Thank you Rajiv for letting us see Ben Wolff make and explain the pottery. Ben is awesome and was a treasure and a pleasure to watch him share his 25 years of pottery. I learnt a lot. Thank you very much and have a wonderful weekend and Happy Thanksgiving to you, Wolff family and all the viewers.
Thank you Ben and Rajiv for another wonderful video. Rajiv you have a great way of connecting with people who make you happy and help you with your learning journey. ❤️🙏❤️
For those thinking about making pots for a living the first question might be "what pots bring you joy "? .The custimers really come from agreeing with you on that love for what you are making , Stay true to that and your audance will find you ! There are lots of different kinds of workshops and they evolve from the action of making the product .If you go visit a bunch of shops you will see what is different and what is the same in each one .Are you making small pots ?Are you making big pots and what kind of materials draw you in ?. Earthenware stoneware porcelain ? The answer to each question changes the plan for your workshop .. The most important thing is to enjoy the ride and people will want to come along with you .... If you have reverance for the material it will respond and the interaction can make the world a better place .. Great clip Rajiv and Ben !! I love what Ben said at the end ....
Thank you both for this gift of love. I was so fortunate to have an art professor in college that advised me, not to sell my pottery. I was smart and followed her direction, she told us, never again will we have this stress less time in our lives, seeing the beauty that you produced at the begging our careers is priceless. Thank you Professor for sharing your ways of the World with our young minds! Ms. Angela Gregory Tulane University New Orleans, La. ❤️❤️
30:53 "You want them to find that nasty pot?!" cracked me up. (pun not intended, but fully embraced) Thank you, Ben and Rajiv, for showing us your craft!
What a great video! I thoroughly enjoyed it, as it's close to my heart! My grandson is majoring in art and has a bachelor's degree and will be returning to school next Fall for his masters. He had his first pottery show this Fall and did very well with selling his items to the local community. That was his "bone." He and his twin brother (who is majoring in business) have purchased a shed for their back yard as their pottery studio. He even has a YT channel. I'm so proud of both of my grandsons for pursuing their dream. I can't wait to see how their story unfolds. Listening to your encouraging words was validation that pursuing a dream is hard work, but with perseverance, they will be successful!
I've been throwing pots for 12 years but only 1-2 times a week for a few hours at a time. I'm just now to the point that I want to make sets of things of the same sizes and create a "body" of work. I love that Ben kept saying that everyone finds their own way of doing each little thing. I've seen so many people quit pottery because they feel like they have to do it the way the instructor does. Everyone is different in this craft. Ben is definitely a master. Loved seeing him work and hearing his voice about it.
Love this comment! Glad you enjoyed. There are so many different ways to get to where you wanna go. Everyone learns differently and you also learn what to and more importantly what not to do from others 😊👍
Thank you Raj for always using your precious items even if from a flea market! I listen to you daily .. relisten to use my good items daily not just for guests .. thank you for your kindness and creativity.. you are my daily meditation
Good morning Rajiv. Blessing to see you and all those you love. I just discovered you this morning I've recently started following some pickers and resalers and I believe my algorithm led me to discover You and I'm so grateful for it. It was your Bloomfield visit that popped up and I watched. You seem like a really excellent person I really love your demeanor your knowledge and I'm very excited about learning more about you and watching all of your stuff. May you find Joy where you least expect it as I found you today.
What a fabulous vlog. I can't believe how quickly he could throw that perfect pot. So wonderful that you could make a business from it. Thank you so much for sharing.
You are both so talented ! You guys make pottery look like so much fun ! This was awesome and educational and inspiring ! Thank you for sharing this video !
Rajiv - thanks for taking us along with you. I did pottery in college (and I was just ok at it) and so I absolutely appreciate the skills of Guy and Ben.
Thank you for another fascinating visit with a true artisan. Visiting with you this morning started my 75th birthday and this is the last thing I'm watching before going to bed. Thank you for beginning and ending a wonderful day.
This video (well, they all are) was so interesting. I think that I might need to buy some pots just so I have the joy of looking at them every day. Thank you, Rajiv and Ben.
I so identify with the craft of creating. I’m a teacher who supports kids who are struggling readers, and it is a science and an art. Thank you for this video.
