305: Fall Fund Drive: Sandy Simon on how the internet changed the way pots are sold

Today on the Tales of a Red Clay Rambler Podcast I have an
interview with potter and gallery owner Sandy Simon. She was a
student of Warren MacKenzie’s at the University of Minnesota in
the late 1960’s where she developed a studio practice of making
utilitarian pots that continues to this day. In 1994 Sandy opened
Trax Gallery in Berkeley, CA and has used the space to champion
functional pottery. In our interview we talk about balancing form
and decoration to create a unified pot, best practices for
approaching galleries, and how the internet has changed the way
pots are sold. For more information on Sandy visit
www.traxgallery.com.


 


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you is that this podcast helps you feel connected to other
artists. We live in a divided time and many of us are working by
ourselves in solitary studios. The podcast combats that feeling
of isolation by fostering a sense of community, while also
providing an archive of our field. At this point our Patreon
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than half of our monthly budget of $2000, which goes to
promotion, production costs, and labor. My wife and I kick in the
rest, which we do out of love for the project, but as you can
imagine we could really use your help. The goal of our Fall Fund
Drive is to raise $12,000 for the next year.


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For today’s AMACO Community Corkboard we have Greenwich House
Pottery’s annual Made In Clay holiday sale happening December
13th and 14th. The sale features work by over fifty participating
artists and takes place at GHP’s historic brick walk-up at 16
Jones Street in the heart of New York City's Greenwich
Village. For more info about Made in Clay visit
www.greenwichhouse.org/calendar. I’d like to thank Amaco/Brent
for sponsoring the community corkboard. Brent Equipment is
celebrating their 50th Anniversary this year and have created a
Limited Edition Black CXC wheel. For more information visit
www.amaco.com.