The Mud Peddlers: Ceramic Art Behind the Scenes: Recent Episodes
Lindsey M Dillon and Donte Earth Nation
Even though they weren’t at NCECA, Lindsey and Donte had a grand time chatting ceramics and tea with local tea aficionado and Sacramento business owner Linda of Tea Cozy.
There’s talk of Tea 101 for the leaf-curious, the connection between tea and the vessels used to drink it, and how you can save some cash on your next matcha latte -- 'cuz it's gettin' crazy out there.
Need a cuppa? Want to do cool tea things with other cool tea people? Check out Tea Cozy’s shop and events page on their website at TeaCozy.biz, and follow them on socials @teacozy_arthouse
What do you like about drinking tea? The ritual, the flavor, the habit of going to your favorite shop?
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About Your Hosts
Lindsey M Dillon is an award-winning ceramic artist who makes mugs and creature sculptures inspired by history, folklore, and geek culture. They have been working in clay since 2007, and doing so professionally since 2014. Their supernatural powers haven't manifested yet, but it's ok, they’ll wait.
Donte of Earth Nation Ceramics is a professional ceramic artist and Youtuber with over 100k artists in his community, all helping each other grow through their ceramic art journey one step at a time. He also has a massive addiction to boba milk tea and anime.
Find Lindsey
Website and shop – lindseymdillon.com
Patreon – patreon.com/lindseymdillon
Instagram, TikTok, and Facebook – @lindseymdillon
Find Donte
Website and shop – earthnationceramics.com
Patreon – patreon.com/Earthnationceramics
Youtube – Earth Nation Ceramics
Instagram – @earth_nation_ceramics
TikTok and Facebook – @earthnationceramics
Join the Discord – https://discord.gg/Xtmwk7y
Last year’s highlights. This year’s hopes. Lindsey and Donte are back for a late New Year’s check-in. There’s talk of glaze calculators, post-apocalyptic merchants, and Donte’s unexpected…marriage?
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About Your Hosts
Lindsey M Dillon is an award-winning ceramic artist who makes mugs and creature sculptures inspired by history, folklore, and geek culture. They have been working in clay since 2007, and doing so professionally since 2014. Their supernatural powers haven't manifested yet, but it's ok, they’ll wait.
Donte of Earth Nation Ceramics is a professional ceramic artist and Youtuber with over 100k artists in his community, all helping each other grow through their ceramic art journey one step at a time. He also has a massive addiction to boba milk tea and anime.
Find Lindsey
Website and shop – lindseymdillon.com
Patreon – patreon.com/lindseymdillon
Instagram, TikTok, and Facebook – @lindseymdillon
Find Donte
Website and shop – earthnationceramics.com
Patreon – patreon.com/Earthnationceramics
Youtube – Earth Nation Ceramics
Instagram – @earth_nation_ceramics
TikTok and Facebook – @earthnationceramics
Join the Discord – https://discord.gg/Xtmwk7y
Lindsey and Donte catch up after coming back from two very different trips. There’s talk of Lindsey’s aesthetic aspirations, Donte’s change of heart with Mason stains, and why sometimes sh*t feels so crazy you gotta have at least a few minutes of freshman poli-sci in a ceramics podcast.
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About Your Hosts
Lindsey M Dillon is an award-winning ceramic artist who makes mugs and creature sculptures inspired by history, folklore, and geek culture. They have been working in clay since 2007, and doing so professionally since 2014. Their supernatural powers haven't manifested yet, but it's ok, they’ll wait.
Donte of Earth Nation Ceramics is a professional ceramic artist and Youtuber with over 100k artists in his community, all helping each other grow through their ceramic art journey one step at a time. He also has a massive addiction to boba milk tea and anime.
Find Lindsey
Website and shop – lindseymdillon.com
Patreon – patreon.com/lindseymdillon
Instagram, TikTok, and Facebook – @lindseymdillon
Find Donte
Website and shop – earthnationceramics.com
Patreon – patreon.com/Earthnationceramics
Youtube – Earth Nation Ceramics
Instagram – @earth_nation_ceramics
TikTok and Facebook – @earthnationceramics
Join the Discord – https://discord.gg/Xtmwk7y
Ever thought about teaching a workshop or class? Lindsey and Donte chat about their experiences teaching, and share some tips for both beginners and those with some experience. There’s talk of class structure, communication styles…and how a switch on your pottery wheel can make you a better teacher.
Interested in mocha diffusion? In the Syracuse, NY area? Sign up for Donte’s Workshop with Clayscapes!
https://www.clayscapespottery.com/products/mocha-diffusion-with-donte-cuellar
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About Your Hosts
Lindsey M Dillon is an award-winning professional ceramic artist who makes mugs and creature sculptures inspired by history, folklore, and geek culture. They have been working in clay since 2007, and doing so professionally since 2014. Their supernatural powers haven't manifested yet, but it's ok, they’ll wait.
Donte of Earth Nation Ceramics is a professional ceramic artist and Youtuber with over 100k artists in his community, all helping each other grow through their ceramic art journey one step at a time. He also has a massive addiction to boba milk tea and anime.
Find Lindsey
Website and shop – lindseymdillon.com
Patreon – patreon.com/lindseymdillon
Instagram, TikTok, and Facebook – @lindseymdillon
Find Donte
Website and shop – earthnationceramics.com
Patreon – patreon.com/Earthnationceramics
Youtube – Earth Nation Ceramics
Instagram – @earth_nation_ceramics
TikTok and Facebook – @earthnationceramics
Join the Discord – https://discord.gg/Xtmwk7y
Clay types and cooling rates and glaze absorption oh my! Donte sits down with Carmen Allen (@shapethevoidstudios) of Mayco to chat about finding flexibility and customization through glaze testing. Donte also brings along questions from his students, and asks why those Mayco test tiles look like more than just teardrops..
Interested in mocha diffusion? In the Syracuse, NY area? Sign up for Donte’s Workshop with Clayscapes!
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About Your Hosts
Lindsey M Dillon is an award-winning ceramic artist who makes mugs and creature sculptures inspired by history, folklore, and geek culture. They have been working in clay since 2007, and doing so professionally since 2014. Their supernatural powers haven't manifested yet, but it's ok, they’ll wait.
Donte of Earth Nation Ceramics is a professional ceramic artist and Youtuber with over 100k artists in his community, all helping each other grow through their ceramic art journey one step at a time. He also has a massive addiction to boba milk tea and anime.
Find Lindsey
Website and shop – lindseymdillon.com
Patreon – patreon.com/lindseymdillon
Instagram, TikTok, and Facebook – @lindseymdillon
Find Donte
Website and shop – earthnationceramics.com
Patreon – patreon.com/Earthnationceramics
Youtube – Earth Nation Ceramics
Instagram – @earth_nation_ceramics
TikTok and Facebook – @earthnationceramics
Join the Discord – https://discord.gg/Xtmwk7y
We’re not. We promise. Here’s an update filled with new jobs, new glazes, and new things on the horizon.
Interested in mocha diffusion? In the Syracuse, NY area? Sign up for Donte’s Workshop with Clayscapes!
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About Your Hosts
Lindsey M Dillon is an award-winning ceramic artist who makes mugs and creature sculptures inspired by history, folklore, and geek culture. They have been working in clay since 2007, and doing so professionally since 2014. Their supernatural powers haven't manifested yet, but it's ok, they’ll wait.
Donte of Earth Nation Ceramics is a professional ceramic artist and Youtuber with over 100k artists in his community, all helping each other grow through their ceramic art journey one step at a time. He also has a massive addiction to boba milk tea and anime.
Find Lindsey
Website and shop – lindseymdillon.com
Patreon – patreon.com/lindseymdillon
Instagram, TikTok, and Facebook – @lindseymdillon
Find Donte
Website and shop – earthnationceramics.com
Patreon – patreon.com/Earthnationceramics
Youtube – Earth Nation Ceramics
Instagram – @earth_nation_ceramics
TikTok and Facebook – @earthnationceramics
Join the Discord – https://discord.gg/Xtmwk7y
Join Donte for a chat with Cory Brown (@corybrownceramics) and Stephen Creech (@creechoftheeast) of AMACO Brent. There’s talk of the behind-the-scenes of product development, wading through glaze mysteries, and dream projects for these ceramics nerds.
Thank you so much Cory and Stephen for taking your time to chat with The Mud Peddlers!
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About Your Hosts
Lindsey M Dillon is an award-winning professional ceramic artist who makes mugs and creature sculptures inspired by history, folklore, and geek culture. They have been working in clay since 2007, and doing so professionally since 2014. Their supernatural powers haven't manifested yet, but it's ok, they’ll wait.
Donte of Earth Nation Ceramics is a professional ceramic artist and Youtuber with over 100k artists in his community, all helping each other grow through their ceramic art journey one step at a time. He also has a massive addiction to boba milk tea and anime.
Find Lindsey
Website and shop – lindseymdillon.com
Patreon – patreon.com/lindseymdillon
Instagram, TikTok, and Facebook – @lindseymdillon
Find Donte
Website and shop – earthnationceramics.com
Patreon – patreon.com/Earthnationceramics
Youtube – Earth Nation Ceramics
Instagram – @earth_nation_ceramics
TikTok and Facebook – @earthnationceramics
Join the Discord – https://discord.gg/Xtmwk7y
Donte walks Lindsey along his road busting some myths about mocha diffusion. There’s talk of viscous fingering, authority figures and critical thinking, and curiosity.
Have you ever tried mocha diffusion in your work?
P.S. This video was recorded a week ago, so Donte’s video should be out next week, and Donte’s patrons should have early access now!
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About Your Hosts
Lindsey M Dillon is an award-winning professional ceramic artist who makes mugs and creature sculptures inspired by history, folklore, and geek culture. They have been working in clay since 2007, and doing so professionally since 2014. Their supernatural powers haven't manifested yet, but it's ok, they’ll wait.
Donte of Earth Nation Ceramics is a professional ceramic artist and Youtuber with over 100k artists in his community, all helping each other grow through their ceramic art journey one step at a time. He also has a massive addiction to boba milk tea and anime.
Find Lindsey
Website and shop – lindseymdillon.com
Patreon – patreon.com/lindseymdillon
Instagram, TikTok, and Facebook – @lindseymdillon
Find Donte
Website and shop – earthnationceramics.com
Patreon – patreon.com/Earthnationceramics
Youtube – Earth Nation Ceramics
Instagram – @earth_nation_ceramics
TikTok and Facebook – @earthnationceramics
Join the Discord – https://discord.gg/Xtmwk7y
Donte chats with Jim Skutt and Chad Stewart of Skutt. Yes. That Skutt. There’s talk of firing best practices, the future of ceramics education, some really impactful new projects coming down the pipeline, Donte’s ultimate kiln feature wish list…and the definitive answer to how many peep holes to leave open during a firing.
What would you have asked Skutt if you were sitting with Donte in this episode?
Tell us in the comments or tag us @earthnationceramics or @lindseymdillon.
Find out what’s new with Skutt at skutt.com and on social media @skuttkilns and @skuttwheels, and head to skutt.com/kidsneedclay to find out about a brand new project this lawful good company is working on.
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About Your Hosts
Lindsey M Dillon is an award-winning professional ceramic artist who makes mugs and creature sculptures inspired by history, folklore, and geek culture. They have been working in clay since 2007, and doing so professionally since 2014. Their supernatural powers haven't manifested yet, but it's ok, they’ll wait.
Donte of Earth Nation Ceramics is a professional ceramic artist and Youtuber with over 100k artists in his community, all helping each other grow through their ceramic art journey one step at a time. He also has a massive addiction to boba milk tea and anime.
Find Lindsey
Website and shop – lindseymdillon.com
Patreon – patreon.com/lindseymdillon
Instagram, TikTok, and Facebook – @lindseymdillon
Find Donte
Website and shop – earthnationceramics.com
Patreon – patreon.com/Earthnationceramics
Youtube – Earth Nation Ceramics
Instagram – @earth_nation_ceramics
TikTok and Facebook – @earthnationceramics
Join the Discord – https://discord.gg/Xtmwk7y
Lindsey interviews Donte about his recent experience at NCECA, or the National Council on Education for the Ceramic Arts. There's talk of new clays, celebrity meetups, how Donte managed his social battery...and some ceramics world royalty he got to meet >_>
If you didn’t go to NCECA, were there any shared stories from the event that inspired you? If you went to NCECA, what’s a favorite memory from the event?
Tell us in the comments or tag us @earthnationceramics or @lindseymdillon!
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About Your Hosts
Lindsey M Dillon is an award-winning professional ceramic artist who makes mugs and creature sculptures inspired by history, folklore, and geek culture. They have been working in clay since 2007, and doing so professionally since 2014. Their supernatural powers haven't manifested yet, but it's ok, they’ll wait.
Donte of Earth Nation Ceramics is a professional ceramic artist and Youtuber with over 100k artists in his community, all helping each other grow through their ceramic art journey one step at a time. He also has a massive addiction to boba milk tea and anime.
Find Lindsey
Website and shop – lindseymdillon.com
Patreon – patreon.com/lindseymdillon
Instagram, TikTok, and Facebook – @lindseymdillon
Find Donte
Website and shop – earthnationceramics.com
Patreon – patreon.com/Earthnationceramics
Youtube – Earth Nation Ceramics
Instagram – @earth_nation_ceramics
TikTok and Facebook – @earthnationceramics
Join the Discord – https://discord.gg/Xtmwk7y
It’s finally here.
Head to Clayscapes and get yourself Donte's new glaze.
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About Your Hosts
Lindsey M Dillon is an award-winning professional ceramic artist who makes mugs and creature sculptures inspired by history, folklore, and geek culture. They have been working in clay since 2007, and doing so professionally since 2014. Their supernatural powers haven't manifested yet, but it's ok, they’ll wait.
Donte of Earth Nation Ceramics is a professional ceramic artist and Youtuber with over 100k artists in his community, all helping each other grow through their ceramic art journey one step at a time. He also has a massive addiction to boba milk tea and anime.
Find Lindsey
Website and shop – lindseymdillon.com
Patreon – patreon.com/lindseymdillon
Instagram, TikTok, and Facebook – @lindseymdillon
Find Donte
Website and shop – earthnationceramics.com
Patreon – patreon.com/Earthnationceramics
Youtube – Earth Nation Ceramics
Instagram – @earth_nation_ceramics
TikTok and Facebook – @earthnationceramics
Join the Discord – https://discord.gg/Xtmwk7y
Lindsey and Donte answer a question from listener @salnevarez_art about how to know what materials are going to become unavailable, and how to go about replacing an ingredient when it does. There’s talk of UMFs, glaze calculators, and way, way too many baking metaphors.
Do you have a burning question for The Mud Peddlers? Send it to Lindsey at lindseymdillon@gmail.com.
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About Your Hosts
Lindsey M Dillon is an award-winning professional ceramic artist who makes mugs and creature sculptures inspired by history, folklore, and geek culture. They have been working in clay since 2007, and doing so professionally since 2014. Their supernatural powers haven't manifested yet, but it's ok, they’ll wait.
Donte of Earth Nation Ceramics is a professional ceramic artist and Youtuber with over 100k artists in his community, all helping each other grow through their ceramic art journey one step at a time. He also has a massive addiction to boba milk tea and anime.
Find Lindsey
Website and shop – lindseymdillon.com
Patreon – patreon.com/lindseymdillon
Instagram, TikTok, and Facebook – @lindseymdillon
Find Donte
Website and shop – earthnationceramics.com
Patreon – patreon.com/Earthnationceramics
Youtube – Earth Nation Ceramics
Instagram – @earth_nation_ceramics
TikTok and Facebook – @earthnationceramics
Join the Discord – https://discord.gg/Xtmwk7y
Lindsey and Donte chat with Sue McLeod, a giant in the online ceramics education world. There’s talk of transitioning to full time ceramic work, creating a marketing approach that meets your needs, and how non science majors can experience an inviting approach to glaze chemistry. Donte also finally gets to ask Sue his burning questions about iron oxide…
What has your exposure been to glaze chemistry? Are you good to go with what you have, or are you still looking to scratch that itch?
Follow Sue and her work:
- Website and Blog: suemcleodceramics.com
- Youtube, Instagram, and Facebook: @suemcleodceramics
- Understanding Glazes with Sue Facebook Group: facebook.com/groups/UnderstandingGlazes/
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About Your Hosts
Lindsey M Dillon is an award-winning professional ceramic artist who makes mugs and creature sculptures inspired by history, folklore, and geek culture. They have been working in clay since 2007, and doing so professionally since 2014. Their supernatural powers haven't manifested yet, but it's ok, they’ll wait.
Donte of Earth Nation Ceramics is a professional ceramic artist and Youtuber with over 100k artists in his community, all helping each other grow through their ceramic art journey one step at a time. He also has a massive addiction to boba milk tea and anime.
Find Lindsey
Website and shop – lindseymdillon.com
Patreon – patreon.com/lindseymdillon
Instagram, TikTok, and Facebook – @lindseymdillon
Find Donte
Website and shop – earthnationceramics.com
Patreon – patreon.com/Earthnationceramics
Youtube – Earth Nation Ceramics
Instagram – @earth_nation_ceramics
TikTok and Facebook – @earthnationceramics
Join the Discord – https://discord.gg/Xtmwk7y
Lindsey and Donte chat with Ben Carter – host of Tales of a Red Clay Rambler, founder of The Brickyard Network, and general artist and podcaster extraordinaire!
There’s talk of how Ben got into clay and podcasting, how he’s made his career work for his mental and financial health, and why it’s important to “look at the footnotes”.
Plus, some of the most inspiring advice you could ask for.
Mentions:
Winnie Owens-Hart: Her book is forthcoming, but not yet available for purchase
Patty Warashina
Find Ben and his work:
Visit his website carterpottery.com
Follow @carterpottery (and @historyofceramics)
Read his books (and support your local bookstore!)
Listen to Tales of a Red Clay Rambler and the other shows from The Brickyard Network
Lindsey and Donte return after a break for the first episode of 2025! They chat about the highlights and lessons learned from 2024, as well as what 2025 has in store. There’s talk of changing work/life balances, glaze development, new classes, new glazes, the upcoming NCECA clay convention, and how to bring a little bit of Star Wars energy into your life.
What’s one success you can celebrate from 2024, big or small? Let us know in the comments (if you're listening via Youtube) or send us a message on the socials!
Resources for resistance and survival in the Trump administration
FOLLOW Blair Imani (@blairimani) for social justice education delivered with detail, receipts, humor, and pizzazz.
SHARE and/or ACCESS queer youth resources from The Trevor Project.
PRINT Red Cards/Tarjetas Rojas through the Immigrant Legal Resource Center or other organizations helping immigrants assert their civil rights
DONATE $5 to the National Network of Abortion Funds
READ this guide from The Guardian contributor Robert Reich
Mentions:
ClayScapes – clayscapespottery.com (Use Donte’s discount code: earth10 at checkout)
Dirty Panda Ceramics (@dirtypanda_ceramics)
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About Your Hosts
Lindsey M Dillon is an award-winning professional ceramic artist who makes mugs and creature sculptures inspired by history, folklore, and geek culture. They have been working in clay since 2007, and doing so professionally since 2014. Their supernatural powers haven't manifested yet, but it's ok, they’ll wait.
Donte of Earth Nation Ceramics is a professional ceramic artist and Youtuber with over 100k artists in his community, all helping each other grow through their ceramic art journey one step at a time. He also has a massive addiction to boba milk tea and anime.
Find Lindsey
Website and shop – lindseymdillon.com
Patreon – patreon.com/lindseymdillon
Instagram, Youtube, and Facebook – @lindseymdillon
Find Donte
Website and shop – earthnationceramics.com
Patreon – patreon.com/Earthnationceramics
Youtube – Earth Nation Ceramics
Instagram – @earth_nation_ceramics
TikTok and Facebook – @earthnationceramics
Join the Discord – https://discord.gg/Xtmwk7y
Lindsey and Donte chat about their experiences working with local businesses as another way to get their work out there. From pros and cons to best practices, these mud peddlers hope their stories will help you decide whether and how to tap into this part of your local creative economy.
Have you ever sold your work through a local business? What’s some advice you might share with someone thinking about doing the same?
Let us know in the comments (for those of you listening via Youtube) or send us a message on the socials!
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About Your Hosts
Lindsey M Dillon is an award-winning professional ceramic artist who makes mugs and creature sculptures inspired by history, folklore, and geek culture. They have been working in clay since 2007, and doing so professionally since 2014. Their supernatural powers haven't manifested yet, but it's ok, they’ll wait.
