Episodes

Feb. 2, 2021

16. Sponsorships: "Senpai noticed me..."

Lindsey picks Donte's brain about sponsorships. They cover what kinds of sponsorships are out there, views on competition in the world of ceramic Youtubers, and things to consider to help you enjoy and benefit from your partnership. We also learn that Donte definitely isn't a tropey anime girl..not at all...it's not like he likes you or anything... About Your Hosts Lindsey M Dillon is an award-winning professional ceramic artist who makes nerdy mugs, cafe dishware, and creature sculptures. She...
Feb. 2, 2021

16. Sponsorships: "Senpai noticed me..."

Lindsey picks Donte's brain about sponsorships. They cover what kinds of sponsorships are out there, views on competition in the world of ceramic Youtubers, and things to consider to help you enjoy and benefit from your partnership. We also learn that Donte definitely isn't a tropey anime girl..not at all...it's not like he likes you or anything... About Your Hosts Lindsey M Dillon is an award-winning professional ceramic artist who makes nerdy mugs, cafe dishware, and creature sculptures. She...
Jan. 19, 2021

15. Listener Questions: Peep Holes, Epic Fails, Cushy Jobs, and Critique

Lindsey and Donte share their answers to your most burning questions. There's talk of foggy mirrors, broken ankles, marriage, and Windex...indexes...dyslexia...? Thanks to @artslinger111, @whereismyremote, @robotronink, and @andrewkcurry for their questions this week! About Your Hosts Lindsey M Dillon is an award-winning professional ceramic artist who makes nerdy mugs, cafe dishware, and creature sculptures. She has been working in clay since 2007, and doing so professionally since 2014. Her...
Jan. 19, 2021

15. Listener Questions: Peep Holes, Epic Fails, Cushy Jobs, and Critique

Lindsey and Donte share their answers to your most burning questions. There's talk of foggy mirrors, broken ankles, marriage, and Windex...indexes...dyslexia...? Thanks to @artslinger111, @whereismyremote, @robotronink, and @andrewkcurry for their questions this week! About Your Hosts Lindsey M Dillon is an award-winning professional ceramic artist who makes nerdy mugs, cafe dishware, and creature sculptures. She has been working in clay since 2007, and doing so professionally since 2014. Her...
Jan. 19, 2021

15. Listener Questions: Peep Holes, Epic Fails, Cushy Jobs, and Critique

Lindsey and Donte share their answers to your most burning questions. There's talk of foggy mirrors, broken ankles, marriage, and Windex...indexes...dyslexia...? Thanks to @artslinger111, @whereismyremote, @robotronink, and @andrewkcurry for their questions this week! About Your Hosts Lindsey M Dillon is an award-winning professional ceramic artist who makes nerdy mugs, cafe dishware, and creature sculptures. She has been working in clay since 2007, and doing so professionally since 2014. Her...
Jan. 5, 2021

14. Choosing Your Clay: "It's like cream cheese..."

Lindsey and Donte discuss the medium of their careers: clay. They share which clays they've worked with, how those clays differ from one another, and what they might recommend for folks either getting into clay for the first time or looking to experiment. With words like like cream cheese, butter, exfoliation, garbage...and baby poo...these mud peddlers are gettin' real high-brow this week. About Your Hosts Lindsey M Dillon is an award-winning professional ceramic artist who makes nerdy mugs,...
Jan. 5, 2021

14. Choosing Your Clay: "It's like cream cheese..."

Lindsey and Donte discuss the medium of their careers: clay. They share which clays they've worked with, how those clays differ from one another, and what they might recommend for folks either getting into clay for the first time or looking to experiment. With words like like cream cheese, butter, exfoliation, garbage...and baby poo...these mud peddlers are gettin' real high-brow this week. About Your Hosts Lindsey M Dillon is an award-winning professional ceramic artist who makes nerdy mugs,...
Jan. 5, 2021

14. Choosing Your Clay: "It's like cream cheese..."

Lindsey and Donte discuss the medium of their careers: clay. They share which clays they've worked with, how those clays differ from one another, and what they might recommend for folks either getting into clay for the first time or looking to experiment. With words like like cream cheese, butter, exfoliation, garbage...and baby poo...these mud peddlers are gettin' real high-brow this week. About Your Hosts Lindsey M Dillon is an award-winning professional ceramic artist who makes nerdy mugs,...
Dec. 22, 2020

