019 – What Would You Do Without Clay‪?‬ MudTalk Podcast - Pottery, Ceramics, Business

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This is episode 19! Since it’s the last episode of 2018, it’s kind of an important episode. First of all, this is your last reminder to win a pottery shirt! Listen for more details at the end of the episode. It’s also important because it’s a small milestone. I can look back and see that I put together 19 episodes in 2018. That doesn’t seem like much over the course of an entire year, but considering I didn’t even know how to make a podcast until February, I’d say that we have done okay. Thanks again for listening. I definitely wouldn’t be motivated to keep going if all of you weren’t showing support.
You may not find the topic of this episode as helpful or informative as some other episodes. I really enjoyed reading all the responses though because I feel like I got to know the community a lot better. It was really interesting to see what other skills and passions you have. And sometimes it’s fun to imagine how things could be different.
There were a lot more comments than some other MudTalk Mondays. Perhaps because it was an easier question to answer? There were a lot of similar answers so I tried to group some of them together.
So let’s hear some of these responses to: What would you be doing if clay did not exist?
Painting
Dtaylorsatm Painting
Shari.sutherland.art Still painting…. just wouldn’t be as exciting.
Stonecropstudio More painting, for my soul! And maybe woodcuts for a tactile fix?
ArtbyGretaMichelle Painting in oils.
Caseydepasquale Making paintings that are thick and juicy and full of #texture!
Metal / Jewelry
Mudbird_ceramics Making jewellery/silversmithing or painting:)
PathwayPottery Metal sculpture
Conor.jensen Keep doing metal sculpture probably
DoubleMusePottery I’d be making jewelry and glass etching. So many things to create.
Pitchpinepottery Still making! I’ve always wanted to try metal smithing and make jewelry.
Food
Poteria_oficina_ceramica I would be making food!
Bdeterling @ioceramicarustica I agree! Specifically baking since it’s similar to making clay and firing kilns ?
Connie J Cakes probably
Wood
Reidthepotter Woodworking
KathrynBurnsClay Turning wood on the lathe.
Ebboren Carving wood, which would probably include some trips to the ER!?
LittleCharlieWheeler Leather or wood. Have to be tactile.
Measa C S carve wood :D
Textiles
Marisol_blamey quizás bordaría alfombras! pero…. no es lo mismo! (Maybe I would embroider rugs! but it’s not the same)
Debra_lee2 Quilting!
Sandywithaq Back to the knitting needles!
GardenGateDesign Hooking more rugs now I split my time between the two and making beeswax candles . . .
Monstriss Knitting
Dawn I Crotchet
Marg F textiles
Glass
Maxschreifels Blow glass like a man lol
Jean_faith_vanderheyden Soap stone carving and or stain glass making.
Anni_s_t Blowing glass..
Madeleinevinkceramics Definitly glass blowing!
Photography
Yopanama I would be doing photography
Mike W Photography.
Clay_lady I’d have more time to practice piano and work on photography.
Other
Desoet_ceramics Nice question ? anyway i would be sculpting. Doesn’t matter from what material ☺
Syrihee.ceramics Architecture probably :/ and painting
Bluee_pottery Rock climbing
Sudima Drawing
Olisny Printmaking! I had a fund saving up for an etching press I instead used to buy my kiln and wheel. ?
Nancybloklandpottery The garden would be the next best thing
Jojo.hare I’d still be making candles ?
KaraMorrisPottery Writing books ?
Suits._p architecture
AmyThomasCeramics Midwifery ?
KaroArtCeramics I’d be an illustrator, that’s my plan for when my body fails me
Susan H D Mosaics
Another_day_wiser I was a music performance major in college until I switched to ceramics, so probably that ?
Multiple Things
Paulinepotspottery Still creating – maybe get back into macrame or painting or baking – just need to