Chris Campbell Posted December 30, 2015 Report Share Posted December 30, 2015 Okay ... If you missed out on setting goals for 2015, here is your chance to catch up! :-) Make them achievable ... Break each into small steps ....Put it in writing. This year I am heading back to throwing ... Signed up for a refresher class and will be totally out of my comfort zone. Will not fire a single piece ... will work on basic skills as per John's wonderful plan. Why? I want to be able to speak from experience when I am trying to tell students about throwing colored clay. In the past I have relied on others to throw examples, but I want to push the limits in every way I can. The only way to do that is to go back to square one. I am pretty sure I can take throwing color beyond reasonable limits! What are your goals??? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joseph Fireborn Posted December 30, 2015 Report Share Posted December 30, 2015 1. Find the clay body I want to use in 2016 quickly. 2. Nail down some glazes on said clay body. 3. Sell pottery. 4. Profit. Chris I can't wait to see your color thrown projects! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dondon Posted December 30, 2015 Report Share Posted December 30, 2015 here here my goals for 2016 is the same as Joseph!! 1. Find the clay body I want to use in 2016 quickly. 2. Nail down some glazes on said clay body. 3. Sell pottery. 4. make Profit. but before that I need to determine what it is I aim to make...I am in England. :0) anyone else in England? near Lincolnshire ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark C. Posted December 30, 2015 Report Share Posted December 30, 2015 Raise prices Work less Swim more Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GEP Posted December 31, 2015 Report Share Posted December 31, 2015 Figure out how to tell my wholesale accounts I will no longer be taking wholesale orders, without burning any bridges. Make the same amount of pots this year, and sell all of it on a retail basis. Make some measurable progress on another project I've been slowly exploring, which involves being a teacher again. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tyler Miller Posted December 31, 2015 Report Share Posted December 31, 2015 Chris, this is one of my favourite annual posts. My goals are to 1) Build a kiln on my northern property. 2) Lose my sense of self-consciousness in my work. 3) Make more money off my work. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JAW Posted December 31, 2015 Report Share Posted December 31, 2015 My main goal this year is to get some of my work into a museum. I'm doing a 7 ay pop up art show (1-1-16) very close to a folk art museum I would love to be in. My other goal is to do a few pop up stores this year in the larger cities. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pugaboo Posted December 31, 2015 Report Share Posted December 31, 2015 Goals for 2016, hmmm: 1) beef up my online presence so I can sell even more in 2016 2) learn how to vlog and do it on a regular basis 3) learn to silk screen 4) experiment and perfect my "Pompeii" pottery vision 5) sell more pottery 6) spend more time focusing on myself and my own needs 7) learn to accept the fact that I'm not able to do it all and that admitting that does not make me a failure And last yet no where near least.... My greatest wish for 2016 is that everyone here has a wonderful, glorious, productive year following their own creative path. T Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
glazenerd Posted December 31, 2015 Report Share Posted December 31, 2015 The first goal I sat for 2016, I actually put in motion this year: announcing my retirement from contracting after 42 years. Spent the last five years learning crystalline glaze to launch into business in 2016 which includes: 1. making over 100 custom tile setters to maximize kiln space. 2. finalize a clay formula for specific use with crystalline glaze- (booked a session with Ron Roy for help) 3.making display boards for the high end decorator/remodel stores I have already set up. (they are waiting on me.) 4.bisque fire several tons of clay for on demand orders. 5. An idea I have been toying with for a very long time. Establish an online catalog for high end retailers and decorators to select high end custom made pottery and ceramic art pieces. Been making a nation-wide list of contacts for the last two years, and have worked up a marketing plan. Problem is, after 42 years of working very long hours, not sure I have the energy left to do it. Glaze Nerd Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marcia Selsor Posted December 31, 2015 Report Share Posted December 31, 2015 Goals for 2016 I have been working in clay for 50 years now and feel energized by my experience during the last residency in Rome. New directions: 1. Giving up throwing for a while to focus on hand building forms. 2.increasing textured sufaces and graphic design. 2.5 I may also do paper work in painting and collage to work out ideas and imagery 3. Explore unglazed surfaces for porcelain or wherever the new ideas take me 4. Reorganize workspace for moldmaking 5. look for better sales venues Marcia Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flowerdry Posted December 31, 2015 Report Share Posted December 31, 2015 My goals for 2016 1. Continue improving my throwing 2. Do some barrel firings 3. Experiment with feather raku 4. Take a workshop somewhere, preferably a week long Happy New Year everyone! May your clay journey be filled with enough obstacles to keep it interesting and keep you on your toes, but not so many as to trip you up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest JBaymore Posted December 31, 2015 Report Share Posted December 31, 2015 Still be around for 2017. best, .............john Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Celia UK Posted December 31, 2015 Report Share Posted December 31, 2015 anyone else in England? near Lincolnshire ?