Donte of Earth Nation Ceramics is a professional ceramic artist and Youtuber with over 100k artists in his community, all helping each other grow through their ceramic art journey one step at a time. He also has a massive addiction to boba milk tea and anime.
Find Lindsey
Website and shop – lindseymdillon.com
Patreon – patreon.com/lindseymdillon
Instagram, TikTok, and Facebook – @lindseymdillon
Find Donte
Website and shop – earthnationceramics.com
Patreon – patreon.com/Earthnationceramics
Youtube – Earth Nation Ceramics
Instagram – @earth_nation_ceramics
TikTok and Facebook – @earthnationceramics
Join the Discord – https://discord.gg/Xtmwk7y
Lindsey and Donte put together a list to help out with holiday gifts for clay people– whether you have a clay person in your life, or you are the clay person in your life. From classic quality-of-life picks to some potentially surprising suggestions, these mud peddlers hope you can find some inspiration in this holiday medley.
What’s one of the most helpful gifts you’ve ever received, ceramics-related or otherwise?
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About Your Hosts
Lindsey M Dillon is an award-winning professional ceramic artist who makes mugs and creature sculptures inspired by history, folklore, and geek culture. They have been working in clay since 2007, and doing so professionally since 2014. Their supernatural powers haven't manifested yet, but it's ok, they’ll wait.
Donte of Earth Nation Ceramics is a professional ceramic artist and Youtuber with over 100k artists in his community, all helping each other grow through their ceramic art journey one step at a time. He also has a massive addiction to boba milk tea and anime.
Find Lindsey
Website and shop – lindseymdillon.com
Patreon – patreon.com/lindseymdillon
Instagram, TikTok, and Facebook – @lindseymdillon
Find Donte
Website and shop – earthnationceramics.com
Patreon – patreon.com/Earthnationceramics
Youtube – Earth Nation Ceramics
Instagram – @earth_nation_ceramics
TikTok and Facebook – @earthnationceramics
Join the Discord – https://discord.gg/Xtmwk7y
Election Day is Nov. 5th! Go to Vote.gov to find your local polling place and do a democracy!
Lindsey and Donte discuss the many ways you can use sculpture to expand the way you decorate your functional ware (whether wheel-thrown or hand-built). There’s talk of clay types, sculptural techniques, and how you might avoid some common pitfalls – as well as some trickier territory like pursuing representative vs. abstract work and pushing yourself out of a creative rut.
Do you incorporate sculptural elements into your functional work, or do you prefer more 2D surface decoration?
Referenced Artists:
Danny Meisinger ( @spinningearthpottery, spinningearthpottery.net)
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About Your Hosts
Lindsey M Dillon is an award-winning professional ceramic artist who makes mugs and creature sculptures inspired by history, folklore, and geek culture. They have been working in clay since 2007, and doing so professionally since 2014. Their supernatural powers haven't manifested yet, but it's ok, they’ll wait.
Donte of Earth Nation Ceramics is a professional ceramic artist and Youtuber with over 90k artists in his community, all helping each other grow through their ceramic art journey one step at a time. He also has a massive addiction to boba milk tea and anime.
Find Lindsey
Website and shop – lindseymdillon.com
Patreon – patreon.com/lindseymdillon
Instagram, TikTok, and Facebook – @lindseymdillon
Find Donte
Website and shop – earthnationceramics.com
Patreon – patreon.com/Earthnationceramics
Youtube – Earth Nation Ceramics
Instagram – @earth_nation_ceramics
TikTok and Facebook – @earthnationceramics
Join the Discord – https://discord.gg/Xtmwk7y
Do you have your voting plan? ^_^ Grab a buddy and participate in democracy together (then go get some ice cream or cake or some cheese, cuz you deserve it ;) ) Check your voter registration and find your polling place at Vote.gov
Lindsey and Donte introduce you to bentonite, a common ingredient in glaze-making.
From basic traits to baking analogies, these mud peddlers do their best to explain what bentonite is and what it does to your clay and glazes.
What ingredient do you want to meet next? Tell us in the comments or tag us on the socials!
Do you have a voting plan? Grab a buddy and participate in democracy together (then go get some ice cream or cake or cheese, cuz you deserve it ;) )
Sources and further reading:
Digital Fire – Bentonite (https://digitalfire.com/material/bentonite)
Sue MacLeod on the Ceramic Arts Network (https://ceramicartsnetwork.org/ceramic-recipes/recipe/bentonite#)
Rose and Matt Katz’s Ceramic Materials Workshop (https://ceramicmaterialsworkshop.com/)
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About Your Hosts
Lindsey M Dillon is an award-winning professional ceramic artist who makes mugs and creature sculptures inspired by history, folklore, and geek culture. They have been working in clay since 2007, and doing so professionally since 2014. Their supernatural powers haven't manifested yet, but it's ok, they’ll wait.
Donte of Earth Nation Ceramics is a professional ceramic artist and Youtuber with over 90k artists in his community, all helping each other grow through their ceramic art journey one step at a time. He also has a massive addiction to boba milk tea and anime.
Find Lindsey
Website and shop – lindseymdillon.com
Patreon – patreon.com/lindseymdillon
Instagram, TikTok, and Facebook – @lindseymdillon
Find Donte
Website and shop – earthnationceramics.com
Patreon – patreon.com/Earthnationceramics
Youtube – Earth Nation Ceramics
Instagram – @earth_nation_ceramics
TikTok and Facebook – @earthnationceramics
Join the Discord – https://discord.gg/Xtmwk7y
Lindsey and Donte chat about SacAnime Summer: the good, the bad, and the gross – gross income, that is…
There’s talk of table positions, the price of goblets, and the never-ending challenge of figuring out what fandom to focus on.
How do you evaluate your experience selling at an event? Do you sit down and write things out, have a discussion with friends…? Tell us in the comments or tag us on the socials!
P.S. If you enjoyed this episode and want more details about Lindsey's experience, you can get their 5-part written summary as a $3 House of Earth member on their Patreon (patreon.com/lindseymdillon)
Shoutouts to:
Emerald Barkley (emeraldbarkley.com or @emeraldbarkley)
Tea cozy (teacozy.biz or @teacozy_arthouse)
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About Your Hosts
Lindsey M Dillon is an award-winning professional ceramic artist who makes mugs and creature sculptures inspired by history, folklore, and geek culture. They have been working in clay since 2007, and doing so professionally since 2014. Their supernatural powers haven't manifested yet, but it's ok, they’ll wait.
Donte of Earth Nation Ceramics is a professional ceramic artist and Youtuber with over 90k artists in his community, all helping each other grow through their ceramic art journey one step at a time. He also has a massive addiction to boba milk tea and anime.
Find Lindsey
Website and shop – lindseymdillon.com
Patreon – patreon.com/lindseymdillon
Instagram, TikTok, and Facebook – @lindseymdillon
Find Donte
Website and shop – earthnationceramics.com
Patreon – patreon.com/Earthnationceramics
Youtube – Earth Nation Ceramics
Instagram – @earth_nation_ceramics
TikTok and Facebook – @earthnationceramics
Join the Discord – https://discord.gg/Xtmwk7y
Lindsey and Donte sit down to reflect on their experiences with Patreon. What’s been working? What have they changed? How can Patreon be useful for more than the income? They also dive into their perspectives on creating free community content vs content that’s behind a paywall, and what they want to bring their members in the future.
What do you think is the best way to balance sharing free vs paid content online? What appeals to or repels you about how creators approach this topic?
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About Your Hosts
Lindsey M Dillon is an award-winning professional ceramic artist who makes mugs and creature sculptures inspired by history, folklore, and geek culture. They have been working in clay since 2007, and doing so professionally since 2014. Their supernatural powers haven't manifested yet, but it's ok, they’ll wait.
Donte of Earth Nation Ceramics is a professional ceramic artist and Youtuber with over 90k artists in his community, all helping each other grow through their ceramic art journey one step at a time. He also has a massive addiction to boba milk tea and anime.
Find Lindsey
Website and shop – lindseymdillon.com
Patreon – patreon.com/lindseymdillon
Instagram, TikTok, and Facebook – @lindseymdillon
Find Donte
Website and shop – earthnationceramics.com
Patreon – patreon.com/Earthnationceramics
Youtube – Earth Nation Ceramics
Instagram – @earth_nation_ceramics
TikTok and Facebook – @earthnationceramics
Join the Discord – https://discord.gg/Xtmwk7y
Big episode. Bigger career shifts. Biggest lessons learned. Join Lindsey and Donte for the 100th episode of The Mud Peddlers for where they’ve been and where they’re going.
What’s your clay journey like been so far? Where would you like to go next?
Drop your thoughts in the comments, or send us a message @earthnationceramics or @lindseymdillon
Join Lindsey and Donte for the 35th Anniversary show at Alpha Fired Arts in Sacramento, CA on Saturday August 17th from 5-7pm.
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About Your Hosts
Lindsey M Dillon is an award-winning professional ceramic artist who makes mugs and creature sculptures inspired by history, folklore, and geek culture. They have been working in clay since 2007, and doing so professionally since 2014. Their supernatural powers haven't manifested yet, but it's ok, they’ll wait.
Donte of Earth Nation Ceramics is a professional ceramic artist and Youtuber with over 90k artists in his community, all helping each other grow through their ceramic art journey one step at a time. He also has a massive addiction to boba milk tea and anime.
Find Lindsey
Website and shop – lindseymdillon.com
Patreon – patreon.com/lindseymdillon
Instagram, TikTok, and Facebook – @lindseymdillon
Find Donte
Website and shop – earthnationceramics.com
Patreon – patreon.com/Earthnationceramics
Youtube – Earth Nation Ceramics
Instagram – @earth_nation_ceramics
TikTok and Facebook – @earthnationceramics
Join the Discord – https://discord.gg/Xtmwk7y
Lindsey and Donte do their best to define the tricky thing that is heatwork. What is it? What things affect it? Why is it making Lindsey crave cake? They also talk about a big business development for Donte.
Curious for more information? Check out Sue McLeod’s blog about heatwork and pyrometric cones and Glazy’s article about heatwork:
https://suemcleodceramics.com/do-you-put-witness-cones-in-every-firing/
https://help.glazy.org/concepts/temperature/
CORRECTION
In this episode, Donte and I talk about resources about heatwork on Digital Fire. While that website does have great information, the article that Lindsey read in preparation for this episode is actually on Glazy.org.
Drop your thoughts in the comments, or send us a message @earthnationceramics or @lindseymdillon
Referenced Resources:
Sue McLeod (@suemcleodceramics)
Glazy (Glazy.org)
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About Your Hosts
Lindsey M Dillon is an award-winning professional ceramic artist who makes mugs and creature sculptures inspired by history, folklore, and geek culture. They have been working in clay since 2007, and doing so professionally since 2014. Their supernatural powers haven't manifested yet, but it's ok, they’ll wait.
Donte of Earth Nation Ceramics is a professional ceramic artist and Youtuber with over 90k artists in his community, all helping each other grow through their ceramic art journey one step at a time. He also has a massive addiction to boba milk tea and anime.
Find Lindsey
Website and shop – lindseymdillon.com
Patreon – patreon.com/lindseymdillon
Instagram, TikTok, and Facebook – @lindseymdillon
Find Donte
Website and shop – earthnationceramics.com
Patreon – patreon.com/Earthnationceramics
Youtube – Earth Nation Ceramics
Instagram – @earth_nation_ceramics
TikTok and Facebook – @earthnationceramics
Join the Discord – https://discord.gg/Xtmwk7y
Lindsey and Donte talk about some of the things that might not seem ceramics-related, but actually make an impact on us in the studio. From the fear of small, irregular holes to EV’s, these mud peddlers have plenty to talk about…
What non-clay thing has had an impact on your clay journey in terms of inspiration or tools?
Drop your thoughts in the comments, or send us a message @earthnationceramics or @lindseymdillon
Referenced Resources:
For Flux’s Sake (https://open.spotify.com/show/6jgiddm9KnLrg8J6Wsch5H)
Mud Tools (mudtools.com)
Dirty Girls (dirtygirlspotterytools.com)
Garrity Tools (garritytools.com)
Xiem Tools (xiemtoolsusa.com)
Hand and Fire (handandfire.com)
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About Your Hosts
Lindsey M Dillon is an award-winning professional ceramic artist who makes mugs and creature sculptures inspired by history, folklore, and geek culture. They have been working in clay since 2007, and doing so professionally since 2014. Their supernatural powers haven't manifested yet, but it's ok, they’ll wait.
Donte of Earth Nation Ceramics is a professional ceramic artist and Youtuber with over 90k artists in his community, all helping each other grow through their ceramic art journey one step at a time. He also has a massive addiction to boba milk tea and anime.
Find Lindsey
Website and shop – lindseymdillon.com
Patreon – patreon.com/lindseymdillon
Instagram, TikTok, and Facebook – @lindseymdillon
Find Donte
Website and shop – earthnationceramics.com
Patreon – patreon.com/Earthnationceramics
Youtube – Earth Nation Ceramics
Instagram – @earth_nation_ceramics
TikTok and Facebook – @earthnationceramics
Join the Discord – https://discord.gg/Xtmwk7y
Lindsey and Donte introduce you to a few of the ingredients that make up a glaze. From talk of why Lithium isn’t just an Evanescence song to why you shouldn’t try and order “Rio” from your local clay store, they hope to give you a better understanding of these arcane ingredients that make glazes so dang pretty…
Have you ever looked at a glaze recipe and felt overwhelmed? What ingredient/material would you like us to introduce next?
Drop your thoughts in the comments, or send us a message @earthnationceramics or @lindseymdillon
Referenced Resources:
Digital Fire (digitalfire.com)
The Ceramic Materials Workshop (ceramicmaterialsworkshop.com)
Glazy (glazy.org)
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About Your Hosts
Lindsey M Dillon is an award-winning professional ceramic artist who makes mugs and creature sculptures inspired by history, folklore, and geek culture. They have been working in clay since 2007, and doing so professionally since 2014. Their supernatural powers haven't manifested yet, but it's ok, they’ll wait.
Donte of Earth Nation Ceramics is a professional ceramic artist and Youtuber with over 90k artists in his community, all helping each other grow through their ceramic art journey one step at a time. He also has a massive addiction to boba milk tea and anime.
Find Lindsey
Website and shop – lindseymdillon.com
Patreon – patreon.com/lindseymdillon
Instagram, TikTok, and Facebook – @lindseymdillon
Find Donte
Website and shop – earthnationceramics.com
Patreon – patreon.com/Earthnationceramics
Youtube – Earth Nation Ceramics
Instagram – @earth_nation_ceramics
TikTok and Facebook – @earthnationceramics
Join the Discord – https://discord.gg/Xtmwk7y
Lindsey and Donte talk about how to describe the skills you have in ceramics in language that goes on a resume. From keywords and imposter syndrome, to business English and code-switching, these mud peddlers have a lot to debate when it comes to describing what they do all day.
Have you ever put your ceramics skills on a resume? Do you find it difficult to write in “business speech”?
Drop your thoughts in the comments, or send us a message @earthnationceramics or @lindseymdillon
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About Your Hosts
Lindsey M Dillon is an award-winning professional ceramic artist who makes mugs and creature sculptures inspired by history, folklore, and geek culture. They have been working in clay since 2007, and doing so professionally since 2014. Their supernatural powers haven't manifested yet, but it's ok, they’ll wait.
Donte of Earth Nation Ceramics is a professional ceramic artist and Youtuber with over 90k artists in his community, all helping each other grow through their ceramic art journey one step at a time. He also has a massive addiction to boba milk tea and anime.
Find Lindsey
Website and shop – lindseymdillon.com
Patreon – patreon.com/lindseymdillon
Instagram, TikTok, and Facebook – @lindseymdillon
Find Donte
Website and online store – earthnationceramics.com
Patreon – patreon.com/Earthnationceramics
Youtube – Earth Nation Ceramics
Instagram – @earth_nation_ceramics
TikTok and Facebook – @earthnationceramics
Join the Discord – https://discord.gg/Xtmwk7y
Lindsey and Donte are havin’ a week. So while they wait for the coffee to kick in, they chat about what’s been occupying their minds recently, from the wildly unpleasant to the gloriously sublime. And like every geek these days, they’re spending some time talking about Baldur’s Gate. Join them at the 25:10 mark to skip the life updates and get to the classic clay content, where there’s talk of world-building, glaze chemistry, and production plans.
How you doin’? Is life treating you well? What’s on your mind these days?
Drop your thoughts in the comments, or send us a message @earthnationceramics or @lindseymdillon
Referenced Artists:
Sue McLeod (@suemcleodceramics and suecmleodceramics.com)
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About Your Hosts
Lindsey M Dillon is an award-winning professional ceramic artist who makes mugs and creature sculptures inspired by history, folklore, and geek culture. They have been working in clay since 2007, and doing so professionally since 2014. Their supernatural powers haven't manifested yet, but it's ok, they’ll wait.
Donte of Earth Nation Ceramics is a professional ceramic artist and Youtuber with over 90k artists in his community, all helping each other grow through their ceramic art journey one step at a time. He also has a massive addiction to boba milk tea and anime.
Find Lindsey
Website and online store – lindseymdillon.com
Patreon – patreon.com/lindseymdillon
Instagram, TikTok, and Facebook – @lindseymdillon
Find Donte
Website and online store – earthnationceramics.com
Patreon – patreon.com/Earthnationceramics
Youtube – Earth Nation Ceramics
Instagram – @earth_nation_ceramics
TikTok and Facebook – @earthnationceramics
Join the Discord – https://discord.gg/Xtmwk7y
Lindsey and Donte go over the questions they ask themselves before agreeing to sell at an in-person event. It’s great to live in an area with lots of event options, but it can be hard to decide which one will be worth your valuable time and effort. While being a vendor is always a learning process, these questions are here to help you narrow down your options (and hopefully avoid some painful bumps on the learning curve).
What are your “green flags” that make you want to say “Yes” to an event invitation? What are your “red flags”?
Drop your thoughts in the comments, or send us a message @earthnationceramics or @lindseymdillon
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About Your Hosts
Lindsey M Dillon is an award-winning professional ceramic artist who makes mugs and creature sculptures inspired by history, folklore, and geek culture. They have been working in clay since 2007, and doing so professionally since 2014. Their supernatural powers haven't manifested yet, but it's ok, they’ll wait.
Donte of Earth Nation Ceramics is a professional ceramic artist and Youtuber with over 90k artists in his community, all helping each other grow through their ceramic art journey one step at a time. He also has a massive addiction to boba milk tea and anime.
Find Lindsey
Website and online store – lindseymdillon.com
Patreon – patreon.com/lindseymdillon
Instagram, TikTok, and Facebook – @lindseymdillon
Find Donte
Website and online store – earthnationceramics.com
Patreon – patreon.com/Earthnationceramics
Youtube – Earth Nation Ceramics
Instagram – @earth_nation_ceramics
TikTok and Facebook – @earthnationceramics
Join the Discord – https://discord.gg/Xtmwk7y
Lindsey and Donte chat about how they handle goals with multiple timelines. There’s talk of monetary investments vs time investments, risk tolerance, saving mental energy, and working with what makes your brain tingle.
What’s the main way you get your sh*t done when you’re juggling multiple goals?
Drop your thoughts in the comments, or send us a message @earthnationceramics or @lindseymdillon
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About Your Hosts
Lindsey M Dillon is an award-winning professional ceramic artist who makes mugs and creature sculptures inspired by history, folklore, and geek culture. They have been working in clay since 2007, and doing so professionally since 2014. Their supernatural powers haven't manifested yet, but it's ok, they’ll wait.
Donte of Earth Nation Ceramics is a professional ceramic artist and Youtuber with over 90k artists in his community, all helping each other grow through their ceramic art journey one step at a time. He also has a massive addiction to boba milk tea and anime.
Find Lindsey
Website and online store – lindseymdillon.com
Patreon – patreon.com/lindseymdillon
Instagram, TikTok, and Facebook – @lindseymdillon
Find Donte
Website and online store – earthnationceramics.com
Patreon – patreon.com/Earthnationceramics
Youtube – Earth Nation Ceramics
Instagram – @earth_nation_ceramics
TikTok and Facebook – @earthnationceramics
Join the Discord – https://discord.gg/Xtmwk7y
In this blast from the past, Lindsey and Donte chat with Becca and Ryan from Wheel Talk Podcast in the NCECA 2023 Podcast Room.
Have you ever been to an NCECA?
