition

113 hours 41 mins; November 20, 2021

#120 - Kiln loading 101

82 hours 49 mins; November 13, 2021

#119 - Handbuilding & Rainbows with Amy Brummond from Pine Zen Pottery

115 hours 38 mins; November 06, 2021

#118 - "Successful Art Business Practices" at the Indiana Clay Conference

64 hours 0 mins; October 30, 2021

#117 - Know your customers

107 hours 1 min; October 23, 2021

#116 - Don't waste your talents with Chris Burch

162 hours 28 mins; October 16, 2021

#115 - Pot Swap 2021 is almost here!!

83 hours 10 mins; October 09, 2021

#114 - Bookkeeping deep dive

84 hours 49 mins; October 02, 2021

#113 - A shi**y discussion

83 hours 35 mins; September 25, 2021

#112 - Q&A Part V

118 hours 30 mins; September 18, 2021

#111 - Business expenses 101

117 hours 31 mins; September 11, 2021

#110s - How much inventory do you need for shows?

35 mins; September 08, 2021

#109s - What to make: Fancy or Basic?

41 mins; September 04, 2021

#108 - Finding your market with Isaac Shue

139 hours 16 mins; August 28, 2021

#107 - Motivation as a Maker…Take 2

124 hours 24 mins; August 21, 2021

#106 - 2 years of Wheel Talk!!

103 hours 3 mins; August 14, 2021

#105 - Our 3 favorite cups!

94 hours 37 mins; August 07, 2021

#104 - Show talk & raising prices

109 hours 58 mins; July 31, 2021

#103 - Etsy or your own website?

110 hours 59 mins; July 24, 2021

#102s - Reclaiming your clay

39 mins; July 21, 2021

#101s - More than you wanted to know about handles

37 mins; July 17, 2021

#100 - Best of moments

119 hours 46 mins; July 10, 2021

#99 - Signs of a good show

105 hours 45 mins; July 03, 2021

#98 - 'Claygiarism' vs. inspiration

105 hours 8 mins; June 26, 2021

#97 - In the Studio with Val Flynn

53 mins; June 19, 2021

#96 - Q&A Part IV

138 hours 4 mins; June 12, 2021

#95 - Let's Talk About Clay with Link Henderson from Kentucky Mudworks

123 hours 2 mins; June 05, 2021

#94s - Is your work food safe?

34 mins; May 29, 2021

#93s - Profit potential on different forms

30 mins; May 26, 2021

#92 - Money money money

112 hours 50 mins; May 22, 2021

#91 - Things to Be Happy About with Heidi Fahrenbacher from Bella Joy Pottery

129 hours 11 mins; May 15, 2021

#90 - Thinking about a brick and mortar?

112 hours 26 mins; May 08, 2021

#89 - Do you need help in your studio?

111 hours 21 mins; May 01, 2021

#88 - All the Things with Leigh Anne Thompson from Elan Pottery

119 hours 36 mins; April 24, 2021

#87 - Art show Q&A (pt 2)

119 hours 37 mins; April 17, 2021

Bonus - "How to Build an Etsy Shop"

1 min; April 14, 2021

#86 - Art show Q&A (pt 1)

126 hours 42 mins; April 10, 2021

#85 - Lindsey and Donte join us from The Mud Peddlers Podcast

97 hours 59 mins; April 03, 2021

#84 - Maintenance & innovation...then we take a left turn

117 hours 56 mins; March 27, 2021

#83 - Packing and shipping

140 hours 46 mins; March 20, 2021

#82 - Back to the Questions (pt 3)

86 hours 32 mins; March 13, 2021

#81 - Boost your production

104 hours 40 mins; March 06, 2021

#80 - How much is too much?

79 hours 40 mins; February 27, 2021

#79 - Pricing

97 hours 11 mins; February 20, 2021

#78 - Q&A Part III

118 hours 29 mins; February 13, 2021

#77 - We answer more of your Instagram questions (pt 2)

95 hours 31 mins; February 06, 2021

#76 - Recapping 2020 and looking ahead to 2021

93 hours 0 mins; January 30, 2021

#75 - Social media boundaries

92 hours 42 mins; January 23, 2021

#74 - Ryan answers your Instagram questions (pt 1)

136 hours 53 mins; January 16, 2021

#73 - The hardest question alive! Artist or Potter?

78 hours 45 mins; January 09, 2021

#72 - Should you sell your seconds?

92 hours 2 mins; January 02, 2021

#71 - Goal setting for the New Year

80 hours 59 mins; December 26, 2020

#70 - Let's talk glazing

121 hours 29 mins; December 19, 2020

#69 - Kilns, Kilns, Kilns

110 hours 4 mins; December 12, 2020

#68 - Chasing dreams vs. reality

109 hours 36 mins; December 05, 2020

#67 - Buying & selling pottery wheels

97 hours 24 mins; November 28, 2020

#66 - Body care in the studio

81 hours 30 mins; November 21, 2020

#65 - Is the ceramics market too saturated?

76 hours 38 mins; November 14, 2020

#64 - Evolution of a Brick and Mortar with Kelti Ziese from Coda Co

86 hours 44 mins; November 07, 2020

#63 - Becca's BIG News!

94 hours 8 mins; October 31, 2020

#62 - Prioritizing happiness

50 mins; October 24, 2020

#61 - Pot Swap 2020 is COMING!

46 mins; October 21, 2020

#60 - Finding New Customers with Amy Boullé from Tryst Studios

63 hours 22 mins; October 17, 2020

#59 - Hustling Online with Andrew Fegler from That's So Andrew

107 hours 32 mins; October 10, 2020

#58 - Building a cohesive body of work

90 hours 13 mins; October 03, 2020

#57 - After-hours with Ryan & Becca

33 mins; September 26, 2020

#56 - Why pay for a community studio?

80 hours 29 mins; September 19, 2020

#55 - Balancing a day job & side business

84 hours 24 mins; September 12, 2020

#54 - Why is branding important?

69 hours 41 mins; September 05, 2020

#53 - Q&A Part II

73 hours 44 mins; August 29, 2020

#52 - A Call to Adventure with Matt & Tara Brault from Pitch Pine Pottery

106 hours 16 mins; August 21, 2020

#51 - Are you ready for wholesale?

87 hours 43 mins; August 15, 2020

#50 - Shop Talk with Curt Hammerly from Hammerly Ceramics

98 hours 52 mins; August 08, 2020

#49 - Diversifying your income

70 hours 4 mins; August 01, 2020

#48 - Essentials for a home studio

48 mins; July 25, 2020

#47 - Muglyz with Aaron Kleinhelter

82 hours 49 mins; July 18, 2020

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