Nice video. I just want to mention that you can also make a business of making one of a kind pots. They don't have to be matching. As long as the pottery has functional integrity.
Another fabulous video! Love going to Guy and Ben’s pottery studio…always an experience. Such talent! Need to expand my pot collection with some made by Ben and some from Rajiv. ❤️
Hi Kim, I show most of my work on my website and on insta. Been very lucky here to have had so much press / tv / magazine exposure that I do not do any traditional advertising. 😀🙏
Thank you Rajiv, for this interesting video and introducing Ben. I have a question for Ben, has he ever made a two tone pot, white maybe with a terracotta mix….and do the different clays mix well. I love the grey though, it has a timeless beauty.
@@guywolffHi Angela, Thanks for the kind words. What you are asking about is called marbling. I have mixed white and brown, white and red and white and black clays together without wedging them fully together and it creates an amazing marble look. It’s very fun to do and makes a really cool result.
Ben's path to learning his craft resembles the old apprentice system where skills and secrets of a trade were passed down from a Master craftsman to his apprentice. This system still exists as an institution in Germany and Switzerland, for instance. There, after a 3 year apprenticeship and exam, you receive the title Journeyman. After three or four years working as a journeyman, you can begin the process of training that leads to the title Master Craftsman. You only receive this title after an exam and the evaluation of a "Meisterstück". Only if this work is up to scratch can you call yourself a master of the trade. This title is required if you want to even begin thinking about starting a business. That means that the craftsman needs around 7 years of training before he can open his own shop. A very rigid system, but it does guarantee a standard of skill and quality.
You should try hand-built ceramics, I use the wheel occasionally but I mostly use coils to build pots, creatively you can do a lot more when you aren’t confined to the wheel.
Ben is "a natural" on camera. He reminds me of a young Michael Keaton. Let's hope he doesn't, but if he does get carpal tunnel syndrome, he can always fall back on acting! However, there's probably no need to panic anyway, because both my hands are good as new after CTS surgery. In regards to the "oohs" and "ahhs" when watching a potter at work...who would have thought that there would be a "money shot"?! 🤭 👱❤️
Today I checked out an episode on your channel @benwolffpottery, so now look forward to viewing more in the future. BTW, has your father Guy (aka "Banjo Bandit") ever jammed with fellow banjo player Steve Martin? I'd like to see that, as I'm sure that many others would also. 👱❤️
Ben is a FANTASTIC musician, he improvises on the spot and can play incredibly complicated things without any notation - just from ear. He has the skills as a performer!
Great video! So cool! I have Ben a potter since 1997, still have anxiety selling my wares. I have infected everyone that I know over the years with a piece of my pottery. 😂
I took pottery with my parents after art college, and while I prefer slab work, its more flexible as I do ( I do more sculptural stuff), the plans before I start. We continued for years and often went to the Black Bull on Queen for a jug of beer and cheese and onion sammies, potting is thirsty work!
After firing clay looses its water so is lighter something like 12% but the glass in the clay is also melted together so the pot shrincks from that as well .
@@guywolffHi @elizab.7428 When a 4lb pot is all done and out of the kiln it weighs 3lbs so 1/4 of the weight is lost. Thanks for question and thanks for watching.
the advice to know the craft before trying to make money from it should be obvious, but it's not at all. How many know multiple people who made business cards calling themselves a "photographer" the day after they bought a fancy camera (without knowing how to use it or knowing anything about photography)? In grad school I worked in the office of the College of Education. Someone called expressing interest in being a professor of Russian (not "just" a teacher, but a professor). After some back and forth with me explaining what foreign language pedagogy courses we had, the person asks about Russian language classes. Immediately, I thought I had misunderstood their intention, so I asked, "Are you looking to learn Russian language or teach the Russian language?" The response, with an attitude as if my question was the most ridiculous question was, "Well obviously I need to learn Russian before I can teach it!" So this person woke up one morning with ZERO knowledge of Russian (this was confirmed) and thought: I'm going to be a Professor of Russian!