Drop your thoughts in the comments, or send us a message @earthnationceramics or @lindseymdillon
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About Your Hosts
Lindsey M Dillon is an award-winning professional ceramic artist who makes mugs and creature sculptures inspired by history, folklore, and geek culture. They have been working in clay since 2007, and doing so professionally since 2014. Their supernatural powers haven't manifested yet, but it's ok, they’ll wait.
Donte of Earth Nation Ceramics is a professional ceramic artist and Youtuber with over 90k artists in his community, all helping each other grow through their ceramic art journey one step at a time. He also has a massive addiction to boba milk tea and anime.
Find Lindsey
Website and online store – lindseymdillon.com
Patreon – patreon.com/lindseymdillon
Instagram, TikTok, and Facebook – @lindseymdillon
Find Donte
Website and online store – earthnationceramics.com
Patreon – patreon.com/Earthnationceramics
Youtube – Earth Nation Ceramics
Instagram – @earth_nation_ceramics
TikTok and Facebook – @earthnationceramics
Join the Discord – https://discord.gg/Xtmwk7y
Lindsey and Donte chat about a few of the different kinds of paperwork they’ve dealt with as professional artists. From the different tax forms to contracts and what counts as a business expense, these Mud Peddlers give an overview of some of the most confusing parts of being a working artist.
What was the most confusing part of getting your business started? What’s the most intimidating part of selling your work in terms of the paperwork that goes along with it?
Drop your suggestions in the comments, or send us a message @earthnationceramics or @lindseymdillon
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About Your Hosts
Lindsey M Dillon is an award-winning professional ceramic artist who makes mugs and creature sculptures inspired by history, folklore, and geek culture. They have been working in clay since 2007, and doing so professionally since 2014. Their supernatural powers haven't manifested yet, but it's ok, they’ll wait.
Donte of Earth Nation Ceramics is a professional ceramic artist and Youtuber with over 90k artists in his community, all helping each other grow through their ceramic art journey one step at a time. He also has a massive addiction to boba milk tea and anime.
Find Lindsey
Website and online store – lindseymdillon.com
Patreon – patreon.com/lindseymdillon
Instagram, TikTok, and Facebook – @lindseymdillon
Find Donte
Website and online store – earthnationceramics.com
Patreon – patreon.com/Earthnationceramics
Youtube – Earth Nation Ceramics
Instagram – @earth_nation_ceramics
TikTok and Facebook – @earthnationceramics
Join the Discord – https://discord.gg/Xtmwk7y
Lindsey and Donte chat about Donte’s big life news, and what his experiences and learning moments have been at his new teaching gig. There’s talk of age factors in teaching, politics in the classroom, and why it’s important to teach the “why” along with the “how”.
Do you have a burning question about teaching you’d like us to discuss?
Drop your suggestions in the comments, or send us a message @earthnationceramics or @lindseymdillon
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About Your Hosts
Lindsey M Dillon is an award-winning professional ceramic artist who makes mugs and creature sculptures inspired by history, folklore, and geek culture. They have been working in clay since 2007, and doing so professionally since 2014. Their supernatural powers haven't manifested yet, but it's ok, they’ll wait.
Donte of Earth Nation Ceramics is a professional ceramic artist and Youtuber with over 90k artists in his community, all helping each other grow through their ceramic art journey one step at a time. He also has a massive addiction to boba milk tea and anime.
Find Lindsey
Website and online store – lindseymdillon.com
Patreon – patreon.com/lindseymdillon
Instagram, TikTok, and Facebook – @lindseymdillon
Find Donte
Website and online store – earthnationceramics.com
Patreon – patreon.com/Earthnationceramics
Youtube – Earth Nation Ceramics
Instagram – @earth_nation_ceramics
TikTok and Facebook – @earthnationceramics
Join the Discord – https://discord.gg/Xtmwk7y
Shinos and celadons and tenmokus oh my! Lindsey interviews Donte about some of the most famous glazes you’re likely to hear about in the ceramics world. There’s talk of when and where they come from, what makes them unique, and why they’re different from the bottled glazes of the same name you can buy today.
Is there a historical topic within ceramics you’d like us to talk about in the future?
Drop your suggestions in the comments, or send us a message @earthnationceramics or @lindseymdillon
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About Your Hosts
Lindsey M Dillon is an award-winning professional ceramic artist who makes mugs and creature sculptures inspired by history, folklore, and geek culture. They have been working in clay since 2007, and doing so professionally since 2014. Their supernatural powers haven't manifested yet, but it's ok, they’ll wait.
Donte of Earth Nation Ceramics is a professional ceramic artist and Youtuber with over 90k artists in his community, all helping each other grow through their ceramic art journey one step at a time. He also has a massive addiction to boba milk tea and anime.
Find Lindsey
Website and online store – lindseymdillon.com
Patreon – patreon.com/lindseymdillon
Instagram, TikTok, and Facebook – @lindseymdillon
Find Donte
Website and online store – earthnationceramics.com
Patreon – patreon.com/Earthnationceramics
Youtube – Earth Nation Ceramics
Instagram – @earth_nation_ceramics
TikTok and Facebook – @earthnationceramics
Join the Discord – https://discord.gg/Xtmwk7y
Lindsey interviews Donte in this low-key chat about his solo adventures at ClayCon West. There’s talk of crowd sizes and artist talks, expectations and infrastructure…
And why there might be a new Hogwarts-style sorting ceremony to be had.
Do you like going to big festive events? Or do you gravitate towards those that are more small and low-key?
Tell us in the comments or tag us using @earthnationceramics or @lindseymdillon
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About Your Hosts
Lindsey M Dillon is an award-winning professional ceramic artist who makes mugs and creature sculptures inspired by history, folklore, and geek culture. They have been working in clay since 2007, and doing so professionally since 2014. Their supernatural powers haven't manifested yet, but it's ok, they’ll wait.
Donte of Earth Nation Ceramics is a professional ceramic artist and Youtuber with over 90k artists in his community, all helping each other grow through their ceramic art journey one step at a time. He also has a massive addiction to boba milk tea and anime.
Find Lindsey
Website and online store – lindseymdillon.com
Patreon – patreon.com/lindseymdillon
Instagram, TikTok, and Facebook – @lindseymdillon
Find Donte
Website and online store – earthnationceramics.com
Patreon – patreon.com/Earthnationceramics
Youtube – Earth Nation Ceramics
Instagram – @earth_nation_ceramics
TikTok and Facebook – @earthnationceramics
Join the Discord – https://discord.gg/Xtmwk7y
Lindsey and Donte chat about their experiences at their first event of 2024! There’s talk of navigating price changes, successful and failed plans for inventory management, creating an efficient booth setup, avoiding wifi struggles, and what to do when there are just some things that are out of your control.
Oh, and what these mud peddlers think of the new 18+ “Degenerate Alley”.
Is there an event in your area you’d like to sell at? What’s your favorite event to attend, either as a seller, or attendee?
Tell us in the comments or tag us using @earthnationceramics or @lindseymdillon
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About Your Hosts
Lindsey M Dillon is an award-winning professional ceramic artist who makes mugs and creature sculptures inspired by history, folklore, and geek culture. They have been working in clay since 2007, and doing so professionally since 2014. Their supernatural powers haven't manifested yet, but it's ok, they’ll wait.
Donte of Earth Nation Ceramics is a professional ceramic artist and Youtuber with over 90k artists in his community, all helping each other grow through their ceramic art journey one step at a time. He also has a massive addiction to boba milk tea and anime.
Find Lindsey
Website and online store – lindseymdillon.com
Patreon – patreon.com/lindseymdillon
Instagram, TikTok, and Facebook – @lindseymdillon
Find Donte
Website and online store – earthnationceramics.com
Patreon – patreon.com/Earthnationceramics
Youtube – Earth Nation Ceramics
Instagram – @earth_nation_ceramics
TikTok and Facebook – @earthnationceramics
Join the Discord – https://discord.gg/Xtmwk7y
Lindsey and Donte look forward into 2024. There’s talk of taking care of our bodies, the fun to be had while procrasti-planning, and why Donte just can’t stop experimenting with glazes.
What are you most looking forward to in 2024?
Tell us in the comments or tag us using @earthnationceramics or @lindseymdillon
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About Your Hosts
Lindsey M Dillon is an award-winning professional ceramic artist who makes mugs and creature sculptures inspired by history, folklore, and geek culture. They have been working in clay since 2007, and doing so professionally since 2014. Their supernatural powers haven't manifested yet, but it's ok, they’ll wait.
Donte of Earth Nation Ceramics is a professional ceramic artist and Youtuber with over 80k artists in his community, all helping each other grow through their ceramic art journey one step at a time. He also has a massive addiction to boba milk tea and anime.
Find Lindsey
Website and online store – lindseymdillon.com
Patreon – patreon.com/lindseymdillon
Instagram, TikTok, and Facebook – @lindseymdillon
Find Donte
Website and online store – earthnationceramics.com
Patreon – patreon.com/Earthnationceramics
Youtube – Earth Nation Ceramics
Instagram – @earth_nation_ceramics
TikTok and Facebook – @earthnationceramics
Join the Discord – https://discord.gg/Xtmwk7y
Lindsey and Donte look back at 2023. They touch base with the goals they set, share the unexpected changes that came up along the way, and dig through some of their biggest lessons learned from this past year.
What was your biggest takeaway from this past year (ceramics or otherwise)?
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About Your Hosts
Lindsey M Dillon is an award-winning professional ceramic artist who makes mugs and creature sculptures inspired by history, folklore, and geek culture. They have been working in clay since 2007, and doing so professionally since 2014. Their supernatural powers haven't manifested yet, but it's ok, they’ll wait.
Donte of Earth Nation Ceramics is a professional ceramic artist and Youtuber with over 80k artists in his community, all helping each other grow through their ceramic art journey one step at a time. He also has a massive addiction to boba milk tea and anime.
Find Lindsey
Website and online store – lindseymdillon.com
Patreon – patreon.com/lindseymdillon
Instagram, TikTok, and Facebook – @lindseymdillon
Find Donte
Website and online store – earthnationceramics.com
Patreon – patreon.com/Earthnationceramics
Youtube – Earth Nation Ceramics
Instagram – @earth_nation_ceramics
TikTok and Facebook – @earthnationceramics
Join the Discord – https://discord.gg/Xtmwk7y
Lindsey and Donte chat with Birdie Tam! Join them as they discuss Birdie’s world of ceramic art and illustration, style development, going full time as an artist, balancing social media with making, hustle culture, what it’s like being an artist in Sweden…and more!
What’s one question you’d want to ask Birdie if you were interviewing her?
(And hey, why not pop over to her social media (@birdietam.art) and ask her!
Check out everything Birdie is working on:
Website: birdietam.art
Social Media: @birdietam.art
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About Your Hosts
Lindsey M Dillon is an award-winning professional ceramic artist who makes mugs and creature sculptures inspired by history, folklore, and geek culture. They have been working in clay since 2007, and doing so professionally since 2014. Their supernatural powers haven't manifested yet, but it's ok, they’ll wait.
Donte of Earth Nation Ceramics is a professional ceramic artist and Youtuber with over 80k artists in his community, all helping each other grow through their ceramic art journey one step at a time. He also has a massive addiction to boba milk tea and anime.
Find Lindsey
Website and online store – lindseymdillon.com
Patreon – patreon.com/lindseymdillon
Instagram, TikTok, and Facebook – @lindseymdillon
Find Donte
Website and online store – earthnationceramics.com
Patreon – patreon.com/Earthnationceramics
Youtube – Earth Nation Ceramics
Instagram – @earth_nation_ceramics
TikTok and Facebook – @earthnationceramics
Join the Discord – https://discord.gg/Xtmwk7y
Lindsey and Donte discuss some technical and social myths around the pottery and wider ceramic world. Welcome to Part 2!
Which of our social and technical myths was most interesting to you? Got one you think should be on the list?
Tell us in the comments or tag us using @earthnationceramics or @lindseymdillon!
Referenced Artists and others:
For Flux Sake episode on silicosis: https://www.brickyardnetwork.org/forfluxsake/ep20
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About Your Hosts
Lindsey M Dillon is an award-winning professional ceramic artist who makes mugs and creature sculptures inspired by history, folklore, and geek culture. They have been working in clay since 2007, and doing so professionally since 2014. Their supernatural powers haven't manifested yet, but it's ok, they’ll wait.
Donte of Earth Nation Ceramics is a professional ceramic artist and Youtuber with over 80k artists in his community, all helping each other grow through their ceramic art journey one step at a time. He also has a massive addiction to boba milk tea and anime.
Find Lindsey
Website and online store – lindseymdillon.com
Patreon – patreon.com/lindseymdillon
Instagram, TikTok, and Facebook – @lindseymdillon
Find Donte
Website and online store – earthnationceramics.com
Patreon – patreon.com/Earthnationceramics
Youtube – Earth Nation Ceramics
Instagram – @earth_nation_ceramics
TikTok and Facebook – @earthnationceramics
Join the Discord – https://discord.gg/Xtmwk7y
You may have heard me say I’ve been wanting to integrate more creative writing into my art practice. While this episode has nothing to do with ceramics, it is born from a love of writing and love of horror stoked by podcast The Magnus Archives.
My eternal thanks to the incredible artists behind The Magus Archives not only for making an incredible show, but for being a light for artists in a world where creativity can easily succumb to darkness.
I hope you enjoy this tribute, and if you’re a fan of horror, go listen to The Magnus Archives!
https://rustyquill.com/show/the-magnus-archives/
This episode is fanart inspired by the podcast The Magnus Archives. I love the show dearly, but neither I, this episode, nor The Mud Peddlers are affiliated with The Magnus Archives or Rusty Quill network.
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About Your Hosts
Lindsey M Dillon is an award-winning professional ceramic artist who makes mugs and creature sculptures inspired by history, folklore, and geek culture. They have been working in clay since 2007, and doing so professionally since 2014. Their supernatural powers haven't manifested yet, but it's ok, they’ll wait.
Donte of Earth Nation Ceramics is a professional ceramic artist and Youtuber with over 80k artists in his community, all helping each other grow through their ceramic art journey one step at a time. He also has a massive addiction to boba milk tea and anime.
Find Lindsey
Website and online store – lindseymdillon.com
Patreon – patreon.com/lindseymdillon
Instagram, TikTok, and Facebook – @lindseymdillon
Find Donte
Website and online store – earthnationceramics.com
Patreon – patreon.com/Earthnationceramics
Youtube – Earth Nation Ceramics
Instagram – @earth_nation_ceramics
TikTok and Facebook – @earthnationceramics
Join the Discord – https://discord.gg/Xtmwk7y
Lindsey and Donte discuss some technical and social myths around the pottery and wider ceramic world. From thoughts on porcelain to setting goals for followers, they discuss some of the myths they’ve faced, the ways they’ve formed, and the ways they’ve navigated them.
Have you ever had a moment where you realized a lesson you’d been taught wasn’t really the whole picture?
Tell us in the comments or tag us using @earthnationceramics or @lindseymdillon!
Referenced Artists and others
The White Road – by Edmund de Waal
TC Staton @coneinfinity
Birdie Tam @birdietam.art
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About Your Hosts
Lindsey M Dillon is an award-winning professional ceramic artist who makes mugs and creature sculptures inspired by history, folklore, and geek culture. They have been working in clay since 2007, and doing so professionally since 2014. Their supernatural powers haven't manifested yet, but it's ok, they’ll wait.
Donte of Earth Nation Ceramics is a professional ceramic artist and Youtuber with over 80k artists in his community, all helping each other grow through their ceramic art journey one step at a time. He also has a massive addiction to boba milk tea and anime.
Find Lindsey
Website and online store – lindseymdillon.com
Patreon – patreon.com/lindseymdillon
Instagram, TikTok, and Facebook – @lindseymdillon
Find Donte
Website and online store – earthnationceramics.com
Patreon – patreon.com/Earthnationceramics
Youtube – Earth Nation Ceramics
Instagram – @earth_nation_ceramics
TikTok and Facebook – @earthnationceramics
Join the Discord – https://discord.gg/Xtmwk7y
- Financial Deep Dive: “How do you do what you do?”
Lindsey and Donte go deep into the details of how they manage the financial part of their lives as working artists. From yearly income and where that income comes from to healthcare and retirement planning, these two mud peddlers invite you to see how they’re surviving and thriving* in this late-stage capitalist nightmare. Turns out the answer (if there is one) is more than time management skills and Lindsey’s bullet journal…
How do you reconcile the fundamental instability of existence with your desire for safety?...Yes…yes I’m serious, I would love to know how you do it…
Tell us in the comments or tag us using @earthnationceramics or @lindseymdillon!
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About Your Hosts
Lindsey M Dillon is an award-winning professional ceramic artist who makes mugs and creature sculptures inspired by history, folklore, and geek culture. They have been working in clay since 2007, and doing so professionally since 2014. Their supernatural powers haven't manifested yet, but it's ok, they’ll wait.
Donte of Earth Nation Ceramics is a professional ceramic artist and Youtuber with over 80k artists in his community, all helping each other grow through their ceramic art journey one step at a time. He also has a massive addiction to boba milk tea and anime.
Find Lindsey
Website and online store – lindseymdillon.com
Patreon – patreon.com/lindseymdillon
Instagram, TikTok, and Facebook – @lindseymdillon
Find Donte
Website and online store – earthnationceramics.com
Patreon – patreon.com/Earthnationceramics
Youtube – Earth Nation Ceramics
Instagram – @earth_nation_ceramics
TikTok and Facebook – @earthnationceramics
Join the Discord – https://discord.gg/Xtmwk7y
Lindsey checks in with Donte about his teaching adventures. Ever wondered what kind of challenges might meet a first-time in-person instructor? From balancing time between students to updating his curriculum, Donte shares his.
What’s a time you had to adapt to suddenly-changing circumstances in your art?
Tell us in the comments or tag us using @earthnationceramics or @lindseymdillon!
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About Your Hosts
Lindsey M Dillon is an award-winning professional ceramic artist who makes mugs and creature sculptures inspired by history, folklore, and geek culture. They have been working in clay since 2007, and doing so professionally since 2014. Their supernatural powers haven't manifested yet, but it's ok, they’ll wait.
Donte of Earth Nation Ceramics is a professional ceramic artist and Youtuber with over 80k artists in his community, all helping each other grow through their ceramic art journey one step at a time. He also has a massive addiction to boba milk tea and anime.
Find Lindsey
Website and online store – lindseymdillon.com
Patreon – patreon.com/lindseymdillon
Instagram, TikTok, and Facebook – @lindseymdillon
Find Donte
Website and online store – earthnationceramics.com
Patreon – patreon.com/Earthnationceramics
Youtube – Earth Nation Ceramics
Instagram – @earth_nation_ceramics
TikTok and Facebook – @earthnationceramics
Join the Discord – https://discord.gg/Xtmwk7y
- SacAnime Summer 2023 Review
Lindsey and Donte discuss their experiences at SacAnime. They walk through their expenses and profits, how they dealt with the tricky business of getting reception in a giant building made of concrete, and both new and old strategies they put to work to navigate their very busy weekend. Curious about the nuts and bolts of selling at an anime convention? This episode is for you.
What’s your favorite event to either sell your own work, or buy some small-business-made art for yourself?
Tell us in the comments or tag us using @earthnationceramics or @lindseymdillon!
Referenced Info:
Lindsey’s wifi hotspot: Verison Jetpak Hotspot WiFi Device (4G LTE MiFi 8800L)
ULINE’s support of conservative candidates: https://www.nytimes.com/2018/06/07/us/politics/liz-dick-uihlein-republican-donors.html
Alternative eco-friendly shipping: EcoEnclose (ecoenclose.com)
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About Your Hosts
Lindsey M Dillon is an award-winning professional ceramic artist who makes mugs and creature sculptures inspired by history, mythology, and geek culture. They have been working in clay since 2007, and doing so professionally since 2014. Their supernatural powers haven't manifested yet, but it's ok, they’ll wait.
Donte of Earth Nation Ceramics is a professional ceramic artist and Youtuber with over 80k artists in his community, all helping each other grow through their ceramic art journey one step at a time. He also has a massive addiction to boba milk tea and anime.
Find Lindsey
Website and online store – lindseymdillon.com
Patreon – patreon.com/lindseymdillon
Instagram, TikTok, and Facebook – @lindseymdillon
Find Donte
Website and online store – earthnationceramics.com
Patreon – patreon.com/Earthnationceramics
Youtube – Earth Nation Ceramics
Instagram – @earth_nation_ceramics
TikTok and Facebook – @earthnationceramics
Join the Discord – https://discord.gg/Xtmwk7y
Lindsey and Donte wrestle with the question of when you should push yourself beyond your comfort level in your work. There’s talk of the techniques Lindsey and Donte have used over the years to push their own work, how to balance creative itch-scratching with your income goals, and methods to push yourself should you choose to do so.
