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The Potters CastAmerica's Largest Ceramic Show | Ceramic Showcase | Episode 1127Welcome to America's largest clay focused art show. It happens every year in Portland Oregon. And thousands of people show up to check it out and buy pots. I got to be there as an "Artist's Assistant" to Jennifer Blais and Jessica Joner in booth 60. And it was awesome! I also got to walk around and talk to other participants of the show. Amazing people like emerging artists, first year participants, international artists, the chair of the organization, and more. This was my trip to Ceramic Showcase... Oh, and did I say that the event is put on by...2025-04-2947 min
The Masculine Wilderness PodcastThe Art of Generative Men with Paul BlaisIn this episode of the Masculine Wilderness Podcast, host Tom Perez engages in a deep conversation with Paul Blais, an artist and electrician, about the intersection of creativity, beauty, and the challenges faced in the trades. They explore the importance of artistry in craftsmanship, the impact of trauma on creativity, and the role of gender in experiencing beauty. Paul shares his journey as a potter and how he adapts to changes, emphasizing the joy of creation and the significance of beauty in everyday life. The discussion culminates in reflections on the legacy of creativity and the necessity of beauty...2024-10-1551 min
The Potters CastClay Doctors NCECA 2024 | Louise Deroualle, Jessica Gardner, Bobby Scroggins, and Rebecca Hutchinson | Episode 1024 Louise Deroualle, Jessica Gardner, Paul Blais, Bobby Scroggins, and Rebecca Hutchinson[/caption] This is a recording from NCECA 2024 of a panel called Clay Doctors. It was recorded by Clay Collier, organized by Ben Carter, and co-produced by NCECA. The session was led by the audience who asked questions directed to a panel of experts: Louise Deroualle, Jessica Gardner, Bobby Scroggins, and Rebecca Hutchinson. http://ThePottersCast.com/10242024-05-021h 07
The Potters CastI Was In An Accident | Paul Blais | Episode 962 I was in an accident. Today's episode is a bit of the story of what is going on with me. 2023-09-0412 min
The Potters CastA Couple Making Pots and The Thrower is Blind | Rhiannon and Paul Gash | Episode 904At Llanddona Beach Pottery Rhiannon and Paul Gash have a totally tactile and haptic studio. Rhiannon throws earthenware pots, glazed with oxide glazes that Paul and Rhiannon make together. Rhiannon is visually impaired. Guide-dog Bailey helps out around the studio. http://ThePottersCast.com/9042023-01-1745 min
The Potters CastSome Tips on Photo Setups | Paul Lowe | Episode 767Paul Lowe Was born and raised in Oslo Norway where he spent his childhood cooking and crafting with his Grandmother. Paul worked as a food and prop stylist all over Europe before settling in NYC 15 years ago. Paul's love of ceramics started 7 years ago after taking a class.... It was love at first slab. Paul describes his style as heavily influenced by his Nordic heritage with clean and simple lines and colors. Today Paul lives and works in Palm Springs with husband James and 3 dogs.2021-09-1651 min
The Potters CastFrank's Class Interviews Paul | Frank's Class | Episode 731Frank Eagar, both an alumni of The Potters Cast and a high school teacher, has an interesting approach to creating curriculum for his students. For his pottery students he has them listen to an episode of The Potters Cast or watch a Youtube video of a potter. Next he has each of the students record a question for the artist that is in focus. And finally the artist will watch the recorded questions from the students and respond to each student individually. It is a brilliant idea! This is an episode where the artist being question was the host...2021-05-1132 min
The Potters CastLetting Clay Have Clayness | Paul Briggs | Episode 706Paul Briggs grew up in the Hudson Valley of Newburgh, NY. Paul's first ceramics class was in high school. Paul's creative process is pinching, and slab-built vessels,\ and his work is informed by art making as a spiritual practice. Paul is an Artist-Teacher at the Massachusetts College of Art and Design2021-02-1155 min
The Potters CastA Potter Travels Asia | Jesse Golden | Episode 658Jesse Golden owns and operates J.G Clay working to create ceramics to inspire. In 2019 he left his marketing career for a 5 month ‘Ceramic Sabbatical’ where he participated in residencies, home stays, and studio visits throughout Asia. He is a maker at heart and loves to inspire his student’s creativity.2020-08-2748 min
The Potters CastBuilding a Teaching Studio | Lissa Claassens | Episode 657Lissa started her professional journey with clay working in the studio potteries of Kolonyama in Lesotho and Mapepe Craft in Henley-on Klip. Lissa has owned her own craft shop and worked in a non-profit organization giving therapeutic outreach pottery sessions to vulnerable people. Lissa sculpts figuratively, lately focusing on themes exploring her own childhood in South Africa. She is also a production wheel thrower and teaches pottery lessons to adults and children in her Hout Bay studio in Cape Town. Making for the film industry has been an exciting new departure. She recently made lamps and idols for the...2020-08-2545 min
The Potters CastClay Saved Me | Chris Burch | Episode 656Chris Burch found clay, albeit by accident, back in the fall of 2013. Chris's mother used to do slip casting and always referred to her work as ceramics. When Chris enrolled in Ceramics I in college, he thought that’s what he'd be doing. To his utter surprise, Chris had actually registered for a wheel throwing class. It was all over once Chris had his hands in the clay!2020-08-2057 min