13. 2020 Reflection and Artist Interview with Tasha Throws Raw

In this end-of-the-year episode, Lindsey, Donte, and special guest Natasha (@tashathrowsraw) reflect on what changes this last year has brought them, and what they hope to focus on in 2021. There's talk of shifting from a hobby practice to a monetized one, honing in artistic styles and business practices, navigating social media after getting a big boost in exposure, creative solutions to minimal production space, doing a wholesale order for the first time, developing glazes, making sculptures,...
Dec. 22, 2020

13. 2020 Reflection and Artist Interview with Tasha Throws Raw

In this end-of-the-year episode, Lindsey, Donte, and special guest Natasha (@tashathrowsraw) reflect on what changes this last year has brought them, and what they hope to focus on in 2021. There's talk of shifting from a hobby practice to a monetized one, honing in artistic styles and business practices, navigating social media after getting a big boost in exposure, creative solutions to minimal production space, doing a wholesale order for the first time, developing glazes, making sculptures,...
Dec. 22, 2020

13. 2020 Reflection and Artist Interview with Tasha Throws Raw

In this end-of-the-year episode, Lindsey, Donte, and special guest Natasha (@tashathrowsraw) reflect on what changes this last year has brought them, and what they hope to focus on in 2021. There's talk of shifting from a hobby practice to a monetized one, honing in artistic styles and business practices, navigating social media after getting a big boost in exposure, creative solutions to minimal production space, doing a wholesale order for the first time, developing glazes, making sculptures,...
Dec. 8, 2020

12. Day Jobs: "To quit or not to quit..."

Lindsey and Donte discuss their day jobs: how and why Lindsey quit hers, and what it would take for Donte to quit his. About Your Hosts Lindsey M Dillon is an award-winning professional ceramic artist who makes nerdy mugs, cafe dishware, and creature sculptures. She has been working in clay since 2007, and doing so professionally since 2014. Her supernatural powers haven't manifested yet, but it's ok, she'll wait. Donte of Earth Nation Ceramics is a professional ceramic artist and Youtuber wi...
Dec. 8, 2020

12. Day Jobs: "To quit or not to quit..."

Lindsey and Donte discuss their day jobs: how and why Lindsey quit hers, and what it would take for Donte to quit his. About Your Hosts Lindsey M Dillon is an award-winning professional ceramic artist who makes nerdy mugs, cafe dishware, and creature sculptures. She has been working in clay since 2007, and doing so professionally since 2014. Her supernatural powers haven't manifested yet, but it's ok, she'll wait. Donte of Earth Nation Ceramics is a professional ceramic artist and Youtuber wi...
Dec. 8, 2020

12. Day Jobs: "To quit or not to quit..."

Lindsey and Donte discuss their day jobs: how and why Lindsey quit hers, and what it would take for Donte to quit his. About Your Hosts Lindsey M Dillon is an award-winning professional ceramic artist who makes nerdy mugs, cafe dishware, and creature sculptures. She has been working in clay since 2007, and doing so professionally since 2014. Her supernatural powers haven't manifested yet, but it's ok, she'll wait. Donte of Earth Nation Ceramics is a professional ceramic artist and Youtuber wi...
Nov. 24, 2020

11. Holiday Prep: "There isn't enough sunlight in the day."

Lindsey and Donte discuss how they navigate the great December dungeon crawl of the holiday season. There's talk of which events to go to, what designs to sell, and thoughts on maintaining perspective while crying it out over the remains of their best laid plans. About Your Hosts Lindsey M Dillon is an award-winning professional ceramic artist who makes nerdy mugs, cafe dishware, and creature sculptures. She has been working in clay since 2007, and doing so professionally since 2014. Her super...
Nov. 24, 2020

11. Holiday Prep: "There isn't enough sunlight in the day."

Lindsey and Donte discuss how they navigate the great December dungeon crawl of the holiday season. There's talk of which events to go to, what designs to sell, and thoughts on maintaining perspective while crying it out over the remains of their best laid plans. About Your Hosts Lindsey M Dillon is an award-winning professional ceramic artist who makes nerdy mugs, cafe dishware, and creature sculptures. She has been working in clay since 2007, and doing so professionally since 2014. Her super...
Nov. 24, 2020