Rajiv your advise to get a "day job" and live off the income from that and make your pottery on the side is true - in certain creative situations and especially for beginners... If you're an experienced potter or ceramic artist who makes fine art sculpture/pieces that advise doesn't always apply. A fine ceramic artist may immediately or already have a customer base and/or be represented by a gallery which can mean the ceramicist or potter has steady income from their practice - if the goal is to do it as a profession and not just a hobby. Functional pottery (flower pot) making is different from making/selling fine art or decorative-functional pieces... Just sayin...
When I turned my art into a business, I stopped enjoying art... There was so much pressure to produce, I truly wasn't happy with what I was putting out and I started to feel like I wasn't good enough. Took me almost 3 years to pick up a sketch pencil again. I felt called to do it for fun again, for me again and the drawing I produce for self was better than what I sold... So I agree. Work 9 to 5 to support your family, be mindful to your craft and someday, you may have enough to sell. 🤎
Thank you Rajiv for having me on your video! It’s always fun to hang out with ya bud. Also a big thank you to your crew and Palm Street 😀🙏
You and your skills are very impressive.
Great Job Ben and thanks for coming Rajiv ... What a joy to see you two together talking pottery !
@@yoyopg123Hey thanks so much! 😂🙏
@@guywolffThanks Pops! 😀
Thanks!!!
Thank you Rajiv for letting us see Ben Wolff make and explain the pottery.
Ben is awesome and was a treasure and a pleasure to watch him share his 25 years of pottery.
I learnt a lot. Thank you very much and have a wonderful weekend and Happy Thanksgiving to you, Wolff family and all the viewers.
Thanks so much for your kind words. Happy Thanksgiving to you as well 😀
Thank you Ben and Rajiv for another wonderful video. Rajiv you have a great way of connecting with people who make you happy and help you with your learning journey. ❤️🙏❤️
Thank you very much for the kind words and for watching! 😀
What a fantastic thing to see a master crafts person at work.
Thanks for such kindness 😀
My 17 year old daughter, who wants to become a potter, and I watched together! Thank you for all the information!! Beautiful pots!!
Best of luck to your daughter and thanks for the kind words!
For those thinking about making pots for a living the first question might be "what pots bring you joy "? .The custimers really come from agreeing with you on that love for what you are making , Stay true to that and your audance will find you ! There are lots of different kinds of workshops and they evolve from the action of making the product .If you go visit a bunch of shops you will see what is different and what is the same in each one .Are you making small pots ?Are you making big pots and what kind of materials draw you in ?. Earthenware stoneware porcelain ? The answer to each question changes the plan for your workshop .. The most important thing is to enjoy the ride and people will want to come along with you .... If you have reverance for the material it will respond and the interaction can make the world a better place .. Great clip Rajiv and Ben !! I love what Ben said at the end ....
You gave me food for thought and I realize your wise words can be applicable to any trade. Cheers!
Thank you both for this gift of love.
I was so fortunate to have an art professor in college that advised me, not to sell my pottery. I was smart and followed her direction, she told us, never again will we have this stress less time in our lives, seeing the beauty that you produced at the begging our careers is priceless. Thank you Professor for sharing your ways of the World with our young minds!
Ms. Angela Gregory
Tulane University New Orleans, La. ❤️❤️
❤ I won the lucky drawing for one of Ben’s pots during your Palm Street event. I’m excited for its arrival!
Oh very cool! Thanks for watching the live 😀👍
Thanks Rajiv!
Wow! Thank you for this masterclass Ben and Rajiv.
Thank you for watching 😀
So impressive the work Ben does. Thank you Rajiv and Ben! ❤❤
Thank you for such kind words! 😀
Ben was right Rajiv is amazing!Will support Ben for sure!
Rajiv really is. Such an awesome and inspiring person! 😀
People that are generous with their knowledge are gifts indeed
I agree. Rajiv is a gift for sure!
Another cozy video from Rajiv. Thank you
30:53 "You want them to find that nasty pot?!" cracked me up. (pun not intended, but fully embraced)
Thank you, Ben and Rajiv, for showing us your craft!