The Potters CastAn Englishman in the US | Hamish Jackson | Episode 655Hamish Jackson is a potter from England, started potting at Winchcombe Pottery in the Cotswolds. Hamish got married to his lovely American wife Lauren and moved to the states six years ago. Since then Hamish has completed a four year apprenticeship under Mark Hewitt and now is now headed off to USU for grad school.2020-08-1854 min
The Potters CastInstagram as a Storefront | Donna Gardner Striar | Episode 654Donna Gardner Stiar fell in love with pottery at age 57 when she signed up for a wheel throwing class. Seven years later, Donna now handbuilds and hand paints fun, happy, and whimsical pieces that focus on making people smile!2020-08-131h 00
The Potters CastHow to Be a Good Teacher | Jim Fazio | Episode 653Jim Fazio started his career as educator after graduating from Illinois State University in 2012. Jim has been teaching for the past seven years and currently teaches Ceramics at a public high school in Illinois. "Ceramic Jim" started as a YouTube channel in March of 2018. Its original purpose was to provide support and enrichment opportunities for Jim's ceramics students but as his passion for video grew, Jim rediscovered his first love: Ceramics. Jim specialize in colored porcelain. Though not a full-time studio potter, Jim is making pots and is doing so with intent and precision and is producing quality work...2020-08-111h 02
The Potters CastA Scientist Doing Kurinuki | Supatra Marsh | Episode 652Supatra Marsh is the maker behind BLANK EARTH Ceramics. Supatra's pottery takes inspiration from Asian ceramics and traditional handmade processes. Supatra specializes in ‘kurinuki’, the Japanese art of making slowly, carving pottery from a lump of clay to produce unique, one-of-a-kind pots.2020-08-0650 min
The Potters CastFlying by the Seat of Your Pants | Tom Guell | Episode 651Tom Guell of BlueGuell Pottery is a hobby potter living on the farmland of rural Wisconsin. Like many other hobby potters, Tom is trying to find the balance of juggling a full time job, spending time with his family, building a small pottery business, and pursuing other hobbies.2020-08-0447 min
The Potters CastThe Team to Build a Dream | Diana Kersey | Episode 650Diana Kersey is a visual artist working exclusively in clay, from small studio pieces to large architectural installations. Diana's public works have been commissioned by the City of San Antonio, VIA Metropolitan Transit, The San Antonio River Authority, and the City of Harlingen. Diana just completed a large private commission (over 650 square feet) for a new office tower in San Antonio, Texas. Diana earned an MFA in ceramics from Washington State University in 1997, and a BFA in drawing from Texas Tech University in 1994. She serves on the faculty at Northwest Vista College and owns and operates Kersey Ceramics LLC.2020-07-3059 min
The Potters CastTransitions | Steve Irvine | Episode 649Steve Irvine decided on his 16th birthday to spend his life as a potter. After 3 years as a ceramic major at Sheridan College Steve started his full-time pottery business at age 21 in an old church on the Bruce Peninsula in S. Ontario in 1974. Functional and one of a kind pieces sold through galleries and shops. This past year Steve has changed directions in his work from cone 10 reduction to cone 6 oxidation.2020-07-2852 min
Vessel: Art as a Doorway PodcastPaul Blais of The Potter's CastFrom hobby potter to creating a community with his podcast highlighting down to earth principles about making. We thoroughly enjoyed our heart-to-heart discussion with Paul Blais of The Potter's Cast. References Steve Jobs's Tips for Hiring Your A-Teamhttps://www.entrepreneur.com/article/225093Paul Blaisinstagram.com/pdblaisThePottersCast.comFind us online:Website:http://www.clss.studioEmail:leah@leahsmithson.comchanningsmithson@gmail.comHang out with us on Instagram:...2020-07-2855 min
The Potters Cast"God Must Think I'm Wonder Woman!" or Homeless to Grad School | Michelle Ettrick | Episode 648Michelle Ettrick's ceramic sculptures and vessels present stories and memories about her childhood, family, and her time and struggles as a homeless and disabled person. Michelle uses surface imagery to function as a diary to record people, places, and events. Drawings, Sgraffito, screen printing, and laser decals are used to create the portraits and or narratives on the surfaces to start conversation among the viewers. Weather Michelle draws flowers, animals, or people their is a story or memory on why she chose the drawing.2020-07-2354 min
The Potters CastA Hope & Dream Book | Stephen Phillips | Episode 647Stephen Phillips was born August 2, 1988 and raised in the small town of Crawford, MS. His pursuit for ceramics began when he attended EMCC. He received his B.F.A. in ceramics from MUW in 2013. In 2015, Stephen established Stephen’s Potter House Productions, a small studio space in his hometown.2020-07-2141 min
The Potters Cast"It Can't Just be a Money Suck!" | Jamie Nagle | Episode 646Jaimie Gusman Nagle is a poet and potter living in Kaaawa, Hawaii. Jaimie has an MFA from the University of Washington and a PhD from the University of Hawaii. She is the author of the book of poems, Anyjar (Black Radish Books, 2017). Jamie makes functional art under business name Icky Love Pottery in her garage studio and teaches workshops (when there isn't a pandemic) when she isn't mom-ing to her two little kids.2020-07-1647 min
The Potters CastFinding Freedom | Enas Satir | Episode 645Enas Satir is a Sudanese artist, based in Toronto, Canada. Enas' work is often inspired by the beauty and complexity of her country, Sudan. Enas' work revolves around issues of Africanism, racism, and offers a critical lens on socio-cultural attitudes.2020-07-1451 min
