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Jan. 27, 2023

#116 Creating Mushroom Themed Pottery w/Anna Cummins

What is up Shaping Nation on this episode of Shaping Your Pottery I got to interview Anna Cummins. Anna makes some really incredible mushroom themed pottery. you can learn more about Anna by going to her Instagram Top 3 value bombs: 1. How to create...

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Jan. 25, 2023

#115 Discovering Your Pottery Style Before Sharing It On Social Media

What is up Shaping Nation on this episode of Shaping Your Pottery I am talking about why you should discover your pottery style before sharing it on Social Media. Discovering your style before you share it to social media is the best thing you can do...

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Jan. 23, 2023

#114 How To Create Cozy Knitted Pottery w/Lindsay Langsdale

What is up Shaping Nation on this episode of Shaping Your Pottery I got to Interview Lindsay Langsdale. Lindsay owns the Brick and Morter Studios in San Francisco she creates some wonderful sweater themed pottery and sculptures. You can learn more...

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Jan. 21, 2023

#113 How To Gain Confidence With Your Pottery

What is up Shaping Nation on this Episode of Shaping Your Pottery I am talking about how to gain confidence with your pottery.  You will learn three tips to help you gain confidence with your pottery If you want to start discovering your unique...

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Jan. 20, 2023

#112 Creating the Human Experience Through Pottery w/ Jamie Bates Slo…

What is Up Shaping Nation on this episode of Shaping Your Pottery I got to interview Jamie Bates Slone. Jamie creates some wonderful functional and sculptural porcelain pottery that she expresses the human experience by creating human figures such as...

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Jan. 18, 2023

#111 How Adding Traumas From Your Life Can Help You Discover Your Voi…

What is up Shaping Nation on this episode of Shaping Your Pottery I am talking about adding Traumas from your life into your pottery and how this is a really great way to help discover your voice If you have a Full time job but still want to have time...

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Jan. 16, 2023

#110 Creating Fantasy Themed Pottery w/ Ahnalisa Reevis

What is up Shaping Nation on this episode of Shaping Your Pottery I got to interview Ahnalisa Reevis. Ahnalisa makes really incredible Fantasy themed pottery. You can learn more about Ahnalisa by checking out her Instagram Top 3 Value Bombs:  1....

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Jan. 14, 2023

#109 Finding your voice in pottery is like building a fire

What is up Shaping Nation on this episode of Shaping Your Pottery I am talking about how discovering your voice in pottery is like building a fire. You will learn about Preparation and Experience and how these two things will help you discover your...

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Jan. 13, 2023

#108 Making Little Rituals A Little More Exciting w/ Hannah Lenhart

What is up Shaping Nation on this episode of Shaping Your Pottery I got to interview Hannah Lenhart. Hannah makes some really amazingly bright and colorful pottery. You can learn more about Hannah on her Instagram Top 3 Value Bombs: 1. How to make...

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Jan. 11, 2023

#107 Should You Have Multiple Styles In Pottery

What is up Shaping Nation on this episode of Shaping Your Pottery I am going to be talking about if you should have multiple style or not in pottery. You will learn in this episode about how the movie Star Wars can help you decide if you should have...

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Jan. 9, 2023

#106 Making Illustrative Pottery Using Stamps and Carving w/ Deidra R…

What is up Shaping Nation on this episode of Shaping Your Pottery I got to interview Deidra Roat. Deidra is a mother and has been making pottery for almost 20 years now. On this episode you will learn about how Deidra makes her Illustrative pottery....

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Jan. 7, 2023

#105 Your Pottery Voice Should Always Be Evolving!

What is up Shaping Nation on this episode of Shaping Your Pottery I am talking about how your pottery should always be evolving! The more we practice our skills in pottery the more our voice will begin to change as well. If your pottery is still the...

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Jan. 6, 2023

#104 Creating Everyday Objects with Pottery w/ Kate Schroeder

What is up Shaping Nation on this episode of Shaping Your Pottery I got to interview Kate Shroeder. Kate's pottery can be found in all 7 continents, she creates pottery inspired by everyday objects. You can learn more about Kate on Instagram You can...

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Jan. 4, 2023

#103 Building your skills to match your pottery vision!

What is up Shaping Nation on this episode of Shaping Your Pottery I am talking about building up your skills to match your pottery vision. We all have tons of ideas to incorporate into our pottery, but most of the time are skills don't match out...

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Jan. 2, 2023

#102 Embracing Your Inner Maximalist w/ Naomi Peterson

What is up Shaping Nation on this episode of Shaping Your Pottery I got to interview Naomi Peterson. Naomi makes some bright and fluffy pottery and embraces her inner maximalist to create her work.  You can learn more about Naomi by checking out...

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Dec. 31, 2022

#101 Practicing things you don't like in pottery

What is up Shaping Nation on this episode of Shaping Your Pottery I talk about practicing making things that you don't like to make Why does this matter. Well this matters because sometimes their are things that we really don't like to make, but when...

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Dec. 30, 2022

#100- 10 things I learned since starting this podcast that can help y…

What is up Shaping Nation on this episode of Shaping Your Pottery we are celebrating episode #100. It is thanks to you guys that I can continue this podcast. Thank you so much Shaping Nation! The 10 things that you will be learning are: stay...

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Dec. 28, 2022

#99 Unlearn to learn and push your pottery further

What is up Shaping Nation o this episode of Shaping Your Pottery I am talking about Unlearning to learn and grow as a potter Often times we think we know something so we stop learning and growing, but then we can kind of get stagnate and our pottery...

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Dec. 26, 2022

#98 Exploring Relationships Through Pottery w/ Gabs Conway

What is up Shaping Nation on this episode of Shaping Your Pottery I got to interview Gabs Conway. Gabs makes some incredible Anthropomorphic pottery that she uses to explore relationships such as that of sibling, friends, or lovers. You can follow...

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Dec. 24, 2022

#97 Adding your strengths to your pottery to help with discovering yo…

What is up Shaping Nation on this episode of Shaping Your Pottery I am talking about adding your strengths to your pottery. We all have strengths that we can leverage and add them to out pottery. Maybe you are a kind and caring person, How can you add...

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Dec. 23, 2022

#96 Using Newsprint Transfers to Tell stories from Lives Past and Pr…

What is up Shaping Nation on this episode of Shaping Your Pottery I got to Interview Carolyn Tripp, Carolyn makes some really amazing pottery. She uses newsprint transfers to Tell stories from Lives Past and Present. You can check out Carolyn's work...

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Dec. 21, 2022

#95 Learning to Mix and Match Techniques in Pottery to help discover …

What is up Shaping Nation on this episode of Shaping Your Pottery I am talking about mixing and matching techniques. Doing this is a super simple way to start developing your pottery skills further and start discovering your unique pottery voice. If...

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Dec. 19, 2022

#94 Creating Carved Floral Designs with Gradients of Underglaze w/ Ki…

What is up Shaping Nation on this episode of Shaping Your Pottery I got to interview Kirsty Kash. Kirsty creates carved floral designs and inlaid with a gradient of underglazes. Kirsty is also a mother and is transitioning in becoming a full time...

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Dec. 17, 2022

#93 Making a Presentation with your pottery

On this episode I talk about how the movie Megamind can help you discover your unique pottery voice. You will learn in this episode the power of thinking of your pottery as a presentation or story Grab Your Free Quick Start Guide to finding what you...

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