11. Holiday Prep: "There isn't enough sunlight in the day."

Lindsey and Donte discuss how they navigate the great December dungeon crawl of the holiday season. There's talk of which events to go to, what designs to sell, and thoughts on maintaining perspective while crying it out over the remains of their best laid plans. About Your Hosts Lindsey M Dillon is an award-winning professional ceramic artist who makes nerdy mugs, cafe dishware, and creature sculptures. She has been working in clay since 2007, and doing so professionally since 2014. Her super...
Nov. 10, 2020

10. Things We Wish We Knew: "When you're looking at bottoms...'"

Lindsey and Donte share some specific, practical tips that might have helped them level up a bit faster. Amidst the talk of ergonomics, slow-drying, and the best way to avoid upsetting your grandma, they examine some of the assumptions and cultural norms that shaped what they thought of as good pottery and what a high-level artist looked like. A special thanks to Sue McLeod, who came up in our discussion of specific gravity. https://suemcleodceramics.com/ About Your Hosts Lindsey M Dillon is ...
Nov. 10, 2020

10. Things We Wish We Knew: "When you're looking at bottoms...'"

Lindsey and Donte share some specific, practical tips that might have helped them level up a bit faster. Amidst the talk of ergonomics, slow-drying, and the best way to avoid upsetting your grandma, they examine some of the assumptions and cultural norms that shaped what they thought of as good pottery and what a high-level artist looked like. A special thanks to Sue McLeod, who came up in our discussion of specific gravity. https://suemcleodceramics.com/ About Your Hosts Lindsey M Dillon is ...
Nov. 10, 2020

10. Things We Wish We Knew: "When you're looking at bottoms...'"

Lindsey and Donte share some specific, practical tips that might have helped them level up a bit faster. Amidst the talk of ergonomics, slow-drying, and the best way to avoid upsetting your grandma, they examine some of the assumptions and cultural norms that shaped what they thought of as good pottery and what a high-level artist looked like. A special thanks to Sue McLeod, who came up in our discussion of specific gravity. https://suemcleodceramics.com/ About Your Hosts Lindsey M Dillon is ...
Oct. 27, 2020

9. Commissions: "You're so much nicer than me..."

Lindsey and Donte discuss the ins and outs of commissions. We hear how they decide whether to take a commission, what they've learned from past mistakes, and how they navigate the sometimes challenging dance of artist-client relations. Donte and Lindsey may or may not have some stylistic differences. About Your Hosts Lindsey M Dillon is an award-winning professional ceramic artist who makes nerdy mugs, cafe dishware, and creature sculptures. She has been working in clay since 2007, and doing s...
Oct. 27, 2020

9. Commissions: "You're so much nicer than me..."

Lindsey and Donte discuss the ins and outs of commissions. We hear how they decide whether to take a commission, what they've learned from past mistakes, and how they navigate the sometimes challenging dance of artist-client relations. Donte and Lindsey may or may not have some stylistic differences. About Your Hosts Lindsey M Dillon is an award-winning professional ceramic artist who makes nerdy mugs, cafe dishware, and creature sculptures. She has been working in clay since 2007, and doing s...
Oct. 27, 2020

9. Commissions: "You're so much nicer than me..."

Lindsey and Donte discuss the ins and outs of commissions. We hear how they decide whether to take a commission, what they've learned from past mistakes, and how they navigate the sometimes challenging dance of artist-client relations. Donte and Lindsey may or may not have some stylistic differences. About Your Hosts Lindsey M Dillon is an award-winning professional ceramic artist who makes nerdy mugs, cafe dishware, and creature sculptures. She has been working in clay since 2007, and doing s...
Oct. 13, 2020

8. Mental Health: "I'm Googling why people randomly cry."

We all know it's been one hell of a year, and a lot of us are feeling a LOT of different emotions. So this episode, Donte and Lindsey talk about just that -- their emotions. They discuss the "proper" response to random acts of tears, they note the value of going on a "therapist date", and we hear Lindsey ramp up from 0-100% on the "Am I seriously crying on my own podcast?" scale. About Your Hosts Lindsey M Dillon is an award-winning professional ceramic artist who makes nerdy mugs, cafe dishwa...