When is a time you took on a new creative challenge?
Tell us in the comments or tag us using @earthnationceramics or @lindseymdillon!
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About Your Hosts
Lindsey M Dillon is an award-winning professional ceramic artist who makes mugs and creature sculptures inspired by history, folklore, and geek culture. They have been working in clay since 2007, and doing so professionally since 2014. Their supernatural powers haven't manifested yet, but it's ok, they’ll wait.
Donte of Earth Nation Ceramics is a professional ceramic artist and Youtuber with over 70k artists in his community, all helping each other grow through their ceramic art journey one step at a time. He also has a massive addiction to boba milk tea and anime.
Find Lindsey
Website and online store – lindseymdillon.com
Patreon – patreon.com/lindseymdillon
Instagram, TikTok, and Facebook – @lindseymdillon
Find Donte
Website and online store – earthnationceramics.com
Patreon – patreon.com/Earthnationceramics
Youtube – Earth Nation Ceramics
Instagram – @earth_nation_ceramics
TikTok and Facebook – @earthnationceramics
Join the Discord – https://discord.gg/Xtmwk7y
Lindsey and Donte sit down with Evie of @mudmonsterclayworks to chat about everything from pricing philosophy, to navigating big life changes that affect studio time...to the best way to bribe your studio manager to make sure your piece gets into the next firing.
If you were on the call today, what question would you ask Evie?
Tell us in the comments or tag us using @earthnationceramics or @lindseymdillon!
Shoutout to Jordan of @santacruzceramics
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About Your Hosts
Lindsey M Dillon is an award-winning professional ceramic artist who makes mugs and creature sculptures inspired by history, mythology, and geek culture. They have been working in clay since 2007, and doing so professionally since 2014. Their supernatural powers haven't manifested yet, but it's ok, they’ll wait.
Donte of Earth Nation Ceramics is a professional ceramic artist and Youtuber with over 70k artists in his community, all helping each other grow through their ceramic art journey one step at a time. He also has a massive addiction to boba milk tea and anime.
Find Lindsey
Website and online store – lindseymdillon.com
Patreon – patreon.com/lindseymdillon
Instagram, TikTok, and Facebook – @lindseymdillon
Find Donte
Website and online store – earthnationceramics.com
Patreon – patreon.com/Earthnationceramics
Youtube – Earth Nation Ceramics
Instagram – @earth_nation_ceramics
TikTok and Facebook – @earthnationceramics
Join the Discord – https://discord.gg/Xtmwk7y
With Donte’s upcoming, first ever in-person classes starting this week, Lindsey and Donte chat about teaching at a ceramics studio. They discuss everything from their approaches to curriculum development and how much they’re getting paid, to the pros and cons of teaching at a ceramics studio and how they’ve decided if teaching is or isn’t for them…at least for now.
Do you teach as part of your art practice? Would you, or have you ever taught classes or workshops?
Tell us in the comments or tag us using @earthnationceramics or @lindseymdillon!
For info about Donte’s class at Clay IMCO’s:
https://www.clayimco.com/product/donte-s-intermediate-classes/1071
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About Your Hosts
Lindsey M Dillon is an award-winning professional ceramic artist who makes mugs and creature sculptures inspired by history, mythology, and geek culture. They have been working in clay since 2007, and doing so professionally since 2014. Their supernatural powers haven't manifested yet, but it's ok, they’ll wait.
Donte of Earth Nation Ceramics is a professional ceramic artist and Youtuber with over 70k artists in his community, all helping each other grow through their ceramic art journey one step at a time. He also has a massive addiction to boba milk tea and anime.
Find Lindsey
Website and online store – lindseymdillon.com
Patreon – patreon.com/lindseymdillon
Instagram, TikTok, and Facebook – @lindseymdillon
Find Donte
Website and online store – earthnationceramics.com
Patreon – patreon.com/Earthnationceramics
Youtube – Earth Nation Ceramics
Instagram – @earth_nation_ceramics
TikTok and Facebook – @earthnationceramics
Join the Discord – https://discord.gg/Xtmwk7y
- Tips for Starting a Youtube Channel
Lindsey picks Donte’s brain about starting a Youtube channel. From whether it’s better to buy a nice camera or a nice mic, to what “success” on Youtube might look like for you, join these mud peddlers for both an in the weeds and 30,000 foot view of this giant among social media and entertainment platforms.
Do you have a Youtube channel? What convinced you to start one? If you don’t, what’s been your main reason for not doing so? Let us know in the comments or tag us on social media!
DON’T FORGET! Send your anniversary video or audio message to lindseymdillon@gmail.com
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About Your Hosts
Lindsey M Dillon is an award-winning professional ceramic artist who makes mugs and creature sculptures inspired by history, mythology, and geek culture. They have been working in clay since 2007, and doing so professionally since 2014. Their supernatural powers haven't manifested yet, but it's ok, they’ll wait.
Donte of Earth Nation Ceramics is a professional ceramic artist and Youtuber with over 70k artists in his community, all helping each other grow through their ceramic art journey one step at a time. He also has a massive addiction to boba milk tea and anime.
Find Lindsey
Website and online store – lindseymdillon.com
Patreon – patreon.com/lindseymdillon
Instagram, TikTok, and Facebook – @lindseymdillon
Find Donte
Website and online store – earthnationceramics.com
Patreon – patreon.com/Earthnationceramics
Youtube – Earth Nation Ceramics
Instagram – @earth_nation_ceramics
TikTok and Facebook – @earthnationceramics
Join the Discord – https://discord.gg/Xtmwk7y
Lindsey and Donte celebrate The Mud Peddlers’ three-year anniversary/birthday/marker of time being in your ears! Listen as they chat about what three years of this podcast has meant to them, and hear from fellow listeners! A huge thank you to everyone who listens to The Mud Peddlers…we wouldn’t be here three years later without you.
An extra big thank you to those who sent in audio for this episode! Check out their work!
Stephanie Krist of @firedfigments
Caitlin (CJ) Jones of @moonphaceart
Noelle DeShazo of @muddyhippypottery
Tori Solis of @bluenosetrading
Robin Boyd of @robin_boyd_pottery
Are there any big projects (from starting a podcast to taking on a new technique in the studio) that you’d like to eventually celebrate your third year of doing? Let us know in the comments or tag us on social media!
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About Your Hosts
Lindsey M Dillon is an award-winning professional ceramic artist who makes mugs and creature sculptures inspired by history, mythology, and geek culture. They have been working in clay since 2007, and doing so professionally since 2014. Their supernatural powers haven't manifested yet, but it's ok, they’ll wait.
Donte of Earth Nation Ceramics is a professional ceramic artist and Youtuber with over 70k artists in his community, all helping each other grow through their ceramic art journey one step at a time. He also has a massive addiction to boba milk tea and anime.
Find Lindsey
Website and online store – lindseymdillon.com
Patreon – patreon.com/lindseymdillon
Instagram, TikTok, and Facebook – @lindseymdillon
Find Donte
Website and online store – earthnationceramics.com
Patreon – patreon.com/Earthnationceramics
Youtube – Earth Nation Ceramics
Instagram – @earth_nation_ceramics
TikTok and Facebook – @earthnationceramics
Join the Discord – https://discord.gg/Xtmwk7y
Lindsey and Donte check in on their progress towards the goals they set at the beginning of the year. Among conversations around contracts, classes, and children, they find out which goals they’ve met, and which ones have shifted since the dawn of 2023.
How is your year shaping up so far? Tag us on social media or tell us in the comments!
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About Your Hosts
Lindsey M Dillon is an award-winning professional ceramic artist who makes mugs and creature sculptures inspired by history, mythology, and geek culture. They have been working in clay since 2007, and doing so professionally since 2014. Their supernatural powers haven't manifested yet, but it's ok, they’ll wait.
Donte of Earth Nation Ceramics is a professional ceramic artist and Youtuber with over 70k artists in his community, all helping each other grow through their ceramic art journey one step at a time. He also has a massive addiction to boba milk tea and anime.
Find Lindsey
Website and online store – lindseymdillon.com
Patreon – patreon.com/lindseymdillon
Instagram, TikTok, and Facebook – @lindseymdillon
Find Donte
Website and online store – earthnationceramics.com
Patreon – patreon.com/Earthnationceramics
Youtube – Earth Nation Ceramics
Instagram – @earth_nation_ceramics
TikTok and Facebook – @earthnationceramics
Join the Discord – https://discord.gg/Xtmwk7y
Lindsey and Donte continue their exploration of a question from listener @harta.vs. This episode's “eureka” moments focus on the emotional. There’s talk of who defines value, what defines success, and exactly how many tears Lindsey shed over her grad school application.
What’s one of your biggest emotional eureka moments? Tell us in the comments, or tag us on social media!
Referenced artists/organizations:
Beautiful Bizarre Magazine (@beautifulbizarremagazine)
Companion Gallery (@companiongallery)
Angel Crespo (@redivider_)
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About Your Hosts
Lindsey M Dillon is an award-winning professional ceramic artist who makes mugs and creature sculptures inspired by history, mythology, and geek culture. They have been working in clay since 2007, and doing so professionally since 2014. Their supernatural powers haven't manifested yet, but it's ok, they’ll wait.
Donte of Earth Nation Ceramics is a professional ceramic artist and Youtuber with over 70k artists in his community, all helping each other grow through their ceramic art journey one step at a time. He also has a massive addiction to boba milk tea and anime.
Find Lindsey
Website and online store – lindseymdillon.com
Patreon – patreon.com/lindseymdillon
Instagram, TikTok, and Facebook – @lindseymdillon
Find Donte
Website and online store – earthnationceramics.com
Patreon – patreon.com/Earthnationceramics
Youtube – Earth Nation Ceramics
Instagram – @earth_nation_ceramics
TikTok and Facebook – @earthnationceramics
Join the Discord – https://discord.gg/Xtmwk7y
It’s big breakthroughs this week as Lindsey and Donte answer a listener question from @harta.vs in way more detail than anyone wanted! It’s “eureka” moments, or situations where a lightbulb went off and changed everything. This week it’s technical breakthroughs – what ours have been, and how we think you can find your own.
What’s one of your biggest technical eureka moments?
Referenced artists:
Sue McLeod @suemcleodceramics
Tell us in the comments, or tag us on social media!
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About Your Hosts
Lindsey M Dillon is an award-winning professional ceramic artist who makes mugs and creature sculptures inspired by history, mythology, and geek culture. They have been working in clay since 2007, and doing so professionally since 2014. Their supernatural powers haven't manifested yet, but it's ok, they’ll wait.
Donte of Earth Nation Ceramics is a professional ceramic artist and Youtuber with over 70k artists in his community, all helping each other grow through their ceramic art journey one step at a time. He also has a massive addiction to boba milk tea and anime.
Find Lindsey
Website and online store – lindseymdillon.com
Patreon – patreon.com/lindseymdillon
Instagram, TikTok, and Facebook – @lindseymdillon
Find Donte
Website and online store – earthnationceramics.com
Patreon – patreon.com/Earthnationceramics
Youtube – Earth Nation Ceramics
Instagram – @earth_nation_ceramics
TikTok and Facebook – @earthnationceramics
Join the Discord – https://discord.gg/Xtmwk7y
Lindsey and Donte catch up after Lindsey’s sudden and semi-mysterious disappearance. There’s talk of sand and washing machines, debates over lowering prices, and discussions of all the adult things that occupied Donte while Lindsey was away.
Also Donte is starting a new in-person class at Industrial Minerals Co. (IMCO). If you’re in the Sacramento area, keep an eye out for when sign-ups open up!
https://www.clayimco.com/classes
Isn’t it crazy that it’s already May? 'Cuz we think it’s crazy it’s already May…what even is time?
Tell us in the comments, or tag us on social media!
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About Your Hosts
Lindsey M Dillon is an award-winning professional ceramic artist who makes mugs and creature sculptures inspired by history, mythology, and geek culture. They have been working in clay since 2007, and doing so professionally since 2014. Their supernatural powers haven't manifested yet, but it's ok, they’ll wait.
Donte of Earth Nation Ceramics is a professional ceramic artist and Youtuber with over 70k artists in his community, all helping each other grow through their ceramic art journey one step at a time. He also has a massive addiction to boba milk tea and anime.
Find Lindsey
Website and online store (www.lindseymdillon.com/)
Patreon (www.patreon.com/lindseymdillon)
Instagram (www.instagram.com/lindseymdillon/)
TikTok (www.tiktok.com/@lindseymdillon)
Facebook (www.facebook.com/lindseymdillon)
Find Donte
Website and online store (www.earthnationceramics.com/)
Patreon (www.patreon.com/Earthnationceramics/posts)
Youtube (www.youtube.com/earthnationceramics)
Instagram (www.instagram.com/earth_nation_ceramics/)
TikTok (www.tiktok.com/@earthnationceramics)
Facebook (www.facebook.com/EarthNationCeramics/)
Join the Discord (https://discord.gg/Xtmwk7y)
In this special vlog-style podcast, Lindsey and Donte document their time at NCECA 2023. From sleep-deprived flights to amped-up live podcasting sessions, join them at they share each day's experience during the nation's largest ceramics convention.
Did you go to NCECA? What was your favorite part? If you were to go, what would you be most interested in seeing?
Referenced Artists/Institutions:
Tim See (@timseeclay)
Sarah Kin Ceramics
Anne Egitto (@littlepotteryventure)
Clayscapes Pottery Inc. (@clayscapes_pottery)
Leah Harvell aka Queen Amethyst (@queenamethystceramics)
Queen City Clay (@queencityclay)
Nivia Toro (@croziers.pottery)
Virgil Ortiz (@virgilortiz)
PJ Anderson (@pjandersonceramics)
Justin Paik Reese (@jpr_studio)
Brendan Tang (@brendantang)
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About Your Hosts
Lindsey M Dillon is an award-winning professional ceramic artist who makes mugs and creature sculptures inspired by history, mythology, and geek culture. They have been working in clay since 2007, and doing so professionally since 2014. Their supernatural powers haven't manifested yet, but it's ok, they’ll wait.
Donte of Earth Nation Ceramics is a professional ceramic artist and Youtuber with over 70k artists in his community, all helping each other grow through their ceramic art journey one step at a time. He also has a massive addiction to boba milk tea and anime.
Find Lindsey
Website and online store (www.lindseymdillon.com/)
Patreon (www.patreon.com/lindseymdillon)
Instagram (www.instagram.com/lindseymdillon/)
TikTok (www.tiktok.com/@lindseymdillon)
Facebook (www.facebook.com/lindseymdillon)
Find Donte
Website and online store (www.earthnationceramics.com/)
Patreon (www.patreon.com/Earthnationceramics/posts)
Youtube (www.youtube.com/earthnationceramics)
Instagram (www.instagram.com/earth_nation_ceramics/)
TikTok (www.tiktok.com/@earthnationceramics)
Facebook (www.facebook.com/EarthNationCeramics/)
Join the Discord (https://discord.gg/Xtmwk7y)
Lindsey and Donte finish their 2-part miniseries about how and why to develop a body of work – or, how to create a series of pieces in your own style.
In Part 2, they discuss how to choose what to make your series about, different aspects of that series to focus on, and overall how to make work that’s “yours”. There’s talk of what makes conceptual art conceptual, how Lindsey and Donte’s different backgrounds influenced how they created their own style…and something about cat mugs and sci-fi mushrooms…
Have you found your own personal style? If you’re thinking about making a series, what are you thinking about making?
Tell us in the comments, or tag us on social media!
Referenced Artists:
Joe Thompson (@oldforgecreations)
Curt Hammerly (@hammerlyceramics)
Tim See (@timseeclay)
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About Your Hosts
Lindsey M Dillon is an award-winning professional ceramic artist who makes mugs and creature sculptures inspired by history, mythology, and geek culture. They have been working in clay since 2007, and doing so professionally since 2014. Their supernatural powers haven't manifested yet, but it's ok, they’ll wait.
Donte of Earth Nation Ceramics is a professional ceramic artist and Youtuber with over 70k artists in his community, all helping each other grow through their ceramic art journey one step at a time. He also has a massive addiction to boba milk tea and anime.
Find Lindsey
Website and online store (www.lindseymdillon.com/)
Patreon (www.patreon.com/lindseymdillon)
Instagram (www.instagram.com/lindseymdillon/)
TikTok (www.tiktok.com/@lindseymdillon)
Facebook (www.facebook.com/lindseymdillon)
Find Donte
Website and online store (www.earthnationceramics.com/)
Patreon (www.patreon.com/Earthnationceramics/posts)
Youtube (www.youtube.com/earthnationceramics)
Instagram (www.instagram.com/earth_nation_ceramics/)
TikTok (www.tiktok.com/@earthnationceramics)
Facebook (www.facebook.com/EarthNationCeramics/)
Join the Discord (https://discord.gg/Xtmwk7y)
Lindsey and Donte begin their 2-part miniseries about how and why to develop a body of work – or, how to create a series of pieces in your own style, in less art school terminology.
In Part 1, they share their tips and techniques for getting consistent shapes. They talk tools, efficiency, and experimentation…as well as some risque anime tropes…
Do you struggle with making consistent shapes? If you’ve been able to get some consistency, what’s one tip you’d share with someone trying to improve?
Tell us in the comments, or tag us on social media!
And just a reminder, CERAMICON is live! If you haven’t registered and would like to, head to ceramicon.co, and use discount code LINDSEY20 or DONTE20 to get $20 off access to 18 different lessons across all ceramics topics, including Donte’s and Lindsey’s lessons.
Donte’s Affiliate Link: https://www.ceramicon.co/registration?via=donte
Lindsey’s Affiliate Link: https://www.ceramicon.co/registration?via=lindsey
Referenced Artists:
Alex Olson (@alex.olson.arts)
Joe Thompson (@oldforgecreations)
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About Your Hosts
Lindsey M Dillon is an award-winning professional ceramic artist who makes mugs and creature sculptures inspired by history, mythology, and geek culture. They have been working in clay since 2007, and doing so professionally since 2014. Their supernatural powers haven't manifested yet, but it's ok, they’ll wait.
Donte of Earth Nation Ceramics is a professional ceramic artist and Youtuber with over 70k artists in his community, all helping each other grow through their ceramic art journey one step at a time. He also has a massive addiction to boba milk tea and anime.
Find Lindsey
Website and online store (www.lindseymdillon.com/)
Patreon (www.patreon.com/lindseymdillon)
Instagram (www.instagram.com/lindseymdillon/)
TikTok (www.tiktok.com/@lindseymdillon)
Facebook (www.facebook.com/lindseymdillon)
Find Donte
Website and online store (www.earthnationceramics.com/)
Patreon (www.patreon.com/Earthnationceramics/posts)
Youtube (www.youtube.com/earthnationceramics)
Instagram (www.instagram.com/earth_nation_ceramics/)
TikTok (www.tiktok.com/@earthnationceramics)
Facebook (www.facebook.com/EarthNationCeramics/)
Join the Discord (https://discord.gg/Xtmwk7y)
Lindsey and Donte share how they’ve shaped and balanced their social lives with their time in the studio. They describe the wildly different ways they structure their friendships, how they navigate time with family, how their non-ceramics work schedules have changed as their businesses have grown, their biggest challenges as they’ve shaped their social lives as working artists…And Donte reveals the magical secret society that has total power over him.
What’s your favorite way to make time for your relationships with friends and family? What’s the biggest thing that pulls you away from time in the studio?
Tell us in the comments, or tag us on social media!
And just a reminder, CERAMICON official registration goes live on Feb. 20th. Mark your calendars, head to ceramicon.co, and use discount code LINDSEY20 or DONTE20 to get $20 off access to 18 different lessons across all ceramics topics, including Donte’s and Lindsey’s lessons.
Donte’s Affiliate Link: https://www.ceramicon.co/registration?via=donte
Lindsey’s Affiliate Link: https://www.ceramicon.co/registration?via=lindsey
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About Your Hosts
Lindsey M Dillon is an award-winning professional ceramic artist who makes mugs and creature sculptures inspired by history, mythology, and geek culture. They have been working in clay since 2007, and doing so professionally since 2014. Their supernatural powers haven't manifested yet, but it's ok, they’ll wait.
