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The Maker's Playbook

Rebecca Ickes Carra
Ceramics
Pottery
Entrepreneurship
Community Support
Creativity
Social Media
Self-Employment
Mental Health
Marketing
Art Education
Instagram
Sustainable Ceramics
Community Building
Small Business
Creative Business
Work-Life Balance
Burnout
Environmental Impact
Ceramic Arts
Ergonomics

A podcast where we talk all about what it's really like to make a living from the things you make. Featuring candid interviews with other ceramicists and makers, as well as helpful business tips to make your side-hustle into a life-giving, viable business.

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Somewhere between the hot flashes, the brain fog, and yet another pot collapsing on the wheel, it’s easy to feel like everyone else got a manual for this season of life that you somehow missed. What if the other side of perimenopaus... more

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For so many of us, perimenopause shows up quietly (and often years before we expect it), scrambling the energy, focus, and follow-through our creative businesses depend on, while the people around us either miss it entirely or chalk... more

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Some days the clay is calling and you still can't make yourself go down to the studio (and the story you tell yourself about why is rarely a kind one). For potters in perimenopause, that tug-of-war gets louder: bigger feelings, word... more

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Have you been waking up at 3am wondering where the focus and stamina you used to have has disappeared to? Did you use to accomplish 100 things in the first half of your day, and now barely manage 10 things in 3 days? What if the rea... more

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Recent Guests

Kelli Nina Perkins
Retired public librarian, serial artist and potter who runs an RV-park pottery studio
Pottery Apocalypse
Episode: Kiln Me Now: Joy on the Other Side of Peri-Pocalypse with Kelli Nina Perkins of Pottery Apocalypse
Lori Elling
Hand-building ceramic artist with a home studio
Episode: Kiln Me Now: Get up and go (away) with Lori Elling
Christina Orthwein
Sculptor, ceramicist, long-time college professor
Brunette College (ceramics and photography)
Episode: Ep 719: Creative Blocks, Career Pivots, and Letting Go with Christina Orthwein
Debi Stoliar
Curiosibee Ceramics, Snoot creator
Curiosibee Ceramics
Episode: Ep 718: When Demand Meets Boundaries with Debi Stoliar of Curiosibee Ceramics
Camille Beckles
Ceramic artist, Camille at the Wheel
Camille at the Wheel
Episode: Ep 717: "Where are They Now?" with Camille Beckles of Camille at the Wheel
Taylor Friese
Maker Bakery, Potter and Baker from Cedar Rapids, Iowa
Maker Bakery
Episode: Ep 715: Get Specific, Create Demand with Taylor Friese of Maker Bakery
Aaron Raymond
Potter known for tile-inspired glazing on mugs
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Episode: Ep 713: “Overnight Success” with Aaron Raymond of Redacted Ceramics
Hope Limyansky
Ceramic artist and co-founder of Blue Bucket Tools
Limyansky Studios
Episode: Ep 710: "Where are they now?" Two Years Later with Hope Limyansky
Perry Price
Executive Director at the Haystack Mountain School of Crafts
Haystack Mountain School of Crafts
Episode: Ep 708: Craft as Community - 75 years of Haystack

Host

Rebecