Bam2015

This isn't the exact box that I use, but pretty darn close. It has served me well for the past 8 yrs.
ArtBin
Betty

Min, I am applying the underglaze in the greenware stage then bisque firing to 04, glaze fire to 6. I have an L & L kiln and use their programs for slow bisque and slow glaze. 
Betty

Hard to add to what’s been said but ya apples and oranges.
i personally have both. I prefer Shopify but it is totally on you to drive traffic there, seo, marketing etc. Etsy does this for you (rather poorly)…but as Neil points out it is beyond saturated. If you don’t have tons of sales and tons of reviews it’s almost impossible. I did spend a good chunk on Etsy ads to get a small amount of sales and reviews (think like 300 sales and well over a 100 5 star reviews) so now I just let it ride if something sells on there, great, but I don’t care as my focus is on Shopify site. 
if you do try Etsy spend a ton of time on seo (look at competitors), have great pics, a lot of listings if you can, focus on good titles, tags etc. But again, Etsy is hard now but doable still if your willing to do it well, have a good product and so forth. 
 
In the end if I could have done it all over again I would have probably just focused on good content via social media/instagram/fb and invested time and money on meta ads, google ads and just drove traffic to my Shopify store alone and never bothered with Etsy. 
 
The vast chunk of my sales are from direct in person markets so that helps me not care so much about online sales…but ya if I never had to do another market I would probably die happy.

It’s worth noting that Etsy selling has never been a way for most users to make a full time living, but many do use it as a supplement or as one of many income streams. Also, don’t follow their advice on pricing your work. Because of how they structure their fees, you’ll have to start with your base price and add all the assorted percentages they charge. Use caution when using their forum for advice on running a business there. Many of the seller communities labour under the (incorrect) assumption that high prices will drive away customers, and that you have to have frequent sales and discounts. None of that is true. Cheap prices draw in deal hunters who will not treat you well. 

For me, no... however, other things have happened for me locally. I have submitted my horsehair Raku pottery to my local PBS station's annual art auction, which is a juried event, and have been accepted all 3 times and all my entries had garnered at least 3 times my valued prices. The last time around I had won a Juror's award which got me an interview and article in a local news outlet but did not generate new business. I plan on continuing my donations to the art auction because each entry gets me a little more notoriety since the work gives me 6 minutes of TV exposure during the auction and it is good enough to be accepted for the auction. Someday it may lead to greater things!

No.  Not exhibitions.  Even donations do not "generate great marketing"  (that's what the people asking will say)  If I donate, it's because I believe in the cause.  Not because it will be a marketing tool for me.  
Juried shows are a different situation for me.  A show versus an exhibition.  
Roberta

Juried gallery exhibitions may get you one or two sales beyond the piece you have in the show, but mostly it's just a resume builder that may help you get into other galleries or build your social media account a little. Art fairs will definitely build sales, because you can show so much more work to so many more people.

Juried exhibitions or invitationals through galleries have never netted me any sales. They can be a nice ego rub, which has its own value, but that value isn’t monetary IME. 
Juried fairs or markets however, are a good thing. Juries can help put together a crowd of compatible artists and quality of work, which helps get it in front of people who are interested in such things. 

There are several potters who show their seams on mugs and bowls. I can't think of names off of the top of my head, but I follow a few on Instagram. Saying that you copied the seam is like saying that you copied the shape of a mug. 
Betty

There are several potters who show their seams on mugs and bowls. I can't think of names off of the top of my head, but I follow a few on Instagram. Saying that you copied the seam is like saying that you copied the shape of a mug. 
Betty

There are several potters who show their seams on mugs and bowls. I can't think of names off of the top of my head, but I follow a few on Instagram. Saying that you copied the seam is like saying that you copied the shape of a mug. 
Betty

Yes, stunning work and thank you for sharing the process as well. 
Betty

My fingers! Seriously, they are my favorite pottery tools. 
Betty 

My fingers! Seriously, they are my favorite pottery tools. 
Betty 

My fingers! Seriously, they are my favorite pottery tools. 
Betty 

Best of luck to you Joseph. I have enjoyed reading your posts. 

Best of luck to you Joseph. I have enjoyed reading your posts. 

Hello Jovelle,
I used Facebook Marketplace to sell a kiln a couple of months ago and was surprised by the number of responses that I received. 
Where in CT are you located? I am in RI and may be interested in some of your supplies. 
Betty

Container inverted over each ware.
I have two quart size plastic planters (with the drain holes taped over), 2.5 quart containers (a big wider), one and two gallon buckets, five gallon buckets, one large canning pot.
Almost all my work is wheel thrown, on bats. To slow drying, I'll pop a container over the ware.
Ware on impervious bats can stay on, or be wired off when stiff enough; ware on absorbent bats have to be removed before they get too dry...
The wares can be kept moist indefinitely, given periodic misting with a spray bottle, even in the height of summer.
...however, probably better to get to them afore the molds take over...
Trade-offs, eh?
Keeping a crowd of ware together, no doubt simpler, more space effective.
To each their own container can be "brought along" individually.
It's what I'm used to.
For clay balls waiting their turn on the wheel, I'm using a plastic tote with two bits of damp sponge in there. Periodically, I'll refresh the sponges and use the spray bottle to mist the underside of the lid.
I'm not over loathing plastic sheeting for protecting in progress clay work.
Hulk no like!

Thank you Neil and Callie, that's useful info. However, I still don't know how many grams of silica to add to the test glaze whether it's one quart or one gallon. I was hoping that someone could look at the recipe and tell me how many grams of silica they would recommend to add to either the quart or gallon container each time I add silica. I have no idea how many grams to start with. As you can see, I am a real novice when it comes to glaze mixing and trying to learn. 

Maybe this question is better suited to a QOTW, but I am going to start a thread on this sub forum. I think my question fo 'what type of pottery sells best' is probably a matter of both regional observation and opinion, but wondering, is it traditional glazing, sgraffito, attention to surface decoration, soda fired, or something else? I know that I am not covering all types, but mentioned a couple to get the thread started. I'm assuming that functional such as mugs and bowls sell better than figurative or decorative type pottery? 
Betty

This post is truly mind boggling to me. I know that glaze chemistry is complex, but this thread now makes me question if I should just buy commercial clear glaze rather than make my own because I might be creating an end product that is neither durable nor safe over time.  Maybe I have no business making my own glaze if the info in this thread is way over my head. 

I did not mean to take this thread down a different path but appreciate the responses.  
Mea, hopefully this thread will result in a new glaze formulation for you. 
Betty

This thread is getting more complex than it needs to be, certainly. It has ceased to be about helping the OP, and more about people arguing fine points of technical knowledge. 
I’m going to suggest that the tech heads start a new thread about the comparative merits of  Stull’s  and Katz’s work if they want to keep going in that direction. 
 Any further replies on this one should try to focus on helping @GEP find a practical solution to her problem, which is needing a good base glaze for her work that doesn’t need recently discontinued materials. 

Thank you Bill!
Betty