Donte of Earth Nation Ceramics is a professional ceramic artist and Youtuber with over 70k artists in his community, all helping each other grow through their ceramic art journey one step at a time. He also has a massive addiction to boba milk tea and anime.
Find Lindsey
Website and online store (www.lindseymdillon.com/)
Patreon (www.patreon.com/lindseymdillon)
Instagram (www.instagram.com/lindseymdillon/)
TikTok (www.tiktok.com/@lindseymdillon)
Facebook (www.facebook.com/lindseymdillon)
Find Donte
Website and online store (www.earthnationceramics.com/)
Patreon (www.patreon.com/Earthnationceramics/posts)
Youtube (www.youtube.com/earthnationceramics)
Instagram (www.instagram.com/earth_nation_ceramics/)
TikTok (www.tiktok.com/@earthnationceramics)
Facebook (www.facebook.com/EarthNationCeramics/)
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- SacAnime Winter Review: “We wanna buy our nerd sh*t!”
Lindsey and Donte share their experience at the recent SacAnime Convention (Jan 6-8th 2023). There’s talk of what worked well, things they did differently this con compared to conventions past, how much inventory they brought vs. how much money they made, and generally how they fared at a convention that has an attendance of over 20,000 people.
Have you ever been to a convention focused on a thing you love? Anime, birds, coffee…?
CERAMICON registration is now live! Take advantage of Early Bird registration and use either link (use discount code LINDSEY20 or DONTE20) to get $20 off access to 18 different lessons across all ceramics topics, including Donte’s and Lindsey’s lessons.
Donte’s Affiliate Link: https://www.ceramicon.co/registration?via=donte
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About Your Hosts
Lindsey M Dillon is an award-winning professional ceramic artist who makes mugs and creature sculptures inspired by history, mythology, and geek culture. They have been working in clay since 2007, and doing so professionally since 2014. Their supernatural powers haven't manifested yet, but it's ok, they’ll wait.
Donte of Earth Nation Ceramics is a professional ceramic artist and Youtuber with over 70k artists in his community, all helping each other grow through their ceramic art journey one step at a time. He also has a massive addiction to boba milk tea and anime.
Find Lindsey
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Lindsey and Donte have a chat about glaze chemistry. Or, rather, Lindsey interviews Donte about a medley of glaze chemistry topics as he descends deeper into the knowledge pool provided by Rose and Matt Katz in their renowned Ceramic Materials Workshop.
Donte shares some of the experiments he’s exploring regarding cones, melting points, and adjusting glaze recipes to give both Lindsey and the listener a bit of a better understanding on each of those topics.
Don’t worry, there won’t be a quiz at the end.
Interested in gaining a deeper understanding of the chemistry side of ceramics? Check out Rose and Matt Kats’ Ceramic Materials Workshop:
https://www.ceramicmaterialsworkshop.com/about.html
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About Your Hosts
Lindsey M Dillon is an award-winning professional ceramic artist who makes mugs and creature sculptures inspired by history, mythology, and geek culture. They have been working in clay since 2007, and doing so professionally since 2014. Their supernatural powers haven't manifested yet, but it's ok, they’ll wait.
Donte of Earth Nation Ceramics is a professional ceramic artist and Youtuber with over 70k artists in his community, all helping each other grow through their ceramic art journey one step at a time. He also has a massive addiction to boba milk tea and anime.
Find Lindsey
Website and online store (www.lindseymdillon.com/)
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Find Donte
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Lindsey and Donte reflect upon this past year, and share their exciting prospects for the year to come. There’s talk of goals met and goals abandoned, glaze chemistry and slip casting, and some new projects (both at home and out of state) that they’re looking forward to in 2023.
What’s one big success you’ve had this past year? What are you most looking forward to, or want to work on the most, this coming year?
Tell us in the comments, or tag us on social media!
https://www.ceramicon.co/
https://www.ceramicon.co/donte
https://www.ceramicon.co/lindsey
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About Your Hosts
Lindsey M Dillon is an award-winning professional ceramic artist who makes mugs and creature sculptures inspired by history, mythology, and geek culture. She has been working in clay since 2007, and doing so professionally since 2014. Her supernatural powers haven't manifested yet, but it's ok, she'll wait.
Donte of Earth Nation Ceramics is a professional ceramic artist and Youtuber with over 70k artists in his community, all helping each other grow through their ceramic art journey one step at a time. He also has a massive addiction to boba milk tea and anime.
Find Lindsey
Website and online store (www.lindseymdillon.com/)
Patreon (www.patreon.com/lindseymdillon)
Instagram (www.instagram.com/lindseymdillon/)
TikTok (www.tiktok.com/@lindseymdillon)
Facebook (www.facebook.com/lindseymdillon)
Find Donte
Website and online store (www.earthnationceramics.com/)
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Lindsey and Donte debate the pros and cons of selling online and selling in person – and which they prefer. There’s talk of everything from personality types and performance, to location and love notes.
How do you prefer to sell your work? If you’ve never sold your work before but are interested in doing so, what’s your biggest barrier to getting started?
Tell us in the comments, or tag us on social media!
Mentioned Artists
Florian Gadsby (@floriangadsby)
Mike Cinelli (@mike_cinelli)
Mary Alice (@miss.mary.alice)
Kate Schroeder (@kate.schroeder.ceramics)
Angel Crespo (@redivider_)
Mirela Ibrahimovic (@damirci_art)
Sarah Pike (@sarahpikepottery)
One Handmade Ceramics (@oneceramic)
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About Your Hosts
Lindsey M Dillon is an award-winning professional ceramic artist who makes mugs and creature sculptures inspired by history, mythology, and geek culture . She has been working in clay since 2007, and doing so professionally since 2014. Her supernatural powers haven't manifested yet, but it's ok, she'll wait.
Donte of Earth Nation Ceramics is a professional ceramic artist and Youtuber with over 70k artists in his community, all helping each other grow through their ceramic art journey one step at a time. He also has a massive addiction to boba milk tea and anime.
Find Lindsey
Website and online store (www.lindseymdillon.com/)
Patreon (www.patreon.com/lindseymdillon)
Instagram (www.instagram.com/lindseymdillon/)
TikTok (www.tiktok.com/@lindseymdillon)
Facebook (www.facebook.com/lindseymdillon)
Find Donte
Website and online store (www.earthnationceramics.com/)
Patreon (www.patreon.com/Earthnationceramics/posts)
Youtube (www.youtube.com/earthnationceramics)
Instagram (www.instagram.com/earth_nation_ceramics/)
TikTok (www.tiktok.com/@earthnationceramics)
Facebook (www.facebook.com/EarthNationCeramics/)
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Lindsey and Donte talk all things handles: the different ways you can make them, the pros and cons of each making method, style vs. function, tips for improving your handles if you’re a beginner, and how the way they make handles has changed with time and projects. They recommend a few different artists to look at for reference, and even suggest a bit of handle “homework” if you’re up for it…
How do you prefer to make handles? Is there a method you’ve never tried but might like to?
Tell us in the comments, or tag us on social media!
Mentioned Artists:
Florian Gadsby (@floriangadsby)
Mike Cinelli (@mike_cinelli)
Mary Alice (@miss.mary.alice)
Kate Schroeder (@kate.schroeder.ceramics)
Angel Crespo (@redivider_)
Mirela Ibrahimovic (@damirci_art)
Sarah Pike (@sarahpikepottery)
One Handmade Ceramics (@oneceramic)
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About Your Hosts
Lindsey M Dillon is an award-winning professional ceramic artist who makes nerdy mugs, creature sculptures, and cafe dishware. She has been working in clay since 2007, and doing so professionally since 2014. Her supernatural powers haven't manifested yet, but it's ok, she'll wait.
Donte of Earth Nation Ceramics is a professional ceramic artist and Youtuber with over 70k artists in his community, all helping each other grow through their ceramic art journey one step at a time. He also has a massive addiction to boba milk tea and anime.
Find Lindsey
Website and online store (www.lindseymdillon.com/)
Patreon (www.patreon.com/lindseymdillon)
Instagram (www.instagram.com/lindseymdillon/)
TikTok (www.tiktok.com/@lindseymdillon)
Facebook (www.facebook.com/lindseymdillon)
Find Donte
Website and online store (www.earthnationceramics.com/)
Patreon (www.patreon.com/Earthnationceramics/posts)
Youtube (www.youtube.com/earthnationceramics)
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Lindsey and Donte again touch upon the topic of preparing for the holidays. In a more musing sequel to their 2020 episode on holiday prep, these two mud peddlers discuss their holiday shop update plans, where they focus their numbers on inventory when there’s multiple demands on their product, and changing perspectives on money-making and efficiency.
Is this your first time selling your work during the holidays? If you’re a holiday season veteran, what’s one piece of advice would you give to help a newcomer get through this crazy time of year?
Tell us in the comments, or tag us on social media!
Ceramic Materials Workshop with Rose and Matt Katz: ceramicmaterialsworkshop.com
Art business coach Kate Farrall: @katefarrallcoaching or katefarrallcoaching.com
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About Your Hosts
Lindsey M Dillon is an award-winning professional ceramic artist who makes nerdy mugs, creature sculptures, and cafe dishware. She has been working in clay since 2007, and doing so professionally since 2014. Her supernatural powers haven't manifested yet, but it's ok, she'll wait.
Donte of Earth Nation Ceramics is a professional ceramic artist and Youtuber with over 70k artists in his community, all helping each other grow through their ceramic art journey one step at a time. He also has a massive addiction to boba milk tea and anime.
Find Lindsey
Website and online store (www.lindseymdillon.com/)
Patreon (www.patreon.com/lindseymdillon)
Instagram (www.instagram.com/lindseymdillon/)
TikTok (www.tiktok.com/@lindseymdillon)
Facebook (www.facebook.com/lindseymdillon)
Find Donte
Website and online store (www.earthnationceramics.com/)
Patreon (www.patreon.com/Earthnationceramics/posts)
Youtube (www.youtube.com/earthnationceramics)
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Lindsey and Donte sit down with Aaron Navarro of Dirty Panda Ceramics for a very nerdy discussion of everything from pricing, glaze techniques, and inventory management, to B movies, Warhammer, and Nick Cage.
Find Aaron’s work on Instagram (@dirtypanda_ceramics) and meet him in person this January at Sacramento’s SacAnime Con.
What was your favorite part of this conversation?
Tell us in the comments, or tag us on social media!
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About Your Hosts
Lindsey M Dillon is an award-winning professional ceramic artist who makes nerdy mugs, creature sculptures, and cafe dishware. She has been working in clay since 2007, and doing so professionally since 2014. Her supernatural powers haven't manifested yet, but it's ok, she'll wait.
Donte of Earth Nation Ceramics is a professional ceramic artist and Youtuber with over 60k artists in his community, all helping each other grow through their ceramic art journey one step at a time. He also has a massive addiction to boba milk tea and anime.
Find Lindsey
Website (www.lindseymdillon.com/)
Etsy (www.etsy.com/shop/lindseymdillon/)
Patreon (www.patreon.com/lindseymdillon)
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Facebook (www.facebook.com/lindseymdillon)
Find Donte
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From sponges in beginner packets to touch-screen kilns, Lindsey and Donte discuss tools – and their experiences with what’s a necessity, what’s a luxury, and what’s totally superfluous.
They consider what you gain or lose by using certain tools, how perceptions of what’s a “necessary” tool have changed over time, and when it’s better to experiment with lots of tools vs. when it’s better to invest in a single one.
And of course, they share the tools companies that might help you find the tool that becomes your next “necessity”.
What’s a tool that’s made a big impact on how you work? Have you ever purchased a tool you ended up not really using?
Tell us in the comments, or tag us on social media!
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About Your Hosts
Lindsey M Dillon is an award-winning professional ceramic artist who makes nerdy mugs, creature sculptures, and cafe dishware. She has been working in clay since 2007, and doing so professionally since 2014. Her supernatural powers haven't manifested yet, but it's ok, she'll wait.
Donte of Earth Nation Ceramics is a professional ceramic artist and Youtuber with over 60k artists in his community, all helping each other grow through their ceramic art journey one step at a time. He also has a massive addiction to boba milk tea and anime.
Find Lindsey
Website (www.lindseymdillon.com/)
Etsy (www.etsy.com/shop/lindseymdillon/)
Patreon (www.patreon.com/lindseymdillon)
Instagram (www.instagram.com/lindseymdillon/)
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Facebook (www.facebook.com/lindseymdillon)
Find Donte
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Patreon (www.patreon.com/Earthnationceramics/posts)
Youtube (www.youtube.com/earthnationceramics)
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Lindsey and Donte discuss what they do when the kiln gods do NOT bless their firings, and they end up with pieces that don’t meet their regular quality standards. They share what makes a “second” for them, the pros and cons of selling seconds, the different ways you could go about it if you’re considering selling your seconds, and how we navigate the abject horror of our audiences on hammer-happy Link Day...
Have you ever bought a “second” from an artist? Do you sell your seconds?
Tell us in the comments, or tag us on social media!
*Mentioned artists:
Jen Monson (@jenuoneart)
Sue McLeod (@suemcleodceramics)
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About Your Hosts
Lindsey M Dillon is an award-winning professional ceramic artist who makes nerdy mugs, creature sculptures, and cafe dishware. She has been working in clay since 2007, and doing so professionally since 2014. Her supernatural powers haven't manifested yet, but it's ok, she'll wait.
Donte of Earth Nation Ceramics is a professional ceramic artist and Youtuber with over 60k artists in his community, all helping each other grow through their ceramic art journey one step at a time. He also has a massive addiction to boba milk tea and anime.
Find Lindsey
Website (www.lindseymdillon.com/)
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Patreon (www.patreon.com/lindseymdillon)
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Find Donte
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Lindsey and Donte discuss the answer to a question that always creeps up on people just getting into ceramics: What exactly is the difference between an oxidation and a reduction firing?
They share that answer both in layman’s terms, and with a single pinkie toe in the chemistry behind it all.
They also discuss other elements around the oxidation vs reduction battle, like how do you get a reduction look without doing a reduction firing, and what do you do if you’re a student with goals to continue ceramics after you lose access to your school’s resources?
Is there a firing technique you’ve always wanted to try? Have you ever had to change your firing style because of the resources available?
Tell us in the comments, or tag us on social media!
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About Your Hosts
Lindsey M Dillon is an award-winning professional ceramic artist who makes nerdy mugs, creature sculptures, and cafe dishware. She has been working in clay since 2007, and doing so professionally since 2014. Her supernatural powers haven't manifested yet, but it's ok, she'll wait.
Donte of Earth Nation Ceramics is a professional ceramic artist and Youtuber with over 60k artists in his community, all helping each other grow through their ceramic art journey one step at a time. He also has a massive addiction to boba milk tea and anime.
Find Lindsey
Website (www.lindseymdillon.com/)
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Patreon (www.patreon.com/lindseymdillon)
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Find Donte
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Welcome to The Night Peddlers! In what may soon become a regular Patrons-only side show, The Night Peddlers is the top hat and brandy swilling side of The Mud Peddlers.
Imagine Donte and Lindsey sitting by the fireside, talking to each other about their studio adventures, personal lives, and other behind the "behind-the-scenes" stories that wouldn't normally show up on The Mud Peddlers.
With a mix of candor, humor, and clay, The Night Peddlers invite you to join them...
Did you enjoy listening to The Night Peddlers? Want to hear more of these kinds of conversations? Let us know in the comments or through our social media, and help us decide whether The Night Peddlers becomes a regular show!
About Your Hosts
Lindsey M Dillon is an award-winning professional ceramic artist who makes nerdy mugs, creature sculptures, and cafe dishware. She has been working in clay since 2007, and doing so professionally since 2014. Her supernatural powers haven't manifested yet, but it's ok, she'll wait.
Donte of Earth Nation Ceramics is a professional ceramic artist and Youtuber with over 60k artists in his community, all helping each other grow through their ceramic art journey one step at a time. He also has a massive addiction to boba milk tea and anime.
Find Lindsey
Website (www.lindseymdillon.com/)
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Lindsey and Donte revisit what was once a mainstay in their creative worlds in the time before the ‘rona: selling at anime conventions!
As Lindsey gets ready for her first in-person event since 2020 (SacAnime Summer on Labor Day weekend) she and Donte discuss some of the most-often-asked questions about preparing for an in-person selling event, and share some tips for folks who might be thinking about doing one for the first time.
Whether you already have or will be selling at any event from an anime convention to an artisan fair, you might find something useful as they discuss such questions as…
“How many pieces should I make?”
“How much change should I bring?”
“How should I price my work at an in-person event vs online?”
“Should I bring an assistant?”
and “What’s the deal with seller’s permits?”
Plus, find out what’s making con prep particularly…interesting..for Lindsey this year, and why she preaches the gospel of tasty cheese.
Are you thinking about selling at an in-person event? What’s a tip you’ve found most helpful for making selling in-person go smoothly?
Tell us in the comments, or tag us on social media!
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Special thanks to @officialkimchikawaii for their Artist Alley checklist that helped Lindsey so much when she was first selling at cons! Check out their website and posts below!
https://www.kimchikawaii.com/
https://fluffmouse.wordpress.com/2013/01/25/artist-alley-checklist-part-2-setting-up-a-table-the-pretty-stuff/
https://fluffmouse.wordpress.com/2013/01/30/artist-alley-checklist-part-3-items-to-bring-and-make-your-life-easier/
EcoEnclose Bubble Wrap Alternative and Bags
https://www.ecoenclose.com/shop/paper-cushioning-void-fill/greenwrap/
https://www.ecoenclose.com/shop/retail-packaging/100-recycled-paper-shopping-bags/
Info on Temporary Sellers Permits
https://www.cdtfa.ca.gov/industry/temporary-sellers.htm
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About Your Hosts
Lindsey M Dillon is an award-winning professional ceramic artist who makes nerdy mugs, creature sculptures, and cafe dishware. She has been working in clay since 2007, and doing so professionally since 2014. Her supernatural powers haven't manifested yet, but it's ok, she'll wait.
Donte of Earth Nation Ceramics is a professional ceramic artist and Youtuber with over 60k artists in his community, all helping each other grow through their ceramic art journey one step at a time. He also has a massive addiction to boba milk tea and anime.
Find Lindsey
Website (www.lindseymdillon.com/)
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Patreon (www.patreon.com/lindseymdillon)
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Find Donte
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Lindsey and Donte check in on the progress of their 2022 goals.
They share what they have accomplished (and what they learned from doing so) and what they’ve had to kick down the road a bit (and how they’re adapting their plans for the rest of the year).
There’s talk of parenting as a potter, what mental blocks have kept some goals perpetually on the to-do list, and how these two artists have reacted to the pull between their work lives and their personal lives.
How are your goals coming along so far this year? What’s one thing you’re glad you accomplished, whether it was one of your goals or not?
Tell us in the comments, or tag us on social media!
Artists discussed in the episode:
Jenny Webb (@jennywebbhandmade)
Ryan Durbin (@rdceramics)
About Your Hosts
Lindsey M Dillon is an award-winning professional ceramic artist who makes nerdy mugs, creature sculptures, and cafe dishware. She has been working in clay since 2007, and doing so professionally since 2014. Her supernatural powers haven't manifested yet, but it's ok, she'll wait.
Donte of Earth Nation Ceramics is a professional ceramic artist and Youtuber with over 60k artists in his community, all helping each other grow through their ceramic art journey one step at a time. He also has a massive addiction to boba milk tea and anime.
Find Lindsey
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Lindsey and Donte share how they navigate making videos of their work for social media. From TikTok and Instagram Reels to Youtube, they discuss how they manage their video content,, the biggest challenges they face in creating videos, and some ways to make your own video content-creation a bit easier if you’re feeling overwhelmed by the ever-changing demands of the algorithm gods.
How comfortable are you with taking videos of your work? What tip might you share with someone who is just getting into video-creation?
Tell us in the comments, or tag us on social media!
About Your Hosts
Lindsey M Dillon is an award-winning professional ceramic artist who makes nerdy mugs, creature sculptures, and cafe dishware. She has been working in clay since 2007, and doing so professionally since 2014. Her supernatural powers haven't manifested yet, but it's ok, she'll wait.
Donte of Earth Nation Ceramics is a professional ceramic artist and Youtuber with over 60k artists in his community, all helping each other grow through their ceramic art journey one step at a time. He also has a massive addiction to boba milk tea and anime.
Find Lindsey
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Patreon (www.patreon.com/lindseymdillon)
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Lindsey and Donte dip their toes into the “big-brain” topic of ways to interpret art.
Art can be moving and captivating. But it can also be intimidating. And confusing. And even straight up boring.