[/font][/color] I'm in St Ives Cambridgeshire - not far away (next door in U.S. or Canadian terms!!). I certainly understand you wanting to decide what to make - for 3 years I've been saying I'm just playing with ideas and trying things out. I really need to make a concerted effort to develop a few ideas and decide on the clay to work with. I AM going to do a few sessions on glaze mixing and that will help, I'm sure. If I don't get my finger out, I'll still be 'playing' this time next year. Making a profit isn't one of my aims, but to submit pieces for a selling exhibition would be a good step forwards! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
High Bridge Pottery Posted December 31, 2015 Report Share Posted December 31, 2015 Be sustainable Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Celia UK Posted December 31, 2015 Report Share Posted December 31, 2015 Quite a tall order for a ceramic artist Joel - got any plans? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
High Bridge Pottery Posted December 31, 2015 Report Share Posted December 31, 2015 Not so much on the environmental side but the business side Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joseph Fireborn Posted December 31, 2015 Report Share Posted December 31, 2015 Not so much on the environmental side but the business side Pottery business or something else? I plan on making this my year to sell as well. I am working my butt off to get some income coming in. My wife has supported us for 5 years while I took care of our son by being a stay at home dad, time for me to kick in and make some income now that he is in school. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
High Bridge Pottery Posted December 31, 2015 Report Share Posted December 31, 2015 Selling pots, I have had a good three years experimenting and pretending to sell pots but now I need to sell them! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rayaldridge Posted December 31, 2015 Report Share Posted December 31, 2015 I'm hoping to get a studio set up in NY this spring. We just ordered a 12X20 prefabbed shed to be delivered in April. That's not a huge studio, but I'm making a lot of small stuff, so maybe it will be okay. Aside from that, my goals involve working with my weird little effigy pipes, developing that form to the best of my ability. And making the cabin up north more habitable, so we can spend most of the year there. And converting one of my old electric kilns to gas, so I can revive some of my favorite reduction glazes. And... Okay, so that's possibly more than I will get done. But, good to have plans. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Infinite Posted January 1, 2016 Report Share Posted January 1, 2016 This will be my first post here :-) So lets make it a good one. I just starten experimenting with pottery after having a 6 weeks course at artschool years ago. As a designer I want to make good product which is sellable and valued by people by its esthetics as well as the concept. So my goals are 1. getting into a good relationship with my secondhand kiln (getting to know each other etc.) 2. Stay positive under pressure and keep going 3. Sell my work and make others happy with it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dennis Bednarek Posted January 1, 2016 Report Share Posted January 1, 2016 1. Make larger slab built pieces. 2. Create some molds to speed up decorative work. 3. Create enough profit to increase my equipment. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LeeU Posted January 2, 2016 Report Share Posted January 2, 2016 Goals for 2016: Make the molds I need Produce the work I need to produce Follow through with retail possibilities And,to be alive and well, grateful for all the blessings of this world, and the willingness to give, not just take. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nancylee Posted January 2, 2016 Report Share Posted January 2, 2016 I'd like to move my studio from my depressing basement, where I never go so I hardly make pottery anymore,,to our big barn. We need insulation, doors and heat. Want to get better at throwing and learn about soda firing - and finally, learn some slab building too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Oddisgood Posted January 2, 2016 Report Share Posted January 2, 2016 Hello, I'm just starting out. So, my goals are: 1. Do the throwing weekend course i have booked this month 2. Keep up the weekly local course (sadly only two hours and means taking a whole day off my freelance work) 3. Doing the Raku course booked for March 4. Hoping to get a place at an open source pottery studio - 1.5 hours journey each way, but hey.. 5. Get my head around glazes etc 5. Make something I'm happy with Happy 2016, I'm so pleased to have a place to learn more. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AndreaB Posted January 4, 2016 Report Share Posted January 4, 2016 Hmm... Well I have so many ideas, but to concentrated on some.. 1. Follow the example that my teacher/friend is doing. Make a bowl a day for the rest of the year. Tall order with my back problems. 2. Learn how to paint on my pieces 3. Really, really try to make bottles and shaped vases. 4. Learn what the local market wants so I can make some money. 5. Try internet selling. On the last point can anyone give me advice on setting up an internet presence? Live, love and play more. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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