120 episodes

A podcast where we talk all about what it's really like to make a living from the things you make. Featuring candid interviews with other ceramicists and makers, as well as helpful business tips to make your side-hustle into a life-giving, viable business.

The Maker's Playbook Rebecca Ickes Carra

    • Arts
    • 4.8 • 97 Ratings

A podcast where we talk all about what it's really like to make a living from the things you make. Featuring candid interviews with other ceramicists and makers, as well as helpful business tips to make your side-hustle into a life-giving, viable business.

    Ep 506: Business FOMO (and NCECA)

    Ep 506: Business FOMO (and NCECA)

    FOMO (or the fear of missing out) seems to surround us. But it’s especially pervasive online - as we watch other people live their lives (or at least the versions they show us), and do things that perhaps we wish we could do or dream about doing. Like attending a conference perhaps? This week were talking about the realities of attending or NOT attending NCECA as well as the larger issues in our lives and businesses that FOMO causes.


    Feeling the FOMO because you aren't going to NCECA? Come hang out inside of The Community - Learn more & join for even just 1 month by clicking here.

    One of my favorite books mentioned in this episode: Deep Work by Cal Newport (purchasing the book through this link helps support the podcast)

    Today’s episode is brought to you by the following sponsors:
    The Rosenfield Collection of Functional Ceramic Art
    Bray Clay by the Archie Bray
    Follow The Maker's Playbook on Instagram @themakersplaybook

    Have questions about the show or want to say Hi? Email us at: podcast (at) makers-playbook (dot) com

    • 27 min
    Ep 505: Creating Environmentally Friendly Pottery with Yuliya Makliuk of Here & Now Pottery

    Ep 505: Creating Environmentally Friendly Pottery with Yuliya Makliuk of Here & Now Pottery

    Do you get overwhelmed at the idea of making your studio practice environmentally friendly? It can seem impossible to figure out where to start and what actually makes an impact. The science of climate change is complicated at best, and more often than not confusing. Which is exactly why I’m so grateful for people like Yuliya Makliuk - a trained ecologist and potter. Yuliya recently wrote the book Potters Save the World: Learn to Make Sustainable Ceramics and Help Protect the Earth, and on this week’s episode we talk all about the process of self-publishing this important book as well as creating her own pottery amidst an ever changing reality of living in Ukraine.

    Guest Resources:
    Yuliya Makliuk's Instagram - @hereandnowpottery
    Resources - Potters Save the World by Yuliya Makliuk (click here to purchase using our affiliate link & help support this podcast!)

    Today’s episode is brought to you by the following sponsors:
    The Rosenfield Collection of Functional Ceramic Art
    Bray Clay by the Archie Bray


    Follow The Maker's Playbook on Instagram @themakersplaybook

    Have questions about the show or want to say Hi? Email us at: podcast (at) makers-playbook (dot) com

    • 1 hr 6 min
    Ep: 504 - Setting Boundaries & Vetting Educators Online with Hope Limyansky-Smith

    Ep: 504 - Setting Boundaries & Vetting Educators Online with Hope Limyansky-Smith

    The internet can be amazing for connecting us all to resources we wouldn’t otherwise have access to. But it can also be absolutely overwhelming. With so many people teaching online, how can we tell who actually knows what they are doing? How do we know (especially if we decide to pay) that they are actually qualified to teach us? I’m not talking about formal qualifications and diplomas here - obviously, there are plenty of problems with the traditional structures of arts education. But at the same time, there’s additionally the sneaky problem of online education not having any sort of barrier to access - literally anyone can call themselves a teacher on the internet.
    During Part Two of my conversation with Hope Limyansky-Smith, we dig into the pros & cons of being online educators and the ways in which we ourselves vet other educators we want to learn from as students ourselves. Before all of that, we also have a very important discussion on setting boundaries online both for ourselves and with each other so that we can continue to enjoy building new friendships online, which really is what makes being on social media great, isn’t it? 