The Potters CastA Sculptor and Her Thoughts | Taylor Robenalt | Episode 644Taylor Robenalt attended Southern Methodist University for her BFA in bronze casting and stone carving. Taylor then discovered her love for ceramics and decided to study at the University of South Florida to receive a post baccalaureate. Taylor received a graduate assistantship at the University of Georgia where she accomplished her MFA in ceramics in May 2011. Currently Taylor is employed by Ringling College of Art and Design and has taught at State College of Florida, Auburn University, and Columbus State University as an adjunct ceramic professor.2020-07-0248 min
The Potters CastA Potter's Creativity | Emily Armstrong | Episode 643Emily Armstrong grew up on Long Island, New York and moved to Portland Maine in 2011. Emily graduated from the Maine College of Art in 2015 with a BFA in Ceramics. Emily currently works out of a community studio (Running With Scissors) and works full time in Portland's booming restaurant industry.2020-06-3039 min
The Potters CastA Gardener Makes Garden Sculptures | Dustin Gimbel | Episode 642Dustin Gimbel is a Sculptor and a landscape designer with over 20 years in the field of horticulture. Dustin's current exhibition SCULPTURA BOTANICA at Sherman Library and Gardens combines a lifetime passion for plants and a more recent obsession with ceramics. Dustin started working with clay in January of 2016. Dustin has a home studio in Long Beach CA.2020-06-2545 min
The Potters CastPotting On The Road | WIlliam Duvall | Episode 641William Duvall is a potter originally from the east coast. William moved to Seattle after college and turned his basement into a studio. Then William started bringing his work on the road!2020-06-2347 min
The Potters CastA Color Blind Art Teacher Makes Colorful Pots | Christian Bailey | Episode 640Christian Bailey is a dirty hairy potter in the piney woods of south Mississippi, with a BFA in Sculpture and MaED from the University of Southern Mississippi. Christian shows high school students the wonders of art. Christian's work is a smorgasbord of layers, functional, sculptural, color, imagery, and process.2020-06-1851 min
The Potters CastThe Story of the Bathroom Studio | Sarah Hussaini | Episode 639Not Work Related is the ceramics brand of Sarah Hussaini. Trained as an architect, Sarah wanted to create pieces that represented a departure from the stoic nature of the architecture office. She built NWR to be explorative, flexible and playful, with the idea that the objects in your life should incite happiness and maybe even a smile.2020-06-1653 min
The Potters CastLiving in a New Culture | Carragh Amos | Episode 638Carragh Amos is from Auckland, New Zealand. Carragh holds a BFA Hons from Elam School of Fine Arts. Her practice moves between fine art and functional craft, with pieces influenced by historical pottery of the wider Asian region. Current work celebrates process, labour, and action through hand-built ceramics.2020-06-1157 min
The Potters CastA Print Maker Making Pots | Jenny Pope | Episode 637Jenny Pope enjoys the company of animals in life and in artwork. Invasive, endangered, and mythic animals uncurl from Jenny's imagination in the form of woodcut prints. Most of Jenny's prints are “color-reduction woodcuts” which means she takes one block of wood, draws an image onto the block, carves, then prints. Each printed color comes from carving away the previous layer so when Jenny is finished, all that is left of her wood block is the last color that was printed. Jenny can never remake an image unless she re-carves a new piece of wood. The prints are very limi...2020-06-0952 min
The Potters CastA New Podcast! | Leah & Channing Smithson | Episode 636Visual Artist Leah Smithson and Specials Procedures Technologist, Channing Smithson, partnered together to found the creative collaborative CLSS Studio. Leah and Channing strongly believe that purposeful art and design improves our lives. Leveraging both Leah's many years in the arts field and Channing's medical experience, they use their distinctive perspectives, through fine art & ceramics, to transform environments into spaces that nourish inspiration, because genuine, passionate people can change the world. 2020-06-0456 min
The Potters CastArt & Traditions | Tyler Lansing | Episode 635Tyler Lansing am an artist. Tyler's journey is not to conquer the mountain and reach the summit. That aspiration is a tremendous amount of effort for an evanescent sensation of accomplishment. Tyler finds his inspiration in every step of the journey. Embracing his connection with the earth as a Diné. Tyler is the remnant of an enduring and resilient people. His journey is to share his story and creations with you.2020-06-0247 min
The Potters CastExperimentation | Noam Rosenberg | Episode 634Noam Rosenberg is a clay & ceramics Israeli artist. Noam earned his BFA from the Bezalel Academy of Arts and Design in Jerusalem with honors. Nowam owns the NORO brand - common art Inspired by nature, urban environment, & architecture. Noam's love for gardening and the flora world influences his work and his experience as a visual designer enriched his art work with attraction to aesthetics, beauty, and patterns. In his Instagram account Noam demonstrate the processes of creating his works2020-05-2846 min
The Potters CastA Pan-African Prof Makes Pots | Kabir Syed | Episode 633Kabir Syed started his ceramics practice 23 years ago, studying with Kirk Mangus and Eva Kwong at Kent State University, following a year teaching English and living in Gwangju, S. Korea. Kabir started throwing while simultaneously training in Mental Health Counseling. Dealing with painful trauma and the darker side of the human spectrum compelled Kabir to engage in the meditative and therapeutic process of making wheel thrown functional ceramic pottery, simple forms for use on the table/in the home. Kabir was introduced to wood firing and clay making at the same time and the immersion into atmospheric firing and...2020-05-2647 min
