WORK AND PLAY :The Potter's Life

摘要

After completing graduate school two years ago, I returned to Philadelphia to set up a studio. Good timing and a bit of luck provided cheap live/work space already wired for kilns. I sent emails to every gallery I could find, with images, resume, etc., letting them know I was interested in showing my work. I was surprised to find this an extremely effective way of soliciting business. Last year, I shipped work to galleries for shows and for their shops, sold at indie craft fairs, a big convetion center show, through the Internet and privately through my studio. I am just starting to figure out my market and still learning what works and what doesn't. Keeping good records of all work I send out lets me know which places sell a lot of cups and which places sell mostly larger items.