After the show ends, how do you keep the momentum going?

Last month I had a table at a small craft fair here in Pittsburgh. Sold a couple of pieces, got a lot of people picking up my smaller hand studies and turning them over, asking questions, really engag…

Dealing with empty accounts sending follow requests

I keep getting follow requests from accounts that have no posts, no followers, nothing. Just blank profiles. On one hand I don't want to ignore real people who might be quietly browsing, on the other…

Keeping reels simple when your process is messy by nature

I filmed a reel last week of a small hand sculpture at the hollowing stage. Clay everywhere, tools scattered, kiln shelves stacked in the background. When I watched it back I realized there was so muc…

Figuring out when captions on reels actually matter

I started posting short clips of pieces coming off the wheel and out of the kiln, mostly hands and torsos in progress. No talking, just the work. Views were fine but nobody was really engaging. Last w…

Boosting a single post monthly, has anyone here tried it?

A photographer I know spends a small budget boosting one reel per month and apparently pulled 180,000 views and 300 new followers off a single one. That's a wild number for someone who isn't exactly a…

Selling work face to face without feeling like a used car dealer

Last month I had a table at a local art market here in Pittsburgh, mostly small torsos and a few hand studies. Someone picked up a piece, held it for a good thirty seconds, clearly feeling the weight…

Best way to build up to an exhibition announcement online

I got invited to show a small group of figurative pieces at a gallery here in Pittsburgh this fall. First time doing anything beyond a group show at a community center, so I'm genuinely unsure how to…

One long process video or several short ones for a limited edition?

I'm putting together a small limited edition of hand sculptures, maybe ten pieces total. Each one gets finished, mounted, and packaged in a way that feels intentional, not just bubble wrap in a box. I…

What paper or coating holds up for selling reproductions?

I started making some small photo prints of my finished sculptures to sell at a local market, and the first batch yellowed on me within weeks. Just sitting on a shelf in my studio. I'm not a printmake…

Getting back on Instagram after months of radio silence

I basically abandoned my Instagram for close to five months. Between coaching soccer and a string of kiln disasters that left me with nothing worth photographing, I just stopped posting. Now when I sh…