What a great video! I thoroughly enjoyed it, as it's close to my heart! My grandson is majoring in art and has a bachelor's degree and will be returning to school next Fall for his masters. He had his first pottery show this Fall and did very well with selling his items to the local community. That was his "bone." He and his twin brother (who is majoring in business) have purchased a shed for their back yard as their pottery studio. He even has a YT channel. I'm so proud of both of my grandsons for pursuing their dream. I can't wait to see how their story unfolds. Listening to your encouraging words was validation that pursuing a dream is hard work, but with perseverance, they will be successful!
Very cool! Best of luck to your grandsons! 😀👍
What's his YT channel? I bet a number of folks here would love to subscribe :)
I've been throwing pots for 12 years but only 1-2 times a week for a few hours at a time. I'm just now to the point that I want to make sets of things of the same sizes and create a "body" of work. I love that Ben kept saying that everyone finds their own way of doing each little thing. I've seen so many people quit pottery because they feel like they have to do it the way the instructor does. Everyone is different in this craft. Ben is definitely a master. Loved seeing him work and hearing his voice about it.
Love this comment! Glad you enjoyed. There are so many different ways to get to where you wanna go. Everyone learns differently and you also learn what to and more importantly what not to do from others 😊👍
❤❤❤ wow Thanks so much Peace and Blessings Stay Encouraged and Encouraging 🌹 Be Good To Yourself 🙏💜🕯️
It’s true, you are an inspiration Rajiv. You psych me up weekly to do my own creative thing.
Ohhh my
My heart skipped a beat when I saw this new video… it surprised me!!
I am grateful to receive such gift.
Thank you Rajiv and Ben!!!!
Thank you! 😀
Even if you never get skilled, nothing reduces stress and centers the mind like throwing pottery, I recommend it to everyone 🙂
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Thank you both.
Thank you for watching! 😀
It was a pleasure watching Ben create his masterpiece. Thnx for the wonderful video Rajiv.❤❤❤❤❤❤
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Ben is right, Rajiv. You ARE an inspiration to us all and a motivator to get with it and try something new. Thanks for another wonderful video.
Rajiv really is! 😀👍
I recently purchased a Ben Wolff pot on line and love it! Great video!
Oh very cool! Thank you very much for the support! Best wishes 😀
I was taught that a skilled craft person is someone who can repeat their "product" over and over exactly, as opposed to art.
I really like this comment. 😀👍
Hello Rajiv, I saw you with Ben, looking forward to seeing your channel's journey.
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I love this! It’s like when we were in school and we went on a field trip.
Thank you Raj for always using your precious items even if from a flea market! I listen to you daily .. relisten to use my good items daily not just for guests .. thank you for your kindness and creativity.. you are my daily meditation
I really loved this video Rajiv and Ben. So interesting and informative. Thank you.
Thank you! 😊
Such a delight to watch this video for the pot crafting and the sparkle of mutual admiration and friendship. Congrats!
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You are so talented and pioneer village has had such an influence on your life...amazing.
I had so much fun watching this.The rapport between the 2 of you in the craftsmanship.It's just a wonderful thing to see
Thanks for watching! 😀 Always fun hanging with Rajiv
Thank you!
What an amazing family and so talented. Their pottery is truly up there with the best in the world.
Thanks for such kind words!
Good morning Rajiv. Blessing to see you and all those you love. I just discovered you this morning I've recently started following some pickers and resalers and I believe my algorithm led me to discover You and I'm so grateful for it. It was your Bloomfield visit that popped up and I watched. You seem like a really excellent person I really love your demeanor your knowledge and I'm very excited about learning more about you and watching all of your stuff. May you find Joy where you least expect it as I found you today.
Beautiful
What a fabulous vlog. I can't believe how quickly he could throw that perfect pot. So wonderful that you could make a business from it. Thank you so much for sharing.
😀 I feel very lucky. Thanks so much!
Soooo inspiring, but also realistic advice, which includes accounting for disappointments.
Thank you! I use the line “get used to disappointment” from Princess Bride often. That way when it comes it is not a surprise 😀👍
What a wonderful video. I love Ben’s pottery.
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You are both so talented ! You guys make pottery look like so much fun ! This was awesome and educational and inspiring ! Thank you for sharing this video !
Hey Randers! Thanks for watching 😀
Really enjoyed watching this. ❤❤❤Thank you again.
