Int'l Ceramic Artists Network (ICAN) Operations and Benefits

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1. QotW: What are some basic things you can do to avoid needless failures and disappointment?

   By Pres, February 27, 2018
   • 17 replies
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   • Magnolia Mud Research
   • March 10, 2018

2. QotW:What is your full / part time profession? 1 2

   By Pres, February 19, 2018   

   • pottery business
   • profession or side job
   • 25 replies
   • 1.6k views
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   • Up in Smoke Pottery
   • February 28, 2018

3. QotW: You know you are not meant to be a potter if ......

   By Pres, February 13, 2018   

   • potters
   • 15 replies
   • 996 views
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   • Viking Potter
   • February 20, 2018

4. QotW: What clay, glaze, or forming technique are you curious to try: but have not?

   By Pres, January 30, 2018
   • 17 replies
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   • terrim8
   • February 8, 2018

5. QotW: .Are you a member of a ceramics community in your neighborhood/region/country etc.?

   By Pres, January 23, 2018
   • 10 replies
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   • Roberta12
   • January 25, 2018

6. QotW: Where would you call your ceramic roots are from?

   By Pres, January 16, 2018
   • 8 replies
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   • yappystudent
   • January 19, 2018

7. QotW: What does success mean to you?

   By Pres, January 9, 2018   

   • success
   • 22 replies
   • 854 views
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   • Gabby
   • January 17, 2018

8. QothW:What are the most important design elements?

   By Pres, December 20, 2017   

   • elements of design
   • pottery design
   • 5 replies
   • 719 views
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   • Rebekah Krieger
   • January 10, 2018

9. QothW: I know variations of this have been asked before, but what is your current playlist/ favourite audio book/Netflix binge? What is keeping you company this week?

   By Pres, October 30, 2017   

   • studio environment
   • 19 replies
   • 881 views
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   • Rebekah Krieger
   • January 10, 2018

10. QothW: The "accidental" perfect pot. Should have been this tall/wide, ended up different and was a success.

    By Pres, December 5, 2017   

    • aesthetics
    • accidental pots
    • (and 1 more)

      Tagged with:

      • aesthetics
      • accidental pots
      • happy accidents
    • 7 replies
    • 738 views
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    • Marcia Selsor
    • December 13, 2017

11. QothW: Where has your journey in clay taken you; either geographically, aesthetically, philosophically, product wise?

    By Pres, December 12, 2017
    • 7 replies
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    • glazenerd
    • December 13, 2017

12. QothW: Describe a day from your ceramics life that left you thinking "that was a bad day."

    By Pres, November 29, 2017
    • 6 replies
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    • Denice
    • December 4, 2017

13. QothW: What kitchen tools have you repurposed for in your Ceramics studio?

    By Pres, November 21, 2017   

    • repurposed tools
    • kitchen tools
    • 11 replies
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    • Chilly
    • November 23, 2017

14. QothW: What studio tool under $100 was your best purchase? 1 2

    By Pres, November 14, 2017   

    • tools
    • 28 replies
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    • C.Banks
    • November 21, 2017

15. QothW: Describe a day from your ceramics life that left you thinking "this was a really good day."

    By Pres, November 6, 2017   

    • good day
    • 14 replies
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    • Davidpotter
    • November 10, 2017

16. QothW: If you could go back and start your ceramics journey from the beginning, would you do anything different this time?

    By Pres, October 24, 2017   

    • startups
    • carreer paths
    • (and 1 more)

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      • startups
      • carreer paths
      • studio setup
    • 18 replies
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    • Marcia Selsor
    • November 5, 2017

17. QothW: Do you resist in any way? 1 2

    By Pres, October 9, 2017   

    • resist
    • wax
    • (and 2 more)

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      • resist
      • wax
      • latex
      • shellac
    • 49 replies
    • 2k views
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    • Marcia Selsor
    • October 23, 2017

18. QothW: I wonder what kind of craft show survival tips everyone has, and which bits of craft show advice sounded good, but really didn't work for you.

    By Pres, October 17, 2017
    • 8 replies
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    • Joseph Fireborn
    • October 20, 2017

19. QothW: If you could only have one ceramics book what would it be and why?

    By Pres, October 2, 2017   

    • ceranucs books
    • 9 replies
    • 666 views
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    • Babs
    • October 12, 2017

20. QothW: If you wanted to and had the means, which part of the process would you assign to an apprentice/assistant?

    By Pres, September 26, 2017   

    • studio
    • assistant
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      • studio
      • assistant
      • menial tasks
    • 8 replies
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    • Callie Beller Diesel
    • September 28, 2017

21. QothW: Which is worse: Four days on the beach in the sunshine or Four days at Potter's camp in the rain.

    By Pres, September 19, 2017
    • 15 replies
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    • Pres
    • September 21, 2017

22. QothW: What are your most favorite and least favorite things to do in ceramics. Cleaning up doesn't count.

    By Pres, September 12, 2017
    • 17 replies
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    • High Bridge Pottery
    • September 16, 2017

23. Qotw: Is There A Genre Of Ceramics That You Hate?

    By Pres, August 28, 2017
    • 24 replies
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    • Pres
    • September 12, 2017

24. QOTW: Who would YOU write about?

    By Guest JBaymore, September 6, 2017   

    • qotw
    • 8 replies
    • 544 views
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    • Callie Beller Diesel
    • September 7, 2017

25. Qotw: Do You Like Innies Or Outies? 1 2

    By Pres, April 11, 2017   

    • lids
    • pots
    • (and 1 more)

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      • lids
      • pots
      • making
    • 46 replies
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    • Guest
    • August 28, 2017