The Potters CastAdapting to Changes | Maria Stone | Episode 632Maria Stone is a Richmond-based artist focused on creating functional and decorative ceramic wares. Instead of throwing pottery on a wheel, Maria's work is created using rolled slabs of clay or by pinching and molding by hand. Maria adorns each piece with intricate free-hand illustrations and carvings.2020-05-2142 min
The Potters Cast"I Can At Least Cover Rent" | Bojana Kolarevic | Episode 631Bojana Kolarevic is a Montréal, Canada based ceramic artist focusing on creating simple imperfect objects for everyday use. Bojana's background was in interior design, but pottery has become the light in her life and became her obsession.2020-05-1959 min
The Potters Cast"You Gotta Wear A Lot Of Hats" | Caleb Zouhary | Episode 630Caleb Zouhary was born and raised in northwest Ohio, where he first discovered his passion for clay in high school. After receiving his BFA in Ceramics at Ohio University, Caleb pursued post baccalaureate studies at East Carolina University and worked as an artist in residence at St. Petersburg Clay Company, primarily focusing on soda-fired functional pottery. Under the instruction of Elmer Taylor, Caleb received his MFA in Ceramics from the University of North Texas in 2014. Caleb’s graduate thesis explored the relationship between functional pottery design and food presentation, and it was during this time he began to experiment wi...2020-05-1459 min
The Potters CastSelling Through Your Website | Avesha DeWolfe | Episode 629As a die-hard ocean lover, clay provides a way to pay homage and respect to the source of Avesha DeWolfe's inspiration and the place that refuels her. Through form and surface treatment, Avesha's work reflects a life-long enchantment with the ocean and rocky beaches of Maine, where she grew up. In Scotland, where Avesha lives now, the enchantment continues. Avesha's work is constructed out of soft slabs of red, mid-range clay. Building pots this way requires mindfulness and an active slowing down of the mind in order to examine every angle, curve, foot and rim. Nothing in the process of...2020-05-1252 min
The Potters CastA New Book: Living with Potttery | Justine Riley | Episode 628Justine Riley is an artist exploring with thread, clay, paper, poetry, and books. Justine lives in the last house on a country road with her husband and son. Justine artistic path began in Florida when Justine signed up for a ceramics class at the local community college. There Justine met Josh, fell in love with pottery, and found the clay community. A few years later Justine and Josh moved to Kentucky, where they now have home studios, chickens, a garden and a creek where their son digs for rocks.2020-05-071h 06
The Potters Cast"It's Exhausting Not Doing It!" | Meghan McCrone | Episode 627Meghan McCrone currently lives and creates in the mountainous, oceanside town of Squamish British Columbia. Muddy Marvels Pottery is a bright studio nestled into Meghan’s beautiful garden. Over the past 5 years Meghan has invited budding potters to assist her and learn the full spectrum of what it means to be a potter. She herself was an apprentice in Whistler for Vincent Massey and feels it is her turn to give back, encourage and inspire those just starting their pottery journey. Meghan graduated from Emily Carr University of Art and Design in Ceramics and since then has participated in co...2020-05-0556 min
The Potters CastLiving in San Francisco and Piercing Pots | Morgan Loehr | Episode 626Morgan Loehr is a potter based in the heart of San Francisco. Morgan loves to get lost in the details and focus on creating colanders and berry bowls. Morgan really enjoys the repetitive process that piercing requires!2020-04-3038 min
The Potters CastAn Iranian Potter | Minoo Sayyah Sina | Episode 625Minoo Sayyah Sina started pottery at an art workshop initially as a hobby which grew to be a fundamental part of Minoo's life. At first Minoo stared wheel throwing and then handmade pottery became her favorite, especially pinch, slab, and recently kurinuki. After working with various clay, Minoo passed her glazing course and then molding. Minoo loves making pottery and does it with love and passion. Minoo's work is unique, simple, and imperfect.2020-04-2835 min
The Potters CastHow to Find Purpose for the Sty at Home Order | Melissa Weiss | Episode 624Melissa Weiss is a studio potter in Asheville, NC. She has been working with clay for 15 years. She makes her living selling her one of a kind handmade functional pottery online, at shows and teaching workshops.She makes her work with various techniques mainly carving in the Kurinuki style, coil building, slab work and wheel throwing. She digs and makes her own iron rich stoneware from clay she digs on her land in the Arkansas Ozarks. Melissa has not had a formal education in ceramics. She is self taught with the guidance of many other potters.2020-04-231h 11
The Potters CastSome Branding, Some Co-Branding, & Some Loving Others | Abbie Preston Edmonson | Episode 623Abbie Preston Edmonson is an object maker and entrepreneur living and working in Houston, Texas. As the owner and designer of Box Sparrow Studio, Abbie creates ceramic functional works. Abbie is a graduate of Valdosta State University in Georgia, receiving her BFA in Studio Art in drawing, painting, and ceramics.2020-04-2154 min
The Potters CastSelling Online is Better | Paul Lyon | Episode 622Paul Lyon's ceramic art has always been influenced by nature and the textures found in our environment. Paul is consistently intrigued by the numerous imprints objects can leave in his clay forms. Paul's inspiration comes from rocks, wooden tools, handmade poking sticks, stamps, and his all time favorite... his daughter’s beads. Paul is continually experimenting with throwing forms on the potters wheel and then manipulating the clay. Currently Paul is investigating the affects of gravity on his blue glaze and how it puddles and pulls over the textures he has created. Paul is amazed how it can transform in...2020-04-1658 min