Me too!!!!!! ;))))
Today I was waiting for the video! Thank you!
So was I 😂👍
Rajiv - thanks for taking us along with you. I did pottery in college (and I was just ok at it) and so I absolutely appreciate the skills of Guy and Ben.
An inspiration, indeed. Bless you.
Wasn’t Ben the third guy playing the guitar with you both? I recognize his smile 😊 ! Thanks for the update of the pottery family ❤
Ben is an amazing musician .. Yes he was playing guitar with us :)
Pottery Jam member 3 here 😀👍
Truly magnificent Ben! How wonderful to see the authenticity in your friendship bonded through this skilful art.
So enjoy watching you and learning more. Guy and Ben are amazing!!
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Rajiv you have a great personality which is just right for video. You are great at interviewing and very interesting at the same time.
Thank you Rajiv, great video. I will be following Ben.
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Thank you for another fascinating visit with a true artisan. Visiting with you this morning started my 75th birthday and this is the last thing I'm watching before going to bed. Thank you for beginning and ending a wonderful day.
Happy Birthday, Linda!
So fun! Thank you!
This video (well, they all are) was so interesting. I think that I might need to buy some pots just so I have the joy of looking at them every day. Thank you, Rajiv and Ben.
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Rajiv I love all your video's. This video was fascinating.
I so identify with the craft of creating. I’m a teacher who supports kids who are struggling readers, and it is a science and an art. Thank you for this video.
Fantastic seeing this process. Thank you to both of you.
Thanks for watching!
Loving this duo. Thanks for the great video, lads 👍🏽
So fun hanging with Rajiv 😀
I love you both!!!
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Nice video. I just want to mention that you can also make a business of making one of a kind pots. They don't have to be matching. As long as the pottery has functional integrity.
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Another fabulous video! Love going to Guy and Ben’s pottery studio…always an experience. Such talent! Need to expand my pot collection with some made by Ben and some from Rajiv. ❤️
And again a wonderful interesting and inspirational video, loved it
Un grand merci à tous les 2 pour ce super moment de partage, très inspirant. Une belle leçon de tournage aussi. 😊
Thank you very much! 😀
Loved the video! Thanks for sharing one of your many passions with us. I will follow Ben. ❤
Thanks for subscribing 😊
Wonderful video!
I want that urn behind you. In fact I want two. Ben you need to advertise more. Didn’t know you were there. But now I do!
Hi Kim, I show most of my work on my website and on insta. Been very lucky here to have had so much press / tv / magazine exposure that I do not do any traditional advertising. 😀🙏
Thank you Rajiv, for this interesting video and introducing Ben. I have a question for Ben, has he ever made a two tone pot, white maybe with a terracotta mix….and do the different clays mix well. I love the grey though, it has a timeless beauty.
That is called Taracotta Moss .Taking red clay and sponging it of a white flowerpot ...
@@guywolffHi Angela, Thanks for the kind words. What you are asking about is called marbling. I have mixed white and brown, white and red and white and black clays together without wedging them fully together and it creates an amazing marble look. It’s very fun to do and makes a really cool result.
This was so wonderful. Thank you so much for sharing yours and Ben’s pottery wisdom!
Wonderful! Thank you both.
Thank you! 😀
such an interesting video by such fine gentlemen. Thank you
Thanks for watching! 😀
Ben's path to learning his craft resembles the old apprentice system where skills and secrets of a trade were passed down from a Master craftsman to his apprentice. This system still exists as an institution in Germany and Switzerland, for instance. There, after a 3 year apprenticeship and exam, you receive the title Journeyman. After three or four years working as a journeyman, you can begin the process of training that leads to the title Master Craftsman. You only receive this title after an exam and the evaluation of a "Meisterstück". Only if this work is up to scratch can you call yourself a master of the trade. This title is required if you want to even begin thinking about starting a business. That means that the craftsman needs around 7 years of training before he can open his own shop. A very rigid system, but it does guarantee a standard of skill and quality.
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Wonderful pottery!
Thank you very much for the kind words!
You should try hand-built ceramics, I use the wheel occasionally but I mostly use coils to build pots, creatively you can do a lot more when you aren’t confined to the wheel.
Nice!