Many of us can say we have a favorite genre of music, but not everyone feels sure enough to say what kind of art they like. Especially if it’s the kind of art that’s in galleries and museums.
So, this week, Lindsey and Donte share some of the ways you can approach art.
Not only to help art feel more approachable, but also to help give an invigorating perspective to some stuffy classics.
Is there a style of art you connect with most? Where do you like to go to be around art? (Makers Marts, local art shows, big contemporary galleries, museums, movies…?)
Tell us in the comments, or tag us on social media!
Link to painting mentioned in the episode: https://www.nationalgallery.org.uk/paintings/jan-van-eyck-the-arnolfini-portrait
Lindsey and Donte talk about how they take photos. There’s talk of light, color, angles, backgrounds, editing tools, and the ever-important vibe of photographs -- and how it relates to their branding. They also share some tips that helped them as they started taking pictures of their work...there's even a little homework assignment for you to try out if you’re doing the same.
What do you struggle with the most when you take photos? What’s one photography tip you've found the most helpful?
Tell us in the comments, or tag us on social media!
***One resource Lindsey forgot to mention in the episode is the photography course offered by Rebecca of The Maker’s Playbook podcast. She also offers free photography tips in her newsletter. Here’s the link for those interested!
https://www.makersplaybook.com/photography/
About Your Hosts
Lindsey M Dillon is an award-winning professional ceramic artist who makes nerdy mugs, creature sculptures, and cafe dishware. She has been working in clay since 2007, and doing so professionally since 2014. Her supernatural powers haven't manifested yet, but it's ok, she'll wait.
Donte of Earth Nation Ceramics is a professional ceramic artist and Youtuber with over 60k artists in his community, all helping each other grow through their ceramic art journey one step at a time. He also has a massive addiction to boba milk tea and anime.
Find Lindsey
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Lindsey and Donte start out with a conversation about more pricing details, and how to balance skill, time, and rarity in pricing in your ceramic art…
Which evolves into a lively debate about what makes something valuable.
There’s discussion of social constructs, the lifecycle of fads, when properly valuing work becomes price gouging. And – of course – swirly mugs.
How do you navigate the ambiguity of value when you’re looking to buy others’ work? Or when you’re figuring out the “right” price for your work?
Tell us in the comments, or tag us on social media!
The sauce on the ethical concerns about Uline: https://www.nytimes.com/2018/06/07/us/politics/liz-dick-uihlein-republican-donors.html
About Your Hosts
Lindsey M Dillon is an award-winning professional ceramic artist who makes nerdy mugs, creature sculptures, and cafe dishware. She has been working in clay since 2007, and doing so professionally since 2014. Her supernatural powers haven't manifested yet, but it's ok, she'll wait.
Donte of Earth Nation Ceramics is a professional ceramic artist and Youtuber with over 60k artists in his community, all helping each other grow through their ceramic art journey one step at a time. He also has a massive addiction to boba milk tea and anime.
Find Lindsey
Website (www.lindseymdillon.com/)
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Find Donte
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Lindsey and Donte answer a listener question about stamina in the studio – mental, physical, and creative stamina.
Alongside some practical tips about how to get the most out of your time on the wheel, Donte and Lindsey discuss their sometimes differing philosophies about when to push through emotional blocks, whether to focus on production consistency or a unique artistic calling, and how to avoid old mistakes when starting a new project.
A huge thanks to Natalie and Rae of @poutypottery for this question!
Give their question a listen, and tell us in the comments…what do you do to extend your time in the studio without seeing your work suffer?
About Your Hosts
Lindsey M Dillon is an award-winning professional ceramic artist who makes nerdy mugs, creature sculptures, and cafe dishware. She has been working in clay since 2007, and doing so professionally since 2014. Her supernatural powers haven't manifested yet, but it's ok, she'll wait.
Donte of Earth Nation Ceramics is a professional ceramic artist and Youtuber with over 60k artists in his community, all helping each other grow through their ceramic art journey one step at a time. He also has a massive addiction to boba milk tea and anime.
Find Lindsey
Website (www.lindseymdillon.com/)
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Find Donte
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Lindsey and Donte go head-to-head for the title in this EXTREME podcasting experience! Donte swaggers to the table with Squarespace, his trusty website-builder and selling platform. Lindsey strides up with Etsy, the easy – but controversial – marketplace website.
They swing at each other, comparing each website with such ferocious topics as ease of use, fee structures, flexibility, and public perception. They brawl over the recent fee increase of 5% to 6.5% Etsy just implemented. They fight point-for-point over the pros and cons of marketing and exposure each site offers.
Both hosts are armed with their own reasons, but WHO will decimate the other to claim the title for the best way to sell your artwork online????
WHO are YOU rooting for?? Hit us with your best reasons for why YOU sell your work the way you do, whether it's Etsy, Squarespace, Shopify, or another site!! Drop those devastating comments below, or tag us on social!
About Your Hosts
Lindsey M Dillon is an award-winning professional ceramic artist who makes nerdy mugs, creature sculptures, and cafe dishware. She has been working in clay since 2007, and doing so professionally since 2014. Her supernatural powers haven't manifested yet, but it's ok, she'll wait.
Donte of Earth Nation Ceramics is a professional ceramic artist and Youtuber with over 60k artists in his community, all helping each other grow through their ceramic art journey one step at a time. He also has a massive addiction to boba milk tea and anime.
Find Lindsey
Website (www.lindseymdillon.com/)
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Patreon (www.patreon.com/lindseymdillon)
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Find Donte
Website and online store (www.earthnationceramics.com/)
Patreon (www.patreon.com/Earthnationceramics/posts)
Youtube (www.youtube.com/earthnationceramics)
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Lindsey and Donte debrief after an exciting – and exhausting – experience at NCECA (the National Council on Education for the Ceramic Arts).
Between telling stories of the people they met and the mugs they traded during the 4-day clay extravaganza, they discuss what they each wanted out of NCECA (and if they got it), what NCECA has to offer for new vs. experienced ceramic artists, what it feels like to trying to find “your people” in the clay world, gaining a new perspective on an old technique…
And Donte’s mild identity crisis.
If you went to the conference, what were some of your favorite memories of NCECA? If not, where are you finding your inspiration these days? Tell us in the comments or tag us on social media!
About Your Hosts
Lindsey M Dillon is an award-winning professional ceramic artist who makes nerdy mugs, creature sculptures, and cafe dishware. She has been working in clay since 2007, and doing so professionally since 2014. Her supernatural powers haven't manifested yet, but it's ok, she'll wait.
Donte of Earth Nation Ceramics is a professional ceramic artist and Youtuber with over 60k artists in his community, all helping each other grow through their ceramic art journey one step at a time. He also has a massive addiction to boba milk tea and anime.
Find Lindsey
Website (www.lindseymdillon.com/)
Etsy (www.etsy.com/shop/lindseymdillon/)
Patreon (www.patreon.com/lindseymdillon)
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Facebook (www.facebook.com/lindseymdillon)
Find Donte
Website and online store (www.earthnationceramics.com/)
Patreon (www.patreon.com/Earthnationceramics/posts)
Youtube (www.youtube.com/earthnationceramics)
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Lindsey and Donte take a small break from pure clay talk to catch up on an exciting past two weeks – and answer questions you didn’t know you were burning to ask.
Like, “What’s the name of Donte’s brand new first-born?” Or, “What tastes like a french fry but is not a french fry?” Or, “What free and awesome clay event is Lindsey going to be demonstrating at on Saturday the 19th?”
Ok, yeah that last one does have to do with clay, they couldn’t help themselves.
Events!
NCECA Luminaries Show
What: A group ceramics art show. Come see Lindsey’s sculptures in-person! (Ticket to NCECA may be required to get into convention center building)
When: Opening Reception Wednesday March 16th 4-6:30pm. (Show open through Friday)
Where: Safe Credit Union Convention Center in downtown Sacramento, Meeting Room 16 on 2nd floor.
Clay Camp
What: Free pop-up event where you get to see live demos, get your burning art questions answered, and make your own ceramic piece to take home. Come say hi and see Lindsey and Natasha of @tashathrowsraw throw on the wheel.
When: Saturday March 19th 11am-4pm
Where: Crocker Art Museum Courtyard in Sacramento, CA
About Your Hosts
Lindsey M Dillon is an award-winning professional ceramic artist who makes nerdy mugs, creature sculptures, and cafe dishware. She has been working in clay since 2007, and doing so professionally since 2014. Her supernatural powers haven't manifested yet, but it's ok, she'll wait.
Donte of Earth Nation Ceramics is a professional ceramic artist and Youtuber with over 60k artists in his community, all helping each other grow through their ceramic art journey one step at a time. He also has a massive addiction to boba milk tea and anime.
Find Lindsey
Website (www.lindseymdillon.com/)
Etsy (www.etsy.com/shop/lindseymdillon/)
Patreon (www.patreon.com/lindseymdillon)
Instagram (www.instagram.com/lindseymdillon/)
TikTok (www.tiktok.com/@lindseymdillon)
Facebook (www.facebook.com/lindseymdillon)
Find Donte
Website and online store (www.earthnationceramics.com/)
Patreon (www.patreon.com/Earthnationceramics/posts)
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Seed Studio w/ Sioux Bean
With Donte out of the studio with some very exciting news, Lindsey and special guest Sioux Bean sit down to continue The Mud Peddlers pre-NCECA interview series.
Sioux shares his earliest memories with clay, how his conceptions about art and sculpture underwent a massive evolution over the years, his rise in the food and fine dining industry, his experiences with higher education…and how all of that has intertwined to give rise to the socially-conscious work he does today.
He also shares his experience and philosophy behind Seed Studio, the midtown-based ceramics studio he opened in 2021 here in Sacramento.
Have you ever had an “ah-ha” moment where you see seemingly separate elements of your life combine? Tell us in the comments, or tag us (@lindseymdillon and @earthnationceramics) on social media.
About Sioux Bean and Seed Studio
@siouxbean
www.siouxbean.com
@sac.seed
www.sacseed.com
*Seed is also a retailer of IMCO, and offers tools and clay for purchase.
About Your Hosts
Lindsey M Dillon is an award-winning professional ceramic artist who makes nerdy mugs, creature sculptures, and cafe dishware. She has been working in clay since 2007, and doing so professionally since 2014. Her supernatural powers haven't manifested yet, but it's ok, she'll wait.
Donte of Earth Nation Ceramics is a professional ceramic artist and Youtuber with over 60k artists in his community, all helping each other grow through their ceramic art journey one step at a time. He also has a massive addiction to boba milk tea and anime.
Find Lindsey
Website (https://www.lindseymdillon.com/)
Etsy (https://www.etsy.com/shop/lindseymdillon/)
Patreon (https://www.patreon.com/lindseymdillon)
Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/lindseymdillon/)
TikTok (https://www.tiktok.com/@lindseymdillon)
Facebook (https://www.facebook.com/lindseymdillon)
Find Donte
Website and online store (https://www.earthnationceramics.com/)
Patreon (https://www.patreon.com/Earthnationceramics/posts)
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Lindsey and Donte discuss all things feet…on pottery. They share the pros and cons of trimming or not, discuss the functional and stylistic considerations around feet, and even get into some thoughts about pottery design in general and what makes a piece interesting to them.
Whether you’re a new potter/ceramic artist and you’re having trouble getting your feet “just right” or have had your hands in clay for a while and feel a bit stuck, this episode has a little something for you.
Do you trim your feet? Is there a style of trimming/adding feet you’ve wanted to try? Tell us in the comments, or tag us (@lindseymdillon and @earthnationceramics) on social media!
About Your Hosts
Lindsey M Dillon is an award-winning professional ceramic artist who makes nerdy mugs, creature sculptures, and cafe dishware. She has been working in clay since 2007, and doing so professionally since 2014. Her supernatural powers haven't manifested yet, but it's ok, she'll wait.
Donte of Earth Nation Ceramics is a professional ceramic artist and Youtuber with over 60k artists in his community, all helping each other grow through their ceramic art journey one step at a time. He also has a massive addiction to boba milk tea and anime.
Find Lindsey
Website (https://www.lindseymdillon.com/)
Etsy (https://www.etsy.com/shop/lindseymdillon/)
Patreon (https://www.patreon.com/lindseymdillon)
Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/lindseymdillon/)
TikTok (https://www.tiktok.com/@lindseymdillon)
Facebook (https://www.facebook.com/lindseymdillon)
Find Donte
Website and online store (https://www.earthnationceramics.com/)
Patreon (https://www.patreon.com/Earthnationceramics/posts)
Youtube (https://www.youtube.com/earthnationceramics)
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“It wasn’t dirt, it was gold to me.” In this alchemical interview, Lindsey and Donte talk personal transformation, art resources, and community with Anna Morales.
Anna is a ceramic artist and Public Engagement Coordinator at Verge Center for the Arts in Sacramento.
She shares her experience catching the “clay bug”, the career path she chose that took her to Verge, and why you– yes you– should come say hi at Verge during NCECA and throughout the year.
This interview is part of a series celebrating the National Council on Education for the Ceramic Arts (NCECA) convention coming to Sacramento March 16th-19th 2022.
Do you have an arts center in your area? If so, share for your neighbors in the comments! If not, what kinds of resources would you want one to offer?
Or tell us on social media (tag us so we can see it and use #themudpeddlers!)
Links and Shoutouts
Anna Morales (@andromedas_galaxy on Instagram)
Verge Center for the Arts (https://www.vergeart.com/classes/clay-lab/)
NCECA Website (https://nceca.net/2022-sacramento/)
About Your Hosts
Lindsey M Dillon is an award-winning professional ceramic artist who makes nerdy mugs, creature sculptures, and cafe dishware. She has been working in clay since 2007, and doing so professionally since 2014. Her supernatural powers haven't manifested yet, but it's ok, she'll wait.
Donte of Earth Nation Ceramics is a professional ceramic artist and Youtuber with over 60k artists in his community, all helping each other grow through their ceramic art journey one step at a time. He also has a massive addiction to boba milk tea and anime.
Find Lindsey
Website (https://www.lindseymdillon.com/)
Etsy (https://www.etsy.com/shop/lindseymdillon/)
Patreon (https://www.patreon.com/lindseymdillon)
Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/lindseymdillon/)
TikTok (https://www.tiktok.com/@lindseymdillon)
Facebook (https://www.facebook.com/lindseymdillon)
Find Donte
Website and online store (https://www.earthnationceramics.com/)
Patreon (https://www.patreon.com/Earthnationceramics/posts)
Youtube (https://www.youtube.com/earthnationceramics)
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Lindsey and Donte chat with fellow artist Ianna Frisby about the National Council on Education for the Ceramic Arts (NCECA) convention coming to Sacramento this March 16th-19th.
Ianna introduces them to the world of her work and shares her journey pushing boundaries and exploring the depths of her creative well – from clay to hot glue.
They also discuss the art scene in Sacramento, and how you can enjoy a weekend of clay nerdiness in the Farm to Fork capital.
Give them a listen and then tell them…are you joining Lindsey and Donte at NCECA?
Tell us using #themudpeddlers and tag Lindsey and Donte on your platform of choice.
Links and Shoutouts
Ianna Frisby @iannanova (https://www.iannanovafrisby.com/)
NCECA Website (https://nceca.net/2022-sacramento/)
Aida Lizalde @aida_lizalde (https://aidalizalde.com/)
Myung Ahn @myungahnceramics (https://www.instagram.com/myungahnceramics/?hl=en)
Daniel Trejo @dnltrejo (https://trejodaniel.com/About)
Sunshine Cobb @shinygbird (https://www.sunshinecobb.com/)
Kelsey Bowen @kjbowen (https://www.kelseyjbowen.com/)
Julie Clements @clements.julie (http://www.claypigeonceramics.com/)
About Your Hosts
Lindsey M Dillon is an award-winning professional ceramic artist who makes nerdy mugs, creature sculptures, and cafe dishware. She has been working in clay since 2007, and doing so professionally since 2014. Her supernatural powers haven't manifested yet, but it's ok, she'll wait.
Donte of Earth Nation Ceramics is a professional ceramic artist and Youtuber with over 60k artists in his community, all helping each other grow through their ceramic art journey one step at a time. He also has a massive addiction to boba milk tea and anime.
Find Lindsey
Website (https://www.lindseymdillon.com/)
Etsy (https://www.etsy.com/shop/lindseymdillon/)
Patreon (https://www.patreon.com/lindseymdillon)
Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/lindseymdillon/)
TikTok (https://www.tiktok.com/@lindseymdillon)
Facebook (https://www.facebook.com/lindseymdillon)
Find Donte
Website and online store (https://www.earthnationceramics.com/)
Patreon (https://www.patreon.com/Earthnationceramics/posts)
Youtube (https://www.youtube.com/earthnationceramics)
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TikTok (https://www.tiktok.com/@earthnationceramics)
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Lindsey and Donte share some tips for marketing an online shop update. We just finished up the most marketing-heavy time of year. It’s challenging enough just making everything you want to sell – developing a strategy to let people know it’s out there can feel overwhelming.
So, in this discussion, Lindsey and Donte share some tips that might be of help to the advertising-adverse. They also broaden the discussion to when it is a good time to start selling your work for the first time, and – in developing an overall online presence – how much of your personality you’re obligated to share.
How did you navigate sales during the holidays? What strategies do you use to tell people about your shop updates?
Tell us using #themudpeddlers and tag Lindsey and Donte on your platform of choice.
About Your Hosts
Lindsey M Dillon is an award-winning professional ceramic artist who makes nerdy mugs, creature sculptures, and cafe dishware. She has been working in clay since 2007, and doing so professionally since 2014. Her supernatural powers haven't manifested yet, but it's ok, she'll wait.
Donte of Earth Nation Ceramics is a professional ceramic artist and Youtuber with over 60k artists in his community, all helping each other grow through their ceramic art journey one step at a time. He also has a massive addiction to boba milk tea and anime.
Find Lindsey
Website (https://www.lindseymdillon.com/)
Etsy (https://www.etsy.com/shop/lindseymdillon/)
Patreon (https://www.patreon.com/lindseymdillon)
Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/lindseymdillon/)
TikTok (https://www.tiktok.com/@lindseymdillon)
Facebook (https://www.facebook.com/lindseymdillon)
Find Donte
Website and online store (https://www.earthnationceramics.com/)
Patreon (https://www.patreon.com/Earthnationceramics/posts)
Youtube (https://www.youtube.com/earthnationceramics)
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TikTok (https://www.tiktok.com/@earthnationceramics)
Facebook (https://www.facebook.com/EarthNationCeramics/)
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Lindsey and Donte reflect on this past year, and begin shaping plans for 2022. They chat about the goals they met, the goals they stand to face in the new year, and the goals that will carry over into next year – and why some got checked off and others did not. There’s talk of glazing adventures, troubles with stickers, and the unexpected growth(s) that added something special to their year. Oh and by the way…Lindsey finally made her Patreon.
About Your Hosts
Lindsey M Dillon is an award-winning professional ceramic artist who makes nerdy mugs, creature sculptures, and cafe dishware. She has been working in clay since 2007, and doing so professionally since 2014. Her supernatural powers haven't manifested yet, but it's ok, she'll wait.
Donte of Earth Nation Ceramics is a professional ceramic artist and Youtuber with over 60k artists in his community, all helping each other grow through their ceramic art journey one step at a time. He also has a massive addiction to boba milk tea and anime.
Find Lindsey
Website (https://www.lindseymdillon.com/)
Etsy (https://www.etsy.com/shop/lindseymdillon/)
Patreon (https://www.patreon.com/lindseymdillon)
Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/lindseymdillon/)
TikTok (https://www.tiktok.com/@lindseymdillon)
Facebook (https://www.facebook.com/lindseymdillon)
Find Donte
Website and online store (https://www.earthnationceramics.com/)
Patreon (https://www.patreon.com/Earthnationceramics/posts)
Youtube (https://www.youtube.com/earthnationceramics)
Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/earth_nation_ceramics/)
TikTok (https://www.tiktok.com/@earthnationceramics)
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In this extra craze-y episode, Lindsey and Donte talk all things crazing. Ever see tiny hairline cracks in your pottery? That's what crazing is. There's more that goes into it, so Lindsey asks Donte all about what crazing is, why it happens, how to fix it, and why it's a problem in the first place.
Consider this the sister episode to the video Donte recently posted on his channel, so if you're wanting to dive deeper, have a look! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pjS_87A7h5U
About Your Hosts
Lindsey M Dillon is an award-winning professional ceramic artist who makes nerdy mugs, creature sculptures, and cafe dishware. She has been working in clay since 2007, and doing so professionally since 2014. Her supernatural powers haven't manifested yet, but it's ok, she'll wait.
