We’re excited to introduce you to the always interesting and insightful Emma Godin. We hope you’ll enjoy our conversation with Emma below.
Hi Emma, thanks for joining us today. Learning the craft is often a unique journey from every creative – we’d love to hear about your journey and if knowing what you know now, you would have done anything differently to speed up the learning process.
I started out taking the beginner ceramics class in my freshman year of high school, my ceramics teacher had a genuine love for the craft and taught us all the basic techniques for working with clay. I enjoyed the first class so much that throughout the next 4 years I signed up 5 more times! After college, I took a couple different 6-8 week courses at studios in my area. It can be difficult to do ceramics on your own as there are a lot of different materials needed, so these classes helped a lot to get back into the process and brush up on my knowledge. Thinking back, I wish I had taken more classes during my time in college. It was only a few years, but I feel I really could’ve grown as an artist and honed my skill during that time. There are a lot of little things to learn about clay through trial and error, and taking a four to five year break makes it difficult to remember the different mechanics for sculpting and molding clay. It felt like starting over in a sense, but I’ve been slowly making progress and rebuilding my skills.
Great, appreciate you sharing that with us. Before we ask you to share more of your insights, can you take a moment to introduce yourself and how you got to where you are today to our readers.
I started out taking ceramics classes in high school, and my love just grew from there! I always joke that I should have known I wanted to pursue it as a career when I took the class a total of six times in high school. A year ago I finally realized this dream and quit my full time job in finance, and while it’s been hard sometimes, I’d take every minute of it over my time working a 9-5. I make a really wide variety of stuff I’d say. I love halloween so a lot of my pieces are a spooky themed, but I also love nature so I make a lot of pieces with moss, trees, and mushrooms. Crossing the two different styles has actually been some of my favorite stuff though. I think it’s this mix of these styles that adds a unique touch to my pieces that you don’t always see in traditional ceramics. My favorite part of creating is making all the small details and accessories I add to a piece.
What’s been the best source of new clients for you?
Art fairs and farmers markets are definitely the best way I’ve been able to find new customers. I’ve also met so many amazing artists that way which has helped grow my business as well. I recently did a commission for an artist I met through one of my summer markets and it’s such an honor to create something for a fellow artist.
For you, what’s the most rewarding aspect of being a creative?
The most rewarding aspect for me would definitely be the freedom I have, both creatively and personally. It honestly makes me so happy to first, see an idea of mine come to life and then, to see someone else look at the final product and want to buy it? It’s probably the best feeling ever.
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