The Potters CastOld School Sales | Krista Cameron | Episode 621Krista Cameron has been passionate about pottery for over 16 years and has a Diploma in Ceramics from St. Lawrence College and has been participating in regional exhibits and sales since 1998. Krista's current studio is found near Charleston Lake nestled among the rocks and pine trees, a beautiful setting which she endeavors to capture in her art. Krista has been showing in Eastern Ontario since 2000. Krista sells her work at The Green Gecko and Casual Living. Krista teaches pottery at her Charleston Lake, Ontario studio and in Brockville at Hilltop Studio.2020-04-1444 min
The Potters CastKintsugi and Hope | Makoto Fujimura | Episode 620Makoto Fujimura (b. 1960, Boston) is a leading contemporary artist whose process driven, refractive “slow art” has been described by David Brooks of New York Times as “a small rebellion against the quickening of time”. Makoto is also an arts advocate, writer, and speaker who is recognized worldwide as a cultural influencer. A Presidential appointee to the National Council on the Arts from 2003-2009, Fujimura served as an international advocate for the arts, speaking with decision makers and advising governmental policies on the arts. Makoto is also launching the Kintugi Academy. Makoto uses Kintsugi as an metaphor mending.2020-04-111h 13
The Potters CastHow Awesome is It to Be a High School Teacher | Frank Eagar | Episode 619The knowledge Frank Eagar has gained through not only producing art, but teaching art, and has broadened his knowledge regarding how and why art has been produced through the centuries. As a ceramic artist all of Frank's pieces from a simple cup to a sculpture are a small representation of both himself and his experiences. Teaching art has given Frank the privilege to increase others knowledge and appreciation of art, by showing and teaching the depth of being that goes into the creation of individual pieces. As a ceramicist, Frank believes in producing both functional as well as sculptural...2020-04-0959 min
The Potters CastSelling is a Relationship | Laurence André | Episode 618Laurence André is a french potter living and working in Manigod, a small village located in Northern French Alps. Laurence settled her studio in the old walls of an old cheese dairy farm. Being into clay for 10 years now, working a white clay on the wheel or on plaster molds, Laurence is happy to imagine and produce small batch of tableware ceramics, slipware decorated one-of-a-kind pieces with folk patterns, flowers & animals that form merry different collections. Laurence is a self-taught, learning through experience - which she in turn is passing on during clay workshops in her studio.2020-04-0754 min
The Potters CastThe Perfect Apron | Teppi Jacobsen | Episode 617Teppi is the creator of The Perfect Apron. Teppi wanted a better answer to cleaning and keeping her hands dry. Teppi's creation is the best solution to staying clean and dry during all pottery sessions! Teppi made sure that The Perfect Apron is eco friendly so it eliminates the need for paper towels. It can also be used for cooking, grading, and other messy tasks!2020-04-0253 min
The Potters CastThe Handmade Should be Handbought | Hannah Shipway | Episode 616Hannah Shipway has worked as a professional potter for the past five years. Hannah has her own studios in Oxford, England, and also in Dorset on the South Coast of England. Hannah makes wheel-thrown, functional tableware in small batches, all of which are sold exclusively from the iconic Albatross Cafe in Bristol.2020-03-3153 minThe Potters CastStudent Director at Large- The Candidates | Brandy Green & Michelle Castro | Episode 615Brandy Green & Michelle Castro | Episode 615 Today is a special release day. Instead of releasing two episodes on Tuesday and Thursday, The Potters Cast is releasing both of this week's episode on Tuesday. As a result of NCECA 2020 conference getting canceled this year, the normal process of NCECA having a dedicated time of having the candidates for the Director at Large and the Student Director at Large share about what they would bring to the position and then to answer questions from the audience wasn't available. These two episodes are the replacement platform to allow these fine candidates...2020-03-2459 minThe Potters CastDirector at Large- The Candidates | Simon Levin & Cat Traen | Episode 614Today is a special release day. Instead of releasing two episodes on Tuesday and Thursday, The Potters Cast is releasing both of this week's episode on Tuesday. As a result of NCECA 2020 conference getting canceled this year, the normal process of NCECA having a dedicated time of having the candidates for the Director at Large and the Student Director at Large share about what they would bring to the position and then to answer questions from the audience wasn't available. These two episodes are the replacement platform to allow these fine candidates to share their stories. In this first...2020-03-241h 10
The Potters CastCeramic Garments | Shae Bishop | Episode 613Shae Bishop earned his BFA from the Kansas City Art Institute. Shae's artwork explores the relationships between ceramics and textiles. Shae has been a resident artist at The Archie Bray Foundation, Red Star Studios, and elsewhere in the US, as well as in Indonesia, Turkey, and Hungary.2020-03-1951 min