    Guest Resources:
    Hope Limyansky-Smith's Instagram - @limyanskystudios

    Today’s episode is brought to you by the following sponsors:
    The Rosenfield Collection of Functional Ceramic Art
    Bray Clay by the Archie Bray



    Follow The Maker's Playbook on Instagram @themakersplaybook

    Have questions about the show or want to say Hi? Email us at: podcast (at) makers-playbook (dot) com

    • 58 min
    Ep 503: Instagram: The Good, The Bad & The Weird with Hope Limyansky-Smith

    Ep 503: Instagram: The Good, The Bad & The Weird with Hope Limyansky-Smith

    How often do you look at what other makers are sharing on social media and think to yourself - “How do they have time to make all this CONTENT? Daily reels, stories, thoughtfully designed themes, not to mention the actual pots!” It’s easy to feel overwhelmed. This week on the podcast, we’re going behind-the-scenes with Hope Limyansky-Smith of Limyansky Studios who consistently posts 5 days a week while also teaching full-time to understand what it’s really like to create so much for social media. 
    Spoiler: This is only part one of my chat with Hope, so be sure you are following the show on whatever podcast app you use to listen in order to not miss out on part two!


    Guest Resources:
    Hope Limyansky-Smith's Instagram - @limyanskystudios

    Today’s episode is brought to you by the following sponsors:
    The Rosenfield Collection of Functional Ceramic Art
    Bray Clay by the Archie Bray


    Follow The Maker's Playbook on Instagram @themakersplaybook

    Have questions about the show or want to say Hi? Email us at: podcast (at) makers-playbook (dot) com

    • 50 min
    EP 502: Waiting until the Time is Right with Victoria Brook

    EP 502: Waiting until the Time is Right with Victoria Brook

    What were you doing 15 years ago? Were you already making? Had you not even found clay yet? It’s amazing the twists and turns our lives can take, and yet, without them, we wouldn’t be doing what we’re doing today. On today’s episode, I sit down with Victoria Brook, who first introduced me to wheel throwing 15 years ago, when I lived in Newcastle-upon-Tyne, England for a year. A lifetime has happened since, and yet at the same time, in many ways Victoria and I both are coming full circle.


    Guest Resources:
    Victoria Brook's Instagram - @mygianthandsmadethese

    Today’s episode is brought to you by the following sponsors:
    The Rosenfield Collection of Functional Ceramic Art
    The Archie Bray & Bray Poxy 
    Follow The Maker's Playbook on Instagram @themakersplaybook

    Have questions about the show or want to say Hi? Email us at: podcast (at) makers-playbook (dot) com

    • 1 hr 14 min
    Ep 501: Things that Want to Happen with Rebecca Harvey of the Archie Bray

    Ep 501: Things that Want to Happen with Rebecca Harvey of the Archie Bray

    We’re kicking off Season 5 with a big announcement right at the start of my chat with Rebecca Harvey, the executive director of the Archie Bray. Rebecca and I also chat about the history of the Bray and her vision for the future, along with the pros & cons of traditional academic education and partnering (or not!) with galleries.

    Never miss an important announcement (or sneak peek) about what's happening with The Maker's Playbook by adding your email to the insider's list at: makersplaybook.com/newsletter

    Guest Resources:
    Rebecca Harvey's  Instagram - @r.harveythisisatest

    Today’s episode is brought to you by the following sponsors:
    The Rosenfield Collection of Functional Ceramic Art
    Bray Clay by the Archie Bray

    The Maker's Playbook is now a part of the Brickyard Network! Find more awesome pottery podcasts by clicking here. 
    Follow The Maker's Playbook on Instagram @themakersplaybook

    Have questions about the show or want to say Hi? Email us at: podcast (at) makers-playbook (dot) com

    • 56 min

Customer Reviews

4.8 out of 5
97 Ratings

97 Ratings

kcamero ,

A Truly Superior Pottery Podcast!!!

Rebecca is amazing! With honesty, forthrightness and intelligence, she combs the pottery world and finds those who are not only very experienced but also those who have recently started. She is skilled as an interviewer. I have found her podcast one of the few that I listen to from beginning to end!

Gracepf ,

Love!

Just heard the episode with Sarah Hussaini (Not Work Related) and am now working my way through all the previous episodes. So enlightening! As someone who works alongside small biz owners (mostly makers/creatives) daily, this episode was thoughtful and thought provoking. Thank you!!

Kevinpleong ,

Good info but too pushy

I love the info on this channel. I think that the content is very relevant and useful to potters and makers in generally. My issue with this podcast is it is really pushy. I feel like there are a lot of ads and most of the time it is go to the makers community but what isn’t mentioned is it is $27 and the podcast only gives a little bit of info. Everything else makers community.

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