Donte of Earth Nation Ceramics is a professional ceramic artist and Youtuber with over 60k artists in his community, all helping each other grow through their ceramic art journey one step at a time. He also has a massive addiction to boba milk tea and anime.
Find Lindsey
Website (https://www.lindseymdillon.com/)
Etsy (https://www.etsy.com/shop/lindseymdillon/)
Patreon (https://www.patreon.com/lindseymdillon)
Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/lindseymdillon/)
TikTok (https://www.tiktok.com/@lindseymdillon)
Facebook (https://www.facebook.com/lindseymdillon)
Find Donte
Website and online store (https://www.earthnationceramics.com/)
Patreon (https://www.patreon.com/Earthnationceramics/posts)
Youtube (https://www.youtube.com/earthnationceramics)
Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/earth_nation_ceramics/)
TikTok (https://www.tiktok.com/@earthnationceramics)
Facebook (https://www.facebook.com/EarthNationCeramics/)
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Lindsey and Donte discuss how they plan their content -- both for their social media and for the items they make.
There's talk of what events on their calendar shape their practice, what's unique about creating content as ceramic artists, and why what they share on social media corresponds -- or doesn't -- with their day-to-day studio life.
How about you? Do you meticulously plan out your content, or do you post on the fly? What calendar events (from the school year to the fall and winter holidays) do you take into account when you sit down to create?
Find us below and tell us!
Episode Mentions:
A special thank you to Jaz (@sensory._.overload on IG) for their AMAZING fanart of Donte and I. As you can tell, Donte and I absolutely loved it.
Find Kate Farrall (art business coach) on IG @katefarrallcoaching
About Your Hosts
Lindsey M Dillon is an award-winning professional ceramic artist who makes nerdy mugs, creature sculptures, and cafe dishware. She has been working in clay since 2007, and doing so professionally since 2014. Her supernatural powers haven't manifested yet, but it's ok, she'll wait.
Donte of Earth Nation Ceramics is a professional ceramic artist and Youtuber with over 60k artists in his community, all helping each other grow through their ceramic art journey one step at a time. He also has a massive addiction to boba milk tea and anime.
Find Lindsey
Website (https://www.lindseymdillon.com/)
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Find Donte
Website and online store (https://www.earthnationceramics.com/)
Patreon (https://www.patreon.com/Earthnationceramics/posts)
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Lindsey and Donte talk pricing...again. In their first episode on pricing (way back in episode 5) they talked about how to price your work if you’re just beginning to sell your ceramics.
In this episode, they share how they've navigated questions they've run into as they've gained more experience selling their work -- questions you might have as well.
Questions like: How often do you raise your prices? When you raise them, by how much do you raise them? What do you do when you know you should raise your prices but you’re worried about driving away your audience? How much do you need to share your decisions about pricing with your audience? How do you navigate what someone might “expect” to pay for something, and what price that something needs to be to be profitable? How do your pricing choices affect your overall business model?
There’s a reason this episode is an hour long, and frankly...there’s still a lot more they could have discussed.
What did you think of the episode? How have you navigated pricing in your business? Find us below and tell us!
Find Lindsey
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Find Donte
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Lindsey and Donte discuss how they practice sustainability in our studios. They share some of the biggest baby steps they've taken to reduce, reuse, and recycle -- whether that means literally recycling clay, or finding creative ways to legitimize how much ice cream they wanna eat.
There’s talk of where they get their post-consumer shipping materials, what time of day they fire their work, and the one way you don’t want to reuse the plastic bags your clay comes in.
Referenced Links:
Donte’s Recycling Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TKcJxqgMkmI
EcoEnclose Packing Tape: https://www.ecoenclose.com/shop/carton-sealing-tape/pressure-sensitive-carton-sealing-tape/
History of Recycling: https://www.npr.org/2019/09/04/757539617/the-litter-myth
About Your Hosts
Lindsey M Dillon is an award-winning professional ceramic artist who makes nerdy mugs, creature sculptures, and cafe dishware. She has been working in clay since 2007, and doing so professionally since 2014. Her supernatural powers haven't manifested yet, but it's ok, she'll wait.
Donte of Earth Nation Ceramics is a professional ceramic artist and Youtuber with over 60k artists in his community, all helping each other grow through their ceramic art journey one step at a time. He also has a massive addiction to boba milk tea and anime.
Find Lindsey
Website (https://www.lindseymdillon.com/)
Etsy (https://www.etsy.com/shop/lindseymdillon/)
Patreon (https://www.patreon.com/lindseymdillon)
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TikTok (https://www.tiktok.com/@lindseymdillon)
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Find Donte
Website and online store (https://www.earthnationceramics.com/)
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Lindsey and Donte discuss the idea of learning through copying. When is it ok to copy someone's work? How have Lindsey and Donte learning through copying? What is the airspeed velocity of an unladen swallow?
About Your Hosts
Lindsey M Dillon is an award-winning professional ceramic artist who makes nerdy mugs, creature sculptures, and cafe dishware. She has been working in clay since 2007, and doing so professionally since 2014. Her supernatural powers haven't manifested yet, but it's ok, she'll wait.
Donte of Earth Nation Ceramics is a professional ceramic artist and Youtuber with over 60k artists in his community, all helping each other grow through their ceramic art journey one step at a time. He also has a massive addiction to boba milk tea and anime.
Find Lindsey
Website (https://www.lindseymdillon.com/)
Etsy (https://www.etsy.com/shop/lindseymdillon/)
Patreon (https://www.patreon.com/lindseymdillon)
Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/lindseymdillon/)
TikTok (https://www.tiktok.com/@lindseymdillon)
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Find Donte
Website and online store (https://www.earthnationceramics.com/)
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Donte asks Lindsey about her soon-to-debut Patreon. With hopes that sharing her process will help others considering creating a Patreon, she discusses how she set up her tiers, how she navigated choice paralysis, and how she and Donte differ when it comes to starting new endeavors.
About Your Hosts
Lindsey M Dillon is an award-winning professional ceramic artist who makes nerdy mugs, creature sculptures, and cafe dishware. She has been working in clay since 2007, and doing so professionally since 2014. Her supernatural powers haven't manifested yet, but it's ok, she'll wait.
Donte of Earth Nation Ceramics is a professional ceramic artist and Youtuber with over 60k artists in his community, all helping each other grow through their ceramic art journey one step at a time. He also has a massive addiction to boba milk tea and anime.
Find Lindsey
Website (https://www.lindseymdillon.com/)
Etsy (https://www.etsy.com/shop/lindseymdillon/)
Patreon (https://www.patreon.com/lindseymdillon)
Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/lindseymdillon/)
TikTok (https://www.tiktok.com/@lindseymdillon)
Facebook (https://www.facebook.com/lindseymdillon)
Find Donte
Website and online store (https://www.earthnationceramics.com/)
Patreon (https://www.patreon.com/Earthnationceramics/posts)
Youtube (https://www.youtube.com/earthnationceramics)
Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/earth_nation_ceramics/)
TikTok (https://www.tiktok.com/@earthnationceramics)
Facebook (https://www.facebook.com/EarthNationCeramics/)
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Lindsey picks Donte's brain about Patreon. How he set up his patron tiers, what were some of the biggest challenges when he first set it up, and how he's balanced the demands and rewards of running it. And some exciting news about The Mud Peddlers...
About Your Hosts
Lindsey M Dillon is an award-winning professional ceramic artist who makes nerdy mugs, creature sculptures, and cafe dishware. She has been working in clay since 2007, and doing so professionally since 2014. Her supernatural powers haven't manifested yet, but it's ok, she'll wait.
Donte of Earth Nation Ceramics is a professional ceramic artist and Youtuber with over 50k artists in his community, all helping each other grow through their ceramic art journey one step at a time. He also has a massive addiction to boba milk tea and anime.
Find Lindsey
Website (https://www.lindseymdillon.com/)
Etsy (https://www.etsy.com/shop/lindseymdillon/)
Patreon (https://www.patreon.com/lindseymdillon)
Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/lindseymdillon/)
TikTok (https://www.tiktok.com/@lindseymdillon)
Facebook (https://www.facebook.com/lindseymdillon)
Find Donte
Website and online store (https://www.earthnationceramics.com/)
Patreon (https://www.patreon.com/Earthnationceramics/posts)
Youtube (https://www.youtube.com/earthnationceramics)
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TikTok (https://www.tiktok.com/@earthnationceramics)
Facebook (https://www.facebook.com/EarthNationCeramics/)
Join the Discord (https://discord.gg/Xtmwk7y)
Lindsey and Donte discuss what habits have helped them out the most in their studio lives. We learn where Lindsey hoards her inspiration like a clay-covered dragon, how Donte's other career as a chef influences his wheel-throwing, and how to make sure your future self doesn't hate your past self so much that they time-travel to take revenge for your folly.
About Your Hosts
Lindsey M Dillon is an award-winning professional ceramic artist who makes nerdy mugs, creature sculptures, and cafe dishware. She has been working in clay since 2007, and doing so professionally since 2014. Her supernatural powers haven't manifested yet, but it's ok, she'll wait.
Donte of Earth Nation Ceramics is a professional ceramic artist and Youtuber with over 60k artists in his community, all helping each other grow through their ceramic art journey one step at a time. He also has a massive addiction to boba milk tea and anime.
Find Lindsey
Website (https://www.lindseymdillon.com/)
Etsy (https://www.etsy.com/shop/lindseymdillon/)
Patreon (https://www.patreon.com/lindseymdillon)
Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/lindseymdillon/)
TikTok (https://www.tiktok.com/@lindseymdillon)
Facebook (https://www.facebook.com/lindseymdillon)
Find Donte
Website and online store (https://www.earthnationceramics.com/)
Patreon (https://www.patreon.com/Earthnationceramics/posts)
Youtube (https://www.youtube.com/earthnationceramics)
Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/earth_nation_ceramics/)
TikTok (https://www.tiktok.com/@earthnationceramics)
Facebook (https://www.facebook.com/EarthNationCeramics/)
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Lindsey and Donte answer two listener questions about what is vitrification, and what are our favorite resources when we want to learn or troubleshoot. We're always happy to hear what you're curious about, so thanks for sending these in!
Recommendations list for reference:
Artists Helping Artists
Wheel Talk
The Potter's Cast
Washington Street Studios
Digital Fire
Ave Rivera
Sue MacLeod
John Britt
John Hesselberth Mastering Cone 6 Glazes
About Your Hosts
Lindsey M Dillon is an award-winning professional ceramic artist who makes nerdy mugs, creature sculptures, and cafe dishware. She has been working in clay since 2007, and doing so professionally since 2014. Her supernatural powers haven't manifested yet, but it's ok, she'll wait.
Donte of Earth Nation Ceramics is a professional ceramic artist and Youtuber with over 60k artists in his community, all helping each other grow through their ceramic art journey one step at a time. He also has a massive addiction to boba milk tea and anime.
Find Lindsey
Website (https://www.lindseymdillon.com/)
Etsy (https://www.etsy.com/shop/lindseymdillon/)
Patreon (https://www.patreon.com/lindseymdillon)
Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/lindseymdillon/)
TikTok (https://www.tiktok.com/@lindseymdillon)
Facebook (https://www.facebook.com/lindseymdillon)
Find Donte
Website and online store (https://www.earthnationceramics.com/)
Patreon (https://www.patreon.com/Earthnationceramics/posts)
Youtube (https://www.youtube.com/earthnationceramics)
Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/earth_nation_ceramics/)
TikTok (https://www.tiktok.com/@earthnationceramics)
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Lindsey and Donte share tips for folks who are or will be working in a community studio space for the first time, and a couple tidbits for folks new to ceramics as a whole. Some of this may seem basic, but as two former TA's/studio tech assistants, Lindsey and Donte have seen it all...more than once.
About Your Hosts
Lindsey M Dillon is an award-winning professional ceramic artist who makes nerdy mugs, creature sculptures, and cafe dishware. She has been working in clay since 2007, and doing so professionally since 2014. Her supernatural powers haven't manifested yet, but it's ok, she'll wait.
Donte of Earth Nation Ceramics is a professional ceramic artist and Youtuber with over 60k artists in his community, all helping each other grow through their ceramic art journey one step at a time. He also has a massive addiction to boba milk tea and anime.
Find Lindsey
Website (https://www.lindseymdillon.com/)
Etsy (https://www.etsy.com/shop/lindseymdillon/)
Patreon (https://www.patreon.com/lindseymdillon)
Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/lindseymdillon/)
TikTok (https://www.tiktok.com/@lindseymdillon)
Facebook (https://www.facebook.com/lindseymdillon)
Find Donte
Website and online store (https://www.earthnationceramics.com/)
Patreon (https://www.patreon.com/Earthnationceramics/posts)
Youtube (https://www.youtube.com/earthnationceramics)
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TikTok (https://www.tiktok.com/@earthnationceramics)
Facebook (https://www.facebook.com/EarthNationCeramics/)
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Lindsey and Donte discuss productivity. From weather to emotional downswings, they share what impacts their ability to be as effective as they want to be, and how they navigate it.
(Just a note, this episode was recorded in early June, so references to "last month" refer to May.)
About Your Hosts
Lindsey M Dillon is an award-winning professional ceramic artist who makes nerdy mugs, creature sculptures, and cafe dishware. She has been working in clay since 2007, and doing so professionally since 2014. Her supernatural powers haven't manifested yet, but it's ok, she'll wait.
Donte of Earth Nation Ceramics is a professional ceramic artist and Youtuber with over 60k artists in his community, all helping each other grow through their ceramic art journey one step at a time. He also has a massive addiction to boba milk tea and anime.
Find Lindsey
Website (https://www.lindseymdillon.com/)
Etsy (https://www.etsy.com/shop/lindseymdillon/)
Patreon (https://www.patreon.com/lindseymdillon)
Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/lindseymdillon/)
TikTok (https://www.tiktok.com/@lindseymdillon)
Facebook (https://www.facebook.com/lindseymdillon)
Find Donte
Website and online store (https://www.earthnationceramics.com/)
Patreon (https://www.patreon.com/Earthnationceramics/posts)
Youtube (https://www.youtube.com/earthnationceramics)
Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/earth_nation_ceramics/)
TikTok (https://www.tiktok.com/@earthnationceramics)
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Lindsey and Donte share how they started making their own glazes and some tips to help you get started making your own too. Why make your own glazes? What tools do you need to get started? How much water do you add? What do all those chemicals do? Am I even ready to start making glazes? What is the airspeed velocity of an unladen swallow? This episode helps you with, well, most of those questions.
About Your Hosts
Lindsey M Dillon is an award-winning professional ceramic artist who makes nerdy mugs, creature sculptures, and cafe dishware. She has been working in clay since 2007, and doing so professionally since 2014. Her supernatural powers haven't manifested yet, but it's ok, she'll wait.
Donte of Earth Nation Ceramics is a professional ceramic artist and Youtuber with over 60k artists in his community, all helping each other grow through their ceramic art journey one step at a time. He also has a massive addiction to boba milk tea and anime.
Find Lindsey
Website (https://www.lindseymdillon.com/)
Etsy (https://www.etsy.com/shop/lindseymdillon/)
Patreon (https://www.patreon.com/lindseymdillon)
Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/lindseymdillon/)
TikTok (https://www.tiktok.com/@lindseymdillon)
Facebook (https://www.facebook.com/lindseymdillon)
Find Donte
Website and online store (https://www.earthnationceramics.com/)
Patreon (https://www.patreon.com/Earthnationceramics/posts)
Youtube (https://www.youtube.com/earthnationceramics)
Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/earth_nation_ceramics/)
TikTok (https://www.tiktok.com/@earthnationceramics)
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Lindsey and Donte talk about the year so far: how far along they are in meeting the goals they set in January, and what they're aiming for between now and the end of 2021.
About Your Hosts
Lindsey M Dillon is an award-winning professional ceramic artist who makes nerdy mugs, creature sculptures, and cafe dishware. She has been working in clay since 2007, and doing so professionally since 2014. Her supernatural powers haven't manifested yet, but it's ok, she'll wait.
Donte of Earth Nation Ceramics is a professional ceramic artist and Youtuber with over 60k artists in his community, all helping each other grow through their ceramic art journey one step at a time. He also has a massive addiction to boba milk tea and anime.
Find Lindsey
Website (https://www.lindseymdillon.com/)
Etsy (https://www.etsy.com/shop/lindseymdillon/)
Patreon (https://www.patreon.com/lindseymdillon)
Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/lindseymdillon/)
TikTok (https://www.tiktok.com/@lindseymdillon)
Facebook (https://www.facebook.com/lindseymdillon)
Find Donte
Website and online store (https://www.earthnationceramics.com/)
Patreon (https://www.patreon.com/Earthnationceramics/posts)
Youtube (https://www.youtube.com/earthnationceramics)
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Lindsey and Donte discuss gatekeeping. They define it, discuss it, and muse over how it shows up in the ceramic art world and in their own lives. And no, they don't mean the kind of gatekeeping related to the escape of Ulfric Stormcloak from Skyrim's capitol...
About Your Hosts
Lindsey M Dillon is an award-winning professional ceramic artist who makes nerdy mugs, creature sculptures, and cafe dishware. She has been working in clay since 2007, and doing so professionally since 2014. Her supernatural powers haven't manifested yet, but it's ok, she'll wait.
Donte of Earth Nation Ceramics is a professional ceramic artist and Youtuber with over 60k artists in his community, all helping each other grow through their ceramic art journey one step at a time. He also has a massive addiction to boba milk tea and anime.
Find Lindsey
Website (https://www.lindseymdillon.com/)
Etsy (https://www.etsy.com/shop/lindseymdillon/)
Patreon (https://www.patreon.com/lindseymdillon)
Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/lindseymdillon/)
TikTok (https://www.tiktok.com/@lindseymdillon)
Facebook (https://www.facebook.com/lindseymdillon)
Find Donte
Website and online store (https://www.earthnationceramics.com/)
Patreon (https://www.patreon.com/Earthnationceramics/posts)
Youtube (https://www.youtube.com/earthnationceramics)
Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/earth_nation_ceramics/)
TikTok (https://www.tiktok.com/@earthnationceramics)
Facebook (https://www.facebook.com/EarthNationCeramics/)
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Lindsey and Donte talk about to slow down -- or speed up -- the drying process. There's talk of trash bags and water-dunking, fans and space heaters, and how you can prepare your piece for a long life free of cracks.
Find Lindsey:
Website
Etsy
Find Donte:
Website and online store
Youtube
Patreon
Lindsey and Donte chat with fellow geek and business-savvy ceramic artist Ave Rivera. There's talk of income streams, finding your people, expanding into Youtube and Patreon, learning business skills, convention goals, and also do you have a moment to discuss the great and powerful Bullet Journal?
Website www.averivera.com
Instagram @averiverastudio
Youtube Ave Rivera
Ave's Podcast Recommendations:
The Business of Making
Create and Thrive
Being Boss
Other Recommendations:
Printful - Shirt and Printing
Sticker App - Sticker Printing
Cat Print - Prints
About Your Hosts
Lindsey M Dillon is an award-winning professional ceramic artist who makes nerdy mugs, creature sculptures, and cafe dishware. She has been working in clay since 2007, and doing so professionally since 2014. Her supernatural powers haven't manifested yet, but it's ok, she'll wait.
Donte of Earth Nation Ceramics is a professional ceramic artist and Youtuber with over 60k artists in his community, all helping each other grow through their ceramic art journey one step at a time. He also has a massive addiction to boba milk tea and anime.
Find Lindsey
Website (https://www.lindseymdillon.com/)
Etsy (https://www.etsy.com/shop/lindseymdillon/)
Patreon (https://www.patreon.com/lindseymdillon)
Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/lindseymdillon/)
TikTok (https://www.tiktok.com/@lindseymdillon)
Facebook (https://www.facebook.com/lindseymdillon)
Find Donte
Website and online store (https://www.earthnationceramics.com/)
Patreon (https://www.patreon.com/Earthnationceramics/posts)
Youtube (https://www.youtube.com/earthnationceramics)
Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/earth_nation_ceramics/)
TikTok (https://www.tiktok.com/@earthnationceramics)
Facebook (https://www.facebook.com/EarthNationCeramics/)
Join the Discord (https://discord.gg/Xtmwk7y)
Lindsey and Donte talk websites: why they think they're important, how they built theirs, the challenges they ran into along the way, and some tips that might be helpful for those looking to build their first website. They try their best to stay on topic as the one subject of websites brings up debates about websites vs Etsy, artist statements, and shipping. But don't worry, it's not a Squarespace ad, they promise.
