Thank you👈🏻Everyone for joining me on that very impromptu youtube live! I was nervous beyond belief, but it was fun to figure out how to do it.And I am so glad that you all were there!!! At least I got some throwing done...10 mugs and two to go mugs! Love you all to pieces💙

I’m currently watching Angela throw live on my phone — and it’s just the most beautiful thing. Gigi is there, Sarah, Pat, Denise, Mary, Ronda… and Lori from Wandering Soul too. We’re all in the chat together, reacting, cheering her on. And it hit me. We’re all there… but we can’t actually talk to each other. So let’s change that. 💪🏻 What if we start a weekly community call?🪿 We could pick a time that works best for most of us, and then meet once a week right here on Skool. Just one hour. Nothing complicated. Everyone who wants to can share their “Piece of the Week” — something you’re working on, something you finished, a struggle, a question, an idea. You’ll have the space to show your work, ask for feedback, and just connect.✨ No pressure. Just pottery people hanging out, supporting each other. What do you think? Would you join? 💛

Maxine in Collipit Pottery makes the cutest garden creatures. She inspired me to have a little fun. Here's the link to her tutorial: https://youtu.be/q9A6f9tLA2Q

Hey lovely pottery people 🤍 I’d really value your brains on something. My last three YouTube videos have underperformed compared to my usual average view count, and I’m trying to figure out why? My teapot kiln opening hasn’t done as well as I had hoped & the last 2, gold lustre firing & tutorial are some of the lowest I’ve had since starting last June. It feels like a huge dramatic drop & I don’t know why? I have reviewed other channels of similar subscriber counts and my videos are clearly under performing for some reason. For those of you who’ve experienced this before: • Have you found it’s usually thumbnail related? • Topic interest? • First 30 seconds / retention? • Posting timing? • Or just… algorithm mood swings? I’m trying to approach it analytically rather than emotionally 😢 and would love to hear: • What metrics you look at first when something underperforms • Whether you tweak thumbnails/titles after publishing • Any patterns you’ve noticed in your own pottery content I really appreciate this community — it’s so helpful being able to compare notes with other clay humans 🙌

Just curious...how does everyone vent their kilns? What kind of system do you have and what kind of kiln? Edit : Mine are in the garage right next to a walk thru door...trying to figure out what to do and if I should put a venting system in?