Beautiful! I always look forward to your Christmas videos!
Outstanding and so beautiful!!!❤❤❤
Always been fascinating watching your vlog. Tq for sharing. Rajiv
Love ❤️ your content😊
Ben is "a natural" on camera. He reminds me of a young Michael Keaton. Let's hope he doesn't, but if he does get carpal tunnel syndrome, he can always fall back on acting! However, there's probably no need to panic anyway, because both my hands are good as new after CTS surgery.
In regards to the "oohs" and "ahhs" when watching a potter at work...who would have thought that there would be a "money shot"?! 🤭
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My Batman voice is more in line with Christian Bale’s 😂 I absolutely love this comment! Ya never know 😀👍 Glad your surgery went well.
Today I checked out an episode on your channel @benwolffpottery, so now look forward to viewing more in the future. BTW, has your father Guy (aka "Banjo Bandit") ever jammed with fellow banjo player Steve Martin? I'd like to see that, as I'm sure that many others would also.
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Ben is a FANTASTIC musician, he improvises on the spot and can play incredibly complicated things without any notation - just from ear. He has the skills as a performer!
@@rajivsurendra Thanks bud! Would never be able to do what you do on the harp! Especially after you letting me sit behind it 😂😀👍
Rajiv I would watch you in anything 💚
Great video! So cool! I have Ben a potter since 1997, still have anxiety selling my wares. I have infected everyone that I know over the years with a piece of my pottery. 😂
I took pottery with my parents after art college, and while I prefer slab work, its more flexible as I do ( I do more sculptural stuff), the plans before I start. We continued for years and often went to the Black Bull on Queen for a jug of beer and cheese and onion sammies, potting is thirsty work!
Hello Rajiv! 🌹😽
Where can the Wolf's pots be found at in the West coast?
Ben sells his pots online on his website.
How can we buy these beautiful flower pots?
Question: Ben's pot was four pounds wet, how much does it weigh when completed?
After firing clay looses its water so is lighter something like 12% but the glass in the clay is also melted together so the pot shrincks from that as well .
@@guywolffHi @elizab.7428 When a 4lb pot is all done and out of the kiln it weighs 3lbs so 1/4 of the weight is lost. Thanks for question and thanks for watching.
he should be very proud of his dad
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the advice to know the craft before trying to make money from it should be obvious, but it's not at all. How many know multiple people who made business cards calling themselves a "photographer" the day after they bought a fancy camera (without knowing how to use it or knowing anything about photography)? In grad school I worked in the office of the College of Education. Someone called expressing interest in being a professor of Russian (not "just" a teacher, but a professor). After some back and forth with me explaining what foreign language pedagogy courses we had, the person asks about Russian language classes. Immediately, I thought I had misunderstood their intention, so I asked, "Are you looking to learn Russian language or teach the Russian language?" The response, with an attitude as if my question was the most ridiculous question was, "Well obviously I need to learn Russian before I can teach it!" So this person woke up one morning with ZERO knowledge of Russian (this was confirmed) and thought: I'm going to be a Professor of Russian!
10,000 hours of experience or in this case thousands of pots. 😀👍 very interesting comment
yeah how do we transition something from a hobby into a business
It would'nt work in Europe....Here you need to make your own designs as a potter...
Rajiv your advise to get a "day job" and live off the income from that and make your pottery on the side is true - in certain creative situations and especially for beginners...
If you're an experienced potter or ceramic artist who makes fine art sculpture/pieces that advise doesn't always apply.
A fine ceramic artist may immediately or already have a customer base and/or be represented by a gallery which can mean the ceramicist or potter has steady income from their practice - if the goal is to do it as a profession and not just a hobby.
Functional pottery (flower pot) making is different from making/selling fine art or decorative-functional pieces...
Just sayin...
When I turned my art into a business, I stopped enjoying art... There was so much pressure to produce, I truly wasn't happy with what I was putting out and I started to feel like I wasn't good enough. Took me almost 3 years to pick up a sketch pencil again. I felt called to do it for fun again, for me again and the drawing I produce for self was better than what I sold... So I agree. Work 9 to 5 to support your family, be mindful to your craft and someday, you may have enough to sell. 🤎
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