The Potters CastA Beautiful Disaster | Lucy Ernst | Episode 612More than anything else Lucy Ernst is an environmental artist. Lucy started out sculpting with bones and ‘dead things’ and then moved into clay when she discovered the idea of wild clay. With her work Lucy wants to force people to open their eyes to the environment around them, to the wild things, and to change how they see their world, their everyday!2020-03-1754 min
The Potters CastFrom Cancer to Clay | Sharrel Paul | Episode 531Sharrel Paul was born and raised in a suburb of Boston, MA, but moved to California in her mid-20s. Sharrel decided to move back home in 2013 when she was diagnosed with stage 3/4 metastatic melanoma. Sharrel discovered ceramics in 2014 when she decided to take a class at a local studio as a form of “art therapy” while she was undergoing treatment. Sharrel fell in love with making functional pieces very quickly and then started her journey on Instagram to be able to sell her work and crocheted items.2019-06-1158 min
The Potters CastFinding The Rules of Business | Molly Bishop | Episode 443Born and raised in Virginia, Molly Anne Bishop graduated from the Virginia Commonwealth University craft/material studies program in 2012. Working mostly in clay, Molly draws inspiration from lizards, popular sports, and travel. Molly has been a resident artist at Red Lodge Clay Center in Montana, Lillstreet Art Center in Chicago, the Skopelos Foundation for the Arts in Greece, c.r.e.t.a. in Rome, and the International Studio in Jingdezhen, China. Molly has work in the permanent collections of her mom and ex-boyfriend. SPONSORS Use Promo Code: PAUL for $5 off You can he...2018-07-2655 min
The Potters CastThe Teacher & The Students | Ryan Reich, Moriah Ritchie, & Masey Park | Episode 401Ryan Reich teaches ceramics and serves as the Visual Arts Chair at Valencia High School in Placentia, California. Two of his star ceramic students, Moriah Ritchie and Masey Park, stayed after school with Ryan and talked clay over Skype with Paul. This was an fascinating conversation about the passion for ceramics as seen from both sides of the desk- The teacher and the students.2018-03-0155 min
The Potters CastKiln to Kitchen | Paul Blais, Brett Binford, Tim Kowalczyk | Episode 393Introducing Kiln to Kitchen. Kiln to Kitchen is about connecting potters with chefs. With the farm to table movement that is growing in its impact and importance in the food industry, there is another ingredient that needs to be addressed... the plates that the food is served on. The vast majority of restaurants are using mass produced table settings with a complete absence of the maker's hands. Kiln to Kitchen is going to help to close that gap and shine a light on this issue by connecting potters with chefs which will give the chef's handmade food a...2018-02-0153 min
The Potters CastThe Heart of a Working Prof | James Watkins | Episode 385James C. Watkins is a ceramic artist whose work is included in the White House Collection of American Crafts, and the Shigaraki Institute of Ceramic Studies in Shigaraki, Japan. Mr. Watkins is a Paul Whitfield Horn Professor. The Horn Professorship is the highest honor that Texas Tech University may bestow on members of its faculty. Horn Professorships are granted to professors in recognition of national and international distinction for outstanding research or other creative scholarly achievements. Mr. Watkins teaches Architectural Ceramics and Architectural Drawing in the College of Architecture. He is also a recipient of the Texas Tech University Pr...2018-01-0453 min
The Potters CastMaking a Glassy Foot | Paul Ide | Episode 312Paul Ide is a diverse and accomplished artist who has exhibited his work throughout the United States. He received his undergraduate degree in Art from Minnesota State University Moorhead in 2002. A potter, illustrator and muralist, he creates works that respond to the ever-changing seasons of his life. Having been greatly influenced early in life by the Hip Hop culture, his work, regardless the medium used, reveals this influence allowing him to visually communicate his ideas in a way that is deeply and personally rooted. Paul works at the Plains Art Museum in Fargo, North Dakota as the Center for...2017-04-251h 13
The Potters CastTurning the Mic Around | Paul Blais | Episode 300The mic gets turned around in this special episode of The Potters Cast: Some member of The Potters Business Mastermind interview me, Paul Blais. This is in celebration of hitting episode 300 and in honor of such a great accomplishment I asked for some volunteers from the mastermind group to spend some time with me on Google Hangouts and do a special edition for The Potters Cast. It was a lot of fun spending this special time with them and I am really happy to be able to share it with you. Our interviewers are Elizabeth Borowsky, Carly Gibran, Kathleen...2017-03-141h 04
The Potters CastMaking After Work | Paul Tholl | Episode 298Paul Tholl is a Wyoming-raised, Western Colorado-living potter, and Art educator. Paul received concurrent BA/BS from the University of a Wyoming in 2011 and has been living in Grand Junction, CO for the majority of the time since. Paul is married and has a 10 month old son.2017-03-0756 min
The Potters CastStreamlining the Art | Paul Schneider | Episode 192