About Your Hosts
Lindsey M Dillon is an award-winning professional ceramic artist who makes nerdy mugs, cafe dishware, and creature sculptures. She has been working in clay since 2007, and doing so professionally since 2014. Her supernatural powers haven't manifested yet, but it's ok, she'll wait.
Donte of Earth Nation Ceramics is a professional ceramic artist and Youtuber with over 50k artists in his community, all helping each other grow through their ceramic art journey one step at a time. He also has a massive addiction to boba milk tea and anime.
Find Lindsey
Website (https://www.lindseymdillon.com/)
Etsy (https://www.etsy.com/shop/lindseymdillon/)
Patreon (https://www.patreon.com/lindseymdillon)
Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/lindseymdillon/)
TikTok (https://www.tiktok.com/@lindseymdillon)
Facebook (https://www.facebook.com/lindseymdillon)
Find Donte
Website and online store (https://www.earthnationceramics.com/)
Patreon (https://www.patreon.com/Earthnationceramics/posts)
Youtube (https://www.youtube.com/earthnationceramics)
Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/earth_nation_ceramics/)
TikTok (https://www.tiktok.com/@earthnationceramics)
Facebook (https://www.facebook.com/EarthNationCeramics/)
Join the Discord (https://discord.gg/Xtmwk7y)
Lindsey and Donte talk imposter syndrome -- what it is, how they've dealt with it, and how Donte definitely doesn't have it. No sir. They also discuss the importance (or lack thereof) of awards, and the difference between confirmation and validation.
Also, they have their first sponsor! The Mud Peddlers listeners get 10% off by visiting foundfamiliar.com/themudpeddlers and using Discount Code: themudpeddlers
Found Familiar is an online coffee company selling specialty coffee inspired by tabletop RPG’s. Every bag sold helps them fund & support artists, content creators, and other small businesses within the realm of TTRPG’s. Found Familiar offers a wide variety of coffees in both whole bean and ground form; including decaf options. Try Thieves Cant’, their secret blend with artwork by Anna Zee & Sara Zunda; Regular Gnoll, their modern espresso with artwork by Jessica Nguyen & Bob Q; or even Cartographer’s, a South American blend created in collaboration with The Mistress of Maps, Deven Rue.
Samples are available to help you narrow down your favorites and 5 LB bags are on their way for the Warlocks in desperate need of a caffeine patron.
About Your Hosts
Lindsey M Dillon is an award-winning professional ceramic artist who makes nerdy mugs, cafe dishware, and creature sculptures. She has been working in clay since 2007, and doing so professionally since 2014. Her supernatural powers haven't manifested yet, but it's ok, she'll wait.
Donte of Earth Nation Ceramics is a professional ceramic artist and Youtuber with over 50k artists in his community, all helping each other grow through their ceramic art journey one step at a time. He also has a massive addiction to boba milk tea and anime.
Find Lindsey
Website (https://www.lindseymdillon.com/)
Etsy (https://www.etsy.com/shop/lindseymdillon/)
Patreon (https://www.patreon.com/lindseymdillon)
Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/lindseymdillon/)
TikTok (https://www.tiktok.com/@lindseymdillon)
Facebook (https://www.facebook.com/lindseymdillon)
Find Donte
Website and online store (https://www.earthnationceramics.com/)
Patreon (https://www.patreon.com/Earthnationceramics/posts)
Youtube (https://www.youtube.com/earthnationceramics)
Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/earth_nation_ceramics/)
TikTok (https://www.tiktok.com/@earthnationceramics)
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Four ceramic artists walk into a Skype call...
Lindsey and Donte chat with Becca and Ryan of Wheel Talk podcast. There's talk of podcast and friendship origin stories, social media, business development, selling venues, work/life balance, artist heroes...and Donte and Lindsey begin to introduce Becca and Ryan to the world of anime conventions. Because they wanna be the very best, like no one ever was....
This episode is a shortened, edited version of our chat. To hear the full interview, listen on Wheel Talk Podcast on April 3rd (https://www.wheeltalkpotcast.com/). Find them on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or wherever you get your podcasts.
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Lindsey M Dillon is an award-winning professional ceramic artist who makes nerdy mugs, cafe dishware, and creature sculptures. She has been working in clay since 2007, and doing so professionally since 2014. Her supernatural powers haven't manifested yet, but it's ok, she'll wait.
Donte of Earth Nation Ceramics is a professional ceramic artist and Youtuber with over 50k artists in his community, all helping each other grow through their ceramic art journey one step at a time. He also has a massive addiction to boba milk tea and anime.
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Lindsey and Donte talk about their experiences and thoughts on making fanart and dealing with copyright issues. They discuss where the line in the sand is for them, resources for getting second opinions on your fanart, and how they navigate the sea of gray area. Also, they are 110% not lawyers. Just sayin'.
About Your Hosts
Lindsey M Dillon is an award-winning professional ceramic artist who makes nerdy mugs, cafe dishware, and creature sculptures. She has been working in clay since 2007, and doing so professionally since 2014. Her supernatural powers haven't manifested yet, but it's ok, she'll wait.
Donte of Earth Nation Ceramics is a professional ceramic artist and Youtuber with over 50k artists in his community, all helping each other grow through their ceramic art journey one step at a time. He also has a massive addiction to boba milk tea and anime.
Find Lindsey
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Lindsey and Donte discuss their artistic styles. Proverbial wine glasses in hand, they ruminate over such questions as: How long does it take to develop an artistic style? Does one find one's artistic style, or does it emerge from one's cumulative experiences? What does it mean to make someone's head explode..?
About Your Hosts
Lindsey M Dillon is an award-winning professional ceramic artist who makes nerdy mugs, cafe dishware, and creature sculptures. She has been working in clay since 2007, and doing so professionally since 2014. Her supernatural powers haven't manifested yet, but it's ok, she'll wait.
Donte of Earth Nation Ceramics is a professional ceramic artist and Youtuber with over 40k artists in his community, all helping each other grow through their ceramic art journey one step at a time. He also has a massive addiction to boba milk tea and anime.
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In this fun extra episode, Lindsey and Donte share their post-interview thoughts about their chat with Jon the Potter. They discuss what stood out most to each of them, share what they were nervous about, and wrap up with some reflection on being around people who are different than you.
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Lindsey M Dillon is an award-winning professional ceramic artist who makes nerdy mugs, cafe dishware, and creature sculptures. She has been working in clay since 2007, and doing so professionally since 2014. Her supernatural powers haven't manifested yet, but it's ok, she'll wait.
Donte of Earth Nation Ceramics is a professional ceramic artist and Youtuber with over 40k artists in his community, all helping each other grow through their ceramic art journey one step at a time. He also has a massive addiction to boba milk tea and anime.
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Lindsey and Donte sit down for a virtual chat with ceramic artist and Youtube star Jon the Potter. Amidst conversation about time management and business development, we hear how Jon navigates changing priorities, learning new skills, and his alternate reality career.
A big thanks to all of you who sent us questions to ask Jon!
About Your Hosts
Lindsey M Dillon is an award-winning professional ceramic artist who makes nerdy mugs, cafe dishware, and creature sculptures. She has been working in clay since 2007, and doing so professionally since 2014. Her supernatural powers haven't manifested yet, but it's ok, she'll wait.
Donte of Earth Nation Ceramics is a professional ceramic artist and Youtuber with over 40k artists in his community, all helping each other grow through their ceramic art journey one step at a time. He also has a massive addiction to boba milk tea and anime.
Find Lindsey
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Lindsey picks Donte's brain about sponsorships. They cover what kinds of sponsorships are out there, views on competition in the world of ceramic Youtubers, and things to consider to help you enjoy and benefit from your partnership. We also learn that Donte definitely isn't a tropey anime girl..not at all...it's not like he likes you or anything...
About Your Hosts
Lindsey M Dillon is an award-winning professional ceramic artist who makes nerdy mugs, cafe dishware, and creature sculptures. She has been working in clay since 2007, and doing so professionally since 2014. Her supernatural powers haven't manifested yet, but it's ok, she'll wait.
Donte of Earth Nation Ceramics is a professional ceramic artist and Youtuber with over 40k artists in his community, all helping each other grow through their ceramic art journey one step at a time. He also has a massive addiction to boba milk tea and anime.
Find Lindsey
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Lindsey and Donte share their answers to your most burning questions. There's talk of foggy mirrors, broken ankles, marriage, and Windex...indexes...dyslexia...?
Thanks to @artslinger111, @whereismyremote, @robotronink, and @andrewkcurry for their questions this week!
About Your Hosts
Lindsey M Dillon is an award-winning professional ceramic artist who makes nerdy mugs, cafe dishware, and creature sculptures. She has been working in clay since 2007, and doing so professionally since 2014. Her supernatural powers haven't manifested yet, but it's ok, she'll wait.
Donte of Earth Nation Ceramics is a professional ceramic artist and Youtuber with over 30k artists in his community, all helping each other grow through their ceramic art journey one step at a time. He also has a massive addiction to boba milk tea and anime.
Find Lindsey
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Lindsey and Donte discuss the medium of their careers: clay. They share which clays they've worked with, how those clays differ from one another, and what they might recommend for folks either getting into clay for the first time or looking to experiment.
With words like like cream cheese, butter, exfoliation, garbage...and baby poo...these mud peddlers are gettin' real high-brow this week.
About Your Hosts
Lindsey M Dillon is an award-winning professional ceramic artist who makes nerdy mugs, cafe dishware, and creature sculptures. She has been working in clay since 2007, and doing so professionally since 2014. Her supernatural powers haven't manifested yet, but it's ok, she'll wait.
Donte of Earth Nation Ceramics is a professional ceramic artist and Youtuber with over 30k artists in his community, all helping each other grow through their ceramic art journey one step at a time. He also has a massive addiction to boba milk tea and anime.
Find Lindsey
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In this end-of-the-year episode, Lindsey, Donte, and special guest Natasha (@tashathrowsraw) reflect on what changes this last year has brought them, and what they hope to focus on in 2021.
There's talk of shifting from a hobby practice to a monetized one, honing in artistic styles and business practices, navigating social media after getting a big boost in exposure, creative solutions to minimal production space, doing a wholesale order for the first time, developing glazes, making sculptures, opening a web store...it's been quite the year for our three clay goobers.
Shoutouts:
Echeri Ceramics (@echeri_ceramics and https://echericeramics.com/)
Made of Australia (@madeofaustralia and https://madeofaustralia.com/)
About Your Hosts
Lindsey M Dillon is an award-winning professional ceramic artist who makes nerdy mugs, cafe dishware, and creature sculptures. She has been working in clay since 2007, and doing so professionally since 2014. Her supernatural powers haven't manifested yet, but it's ok, she'll wait.
Donte of Earth Nation Ceramics is a professional ceramic artist and Youtuber with over 30k artists in his community, all helping each other grow through their ceramic art journey one step at a time. He also has a massive addiction to boba milk tea and anime.
Find Lindsey
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Lindsey and Donte discuss their day jobs: how and why Lindsey quit hers, and what it would take for Donte to quit his.
About Your Hosts
Lindsey M Dillon is an award-winning professional ceramic artist who makes nerdy mugs, cafe dishware, and creature sculptures. She has been working in clay since 2007, and doing so professionally since 2014. Her supernatural powers haven't manifested yet, but it's ok, she'll wait.
Donte of Earth Nation Ceramics is a professional ceramic artist and Youtuber with over 30k artists in his community, all helping each other grow through their ceramic art journey one step at a time. He also has a massive addiction to boba milk tea and anime.
Find Lindsey
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Lindsey and Donte discuss how they navigate the great December dungeon crawl of the holiday season. There's talk of which events to go to, what designs to sell, and thoughts on maintaining perspective while crying it out over the remains of their best laid plans.
About Your Hosts
Lindsey M Dillon is an award-winning professional ceramic artist who makes nerdy mugs, cafe dishware, and creature sculptures. She has been working in clay since 2007, and doing so professionally since 2014. Her supernatural powers haven't manifested yet, but it's ok, she'll wait.
Donte of Earth Nation Ceramics is a professional ceramic artist and Youtuber with over 30k artists in his community, all helping each other grow through their ceramic art journey one step at a time. He also has a massive addiction to boba milk tea and anime.
Find Lindsey
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Lindsey and Donte share some specific, practical tips that might have helped them level up a bit faster. Amidst the talk of ergonomics, slow-drying, and the best way to avoid upsetting your grandma, they examine some of the assumptions and cultural norms that shaped what they thought of as good pottery and what a high-level artist looked like.
A special thanks to Sue McLeod, who came up in our discussion of specific gravity. https://suemcleodceramics.com/
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Lindsey M Dillon is an award-winning professional ceramic artist who makes nerdy mugs, cafe dishware, and creature sculptures. She has been working in clay since 2007, and doing so professionally since 2014. Her supernatural powers haven't manifested yet, but it's ok, she'll wait.
Donte of Earth Nation Ceramics is a professional ceramic artist and Youtuber with over 30k artists in his community, all helping each other grow through their ceramic art journey one step at a time. He also has a massive addiction to boba milk tea and anime.
Find Lindsey
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Lindsey and Donte discuss the ins and outs of commissions. We hear how they decide whether to take a commission, what they've learned from past mistakes, and how they navigate the sometimes challenging dance of artist-client relations. Donte and Lindsey may or may not have some stylistic differences.
About Your Hosts
Lindsey M Dillon is an award-winning professional ceramic artist who makes nerdy mugs, cafe dishware, and creature sculptures. She has been working in clay since 2007, and doing so professionally since 2014. Her supernatural powers haven't manifested yet, but it's ok, she'll wait.
Donte of Earth Nation Ceramics is a professional ceramic artist and Youtuber with over 30k artists in his community, all helping each other grow through their ceramic art journey one step at a time. He also has a massive addiction to boba milk tea and anime.
Find Lindsey
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We all know it's been one hell of a year, and a lot of us are feeling a LOT of different emotions. So this episode, Donte and Lindsey talk about just that -- their emotions. They discuss the "proper" response to random acts of tears, they note the value of going on a "therapist date", and we hear Lindsey ramp up from 0-100% on the "Am I seriously crying on my own podcast?" scale.
About Your Hosts
Lindsey M Dillon is an award-winning professional ceramic artist who makes nerdy mugs, cafe dishware, and creature sculptures. She has been working in clay since 2007, and doing so professionally since 2014. Her supernatural powers haven't manifested yet, but it's ok, she'll wait.
Donte of Earth Nation Ceramics is a professional ceramic artist and Youtuber with over 30k artists in his community, all helping each other grow through their ceramic art journey one step at a time. He also has a massive addiction to boba milk tea and anime.
Find Lindsey
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Thanks to a suggestion from Renee of @saltwaterstoneware, Lindsey and Donte share some of the stranger aspects of clay culture. There's talk of kiln gods and coping mechanisms, kiln gender and critical thinking, and Donte's favorite way to start a religion. Hint: it involves hamsters.
About Your Hosts
Lindsey M Dillon is an award-winning professional ceramic artist who makes nerdy mugs, cafe dishware, and creature sculptures. She has been working in clay since 2007, and doing so professionally since 2014. Her supernatural powers haven't manifested yet, but it's ok, she'll wait.
Donte of Earth Nation Ceramics is a professional ceramic artist and Youtuber with over 30k artists in his community, all helping each other grow through their ceramic art journey one step at a time. He also has a massive addiction to boba milk tea and anime.
Find Lindsey
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Lindsey and Donte discuss how they reconcile life's demands with the finite nature of time. We follow Lindsey's journey paring down hours at her part-time job before going full-time artist, and learn that Donte fits work into an hour like an anime nerd fits cosplays into a suitcase.
About Your Hosts
Lindsey M Dillon is an award-winning professional ceramic artist who makes nerdy mugs, cafe dishware, and creature sculptures. She has been working in clay since 2007, and doing so professionally since 2014. Her supernatural powers haven't manifested yet, but it's ok, she'll wait.
Donte of Earth Nation Ceramics is a professional ceramic artist and Youtuber with over 30k artists in his community, all helping each other grow through their ceramic art journey one step at a time. He also has a massive addiction to boba milk tea and anime.
Find Lindsey
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Lindsey and Donte share how they price their work. There's talk of formulas and intuition, outside opinions and internal principles, and -- last but not least -- pigs and elephants.
About Your Hosts
Lindsey M Dillon is an award-winning professional ceramic artist who makes nerdy mugs, cafe dishware, and creature sculptures. She has been working in clay since 2007, and doing so professionally since 2014. Her supernatural powers haven't manifested yet, but it's ok, she'll wait.
Donte of Earth Nation Ceramics is a professional ceramic artist and Youtuber with over 30k artists in his community, all helping each other grow through their ceramic art journey one step at a time. He also has a massive addiction to boba milk tea and anime.
Find Lindsey
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In this special extra episode, Lindsey and Donte take a moment to thank all of you for making the rollout of The Mud Peddlers so exciting, and shoutout the folks who taken the time to write a review on Apple Podcasts. They discuss what it was like to start something totally new, what editing your own voice is like, and they join the thousands of people who have seen themselves and asked, "Does my face do that?"
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Lindsey M Dillon is an award-winning professional ceramic artist who makes nerdy mugs, cafe dishware, and creature sculptures. She has been working in clay since 2007, and doing so professionally since 2014. Her supernatural powers haven't manifested yet, but it's ok, she'll wait.
Donte of Earth Nation Ceramics is a professional ceramic artist and Youtuber with over 30k artists in his community, all helping each other grow through their ceramic art journey one step at a time. He also has a massive addiction to boba milk tea and anime.
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Lindsey and Donte share their experiences and tips about tabling at conventions and fairs. They cover how to use the zombie-apocalypse crowds to your benefit, when you don't want to maintain eye contact, and how to do the hardest thing at an anime convention -- stop talking about anime.
About Your Hosts
Lindsey M Dillon is an award-winning professional ceramic artist who makes nerdy mugs, cafe dishware, and creature sculptures. She has been working in clay since 2007, and doing so professionally since 2014. Her supernatural powers haven't manifested yet, but it's ok, she'll wait.
Donte of Earth Nation Ceramics is a professional ceramic artist and Youtuber with over 30k artists in his community, all helping each other grow through their ceramic art journey one step at a time. He also has a massive addiction to boba milk tea and anime.
Find Lindsey
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Lindsey and Donte share how they navigate the wide world of social media. There's talk of what it means to be "spammy", how to satisfy the algorithm and stay sane (maybe at the same time), and how they approach branding. Also sunset walks with sorcerers.
About Your Hosts
Lindsey M Dillon is an award-winning professional ceramic artist who makes nerdy mugs, cafe dishware, and creature sculptures. She has been working in clay since 2007, and doing so professionally since 2014. Her supernatural powers haven't manifested yet, but it's ok, she'll wait.
Donte of Earth Nation Ceramics is a professional ceramic artist and Youtuber with over 30k artists in his community, all helping each other grow through their ceramic art journey one step at a time. He also has a massive addiction to boba milk tea and anime.
Find Lindsey
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Lindsey and Donte share how their business has grown from where it began to where it is now. There's talk of rent bills and studio fees, part-time jobs and cases of mistaken identity at conventions. And Donte might be a vampire.
About Your Hosts
Lindsey M Dillon is an award-winning professional ceramic artist who makes nerdy mugs, cafe dishware, and creature sculptures. She has been working in clay since 2007, and doing so professionally since 2014. Her supernatural powers haven't manifested yet, but it's ok, she'll wait.
Donte of Earth Nation Ceramics is a professional ceramic artist and Youtuber with over 30k artists in his community, all helping each other grow through their ceramic art journey one step at a time. He also has a massive addiction to boba milk tea and anime.
Find Lindsey
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Lindsey and Donte share how they got started in ceramics and how they met. There's harrowing tales of getting mono in high school, the proper way to react to a bad breakup, and why it may not be the best idea to bring an 18-inch vase to a pub.
About Your Hosts
Lindsey M Dillon is an award-winning professional ceramic artist who makes nerdy mugs, cafe dishware, and creature sculptures. She has been working in clay since 2007, and doing so professionally since 2014. Her supernatural powers haven't manifested yet, but it's ok, she'll wait.
Donte of Earth Nation Ceramics is a professional ceramic artist and Youtuber with over 30k artists in his community, all helping each other grow through their ceramic art journey one step at a time. He also has a massive addiction to boba milk tea and anime.
Find Lindsey
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Find Donte
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