Paul Schneider lives in Dallas, Texas and is 31 years old. First exposed to ceramics in high school (St. Mark's), attended Rhodes College - played baseball, majored in International Studies. No ceramics program at Rhodes, tried unsuccessfully to start one. One semester I got access to nearby Memphis College of Art to continue throwing. Spent a semester in Madrid - took a ceramics class there - that would be considered my only 'formal' education in ceramics. I've been working full-time on ceramics (my business) for the past six years. It's been a roller coaster. Went to...2016-03-011h 08The Potters CastDoing the Right Things at the Right Place | Paul Jessop | Episode 174Paul Jessop started potting when he was twelve-years old. Paul's first full time pottery gig started when he was eighteen. Eventually he gave up the potter's life by the time he was twenty-three. For the next 20 years Paul spent his time selling ceramic tiles to architects and designers in central London. In 2008 Paul lost his job when he was made redundant. It was then that Paul returned to his first love and started Barrington Pottery. Paul is making "Simple Honest Pottery" based on traditional west country slip ware.2015-12-2956 minThe Potters CastBuild the List | Paul Blais | Episode 112One of the most important things one can do in today's business climate is build a strong email list. Some say this is waste of time, but that is a voice in the minority. Most experts tell us that this is by far one of the top ingredients for success. So the rule of thumb is: Build the list!2015-05-2640 min
Doubt The Doubts | Crazy Cool People Sharing Great Tips, Tactics, & ToolsTalk about Me | Paul Blais | Episode 291The request, "Tell me about yourself" can be one of those questions that can totally stumps you, especially if you are unprepared. But with a little forethought and planning, you can tackle that question in any situation and come out looking like a champ. In this episode I giving you a few tacktics on how to prepare, how to present, and how use your introduction as an opportunity.2015-02-0626 minThe Potters CastMarketing for Pottery | Paul Blais | Episode 70Paul Blais brings us through the process to building an overall plan to market pottery.2014-12-2337 minDoubt The Doubts | Crazy Cool People Sharing Great Tips, Tactics, & ToolsTurning the Happy Switch On | Paul Blais | Episode 276Four Ways to Help You Be Happy2014-12-1916 minDoubt The Doubts | Crazy Cool People Sharing Great Tips, Tactics, & ToolsPlanning for Failure | Paul Blais | Episode 273We all plan for the great things we can do with our success. But how many of us plan for failure? Today we dive into this subject of preparing for failure.2014-12-1218 minDoubt The Doubts | Crazy Cool People Sharing Great Tips, Tactics, & ToolsPodcast Income | Paul Blais | Episode 270Podcasting as a business is not only possible, but it is a reality. There are four ways that a podcast can make an income. Today's show is all about those four ways.2014-12-0533 min
Ignite a Movement | Entrepreneurs for a Change with Lorna Li[E4C61] How to Use Social Media to Explode your iTunes Audience – Paul Blais, Doubt the DoubtsFor today’s very interesting and exciting episode, we have with us, Paul Blais, who is a serial entrepreneur and host of 2 podcasts, Doubt the Doubts and the Potter’s Cast. Doubt the Doubts’ audience is a highly targeted group of “wantrepreneurs”, entrepreneurs, and small business owners. These people are action takers looking for the tools […]
The post [E4C61] How to Use Social Media to Explode your iTunes Audience – Paul Blais, Doubt the Doubts appeared first on Ignite a Movement | Entrepreneurs for a Change with Lorna Li.2014-12-021h 05Doubt The Doubts | Crazy Cool People Sharing Great Tips, Tactics, & ToolsPost Traumatic Growth | Paul Blais | Episode 267There is a strange thing that happens with some people that have gone through major hurt, trauma, or stress in which they go through incredible spurts of creativity. Without minimizing the reality of the hurt, today's show is will give you 5 things you can do to set you up for growth after pain.2014-11-2828 min
A Happier Living Podcast: Better Relationships | Effective Communication | More Confidence | Personal DevelopmentDiagnosed With Cancer And He Still Pushes Through Pt. 2 | Paul Blais | Episode 023 So many people are being diagnosed with cancer each year yet we are not any closer to find a cure for this deadly disease than we were several years ago. This episode is a continuation from Episode 022. If you haven’t listened to it, I would strongly encourage you to do so. My guest Paul […]
The post Diagnosed With Cancer And He Still Pushes Through Pt. 2 | Paul Blais | Episode 023 appeared first on Kingsley Grant.com.2014-11-2733 minA Happier Living Podcast: Better Relationships | Effective Communication | More Confidence | Personal DevelopmentCancer Diagnosis Hasn’t Stopped Him Pt. 1 | Paul Blais | Episode 022In this episode my guest Paul Blais received a cancer diagnosis on February 11th of 2013, yet he has found a way to forge ahead bringing incredible value to his podcast and blogging audience. my guest Paul: “If you have ever been confronted with your mortality, then you will understand the reevaluation that one goes through in times […]
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Publish Position Profit with John TigheHow to Get 1.8 Million Podcast Downloads a Month | Paul Blais | Episode 42How do you rapidly build a huge platform of potential clients?And how do you do it in a way that builds a real relationship with those prospects?Specifically, how do you build a successful show that gets over a million downloads every month – with each download helping to market and position you personally?On this show you’ll discover all this and more as we talk to elite podcaster Paul Blais.Paul is crushing it with podcasting. He is the host and founder or two shows – “The Potters Cast” and “Doubt the Do...2014-11-2455 minDoubt The Doubts | Crazy Cool People Sharing Great Tips, Tactics, & Tools7 Habits of Highly Jerky People | Paul Blais | Episode 264We’ve all seen the jerk- not the movie starring Steve Martin, but the actual creature roaming freely about the planet. They have short tempers in lines that are too long. These are the people that honk their horns in bumper-to-bumper traffic. You will find them in the office rudely balling someone out for not responding quickly enough to an email. And sometimes we find them right in our face. Jerks!
Bill Watterson said, “We don’t devote enough scientific research to finding a cure for jerks.” Because there is no cure-all, the next thing we need i...2014-11-2130 minDoubt The Doubts | Crazy Cool People Sharing Great Tips, Tactics, & ToolsDealing with a Bad Boss | Paul Blais | Episode 261There are times when a boss can be a complete jerk. In this episode I talk about a method you can use to help C.A.L.M the situtation, and I also give you 3 tips on dealing with angry people.2014-11-1429 minDoubt The Doubts | Crazy Cool People Sharing Great Tips, Tactics, & ToolsSelf-Care for the Entrepreneur | Paul Blais | Episode 258In this episode I give some practical tips on how to avoid burnout by offering advice that HALTS burnout in its tracks.2014-11-0730 minDoubt The Doubts | Crazy Cool People Sharing Great Tips, Tactics, & ToolsHow to Take Massive Action | Paul Blais | Episode 255There is a lot of talk about taking “Massive Action”. But how does somebody do just that? In this episode I talk through the steps required to get serious turn action into massive action.2014-10-3122 minThe Potters CastAn Artist Unplugged | Kate Maury | Episode 53Kate Maury received a Bachelor of Fine Arts from Kansas City Art Institute and a Master of Fine Art from the New York State College of Ceramics at Alfred University. Currently she resides in St. Paul, Minnesota where she is a studio resident at the Northern Clay Center and teaches full-time as a Professor in the School of Art and Design at the University of Wisconsin-Stout. Her work is featured in both juried and invitational shows at regional, national and international venues. In addition Maury’s work is published in contemporary ceramic art books such as Making Marks: Discovering th...2014-10-231h 14Doubt The Doubts | Crazy Cool People Sharing Great Tips, Tactics, & ToolsRepetition Insanity | Paul Blais | Episode 250It isn't practice that makes perfect, it is perfect practice that makes perfect. If you are practicing the something the wrong way and expecting different outcomes, then you are crazy. I know, because I've been there. In this episode I talk about changing my habbits to get new results.2014-10-1717 min
Marketing Access Pass with Anthony TranTwitter Marketing Tips to Increase Podcast Downloads | Paul BlaisAre you struggling to get podcast downloads and listeners of your show? In this episode I interview Paul Blais and share his exact Twitter Marketing strategy that helped him get 809,131 downloads in a single month which lead him to receiving podcast sponsorships. This Twitter tip and strategy can not only be applied to podcasting but also to drive more traffic back to your website. You definitely want to tune into this one.
Episode Featured Guest: Paul Blais
Paul Blais is the host of Doubt the Doubts Podcast. He is a serial entrepreneur who has created both...2014-10-1600 minDoubt The Doubts | Crazy Cool People Sharing Great Tips, Tactics, & ToolsKey to a Comeback | Paul Blais | Episode 249When the dream have been damaged and you've gone through failure, how do you turn things around? How can you pick yourself up and move on? This is the subject of today's show- making a comeback in spite of your past. 2014-10-1028 minDoubt The Doubts | Crazy Cool People Sharing Great Tips, Tactics, & ToolsGrow Your Show | Paul Blais | Episode 241In this solo show I talk through the idea of not just giving your episode a title, but rather giving your episode a brand. Let the wold know why your show is worth worth clicking the play button. If branded correctly, you will get the click.2014-09-2629 minDoubt The Doubts | Crazy Cool People Sharing Great Tips, Tactics, & ToolsUsing Luck as a Strategy | Paul Blais | Episode 221Is luck real? If yes, then how can we use luck to work in our favor?2014-08-1131 minThe Potters CastJulia Paul | Julia Paul Pottery | Episode 30Julia Paul talks about branding, hiring employees, and how to move your prices from average to premium.2014-08-0554 minThe Potters CastPaul Blais | Grow | Episode 11Today I talk about the importance of getting your pottery business on line.2014-05-2950 minDoubt The Doubts | Crazy Cool People Sharing Great Tips, Tactics, & ToolsHow To Start A Podcast Part 3 | Paul Blais | Episode 195This is the third episode in the How to Start a Podcast series. In part 3 I talk about a strategic plan for getting your podcast highly ranked in iTunes' New & Noteworthy.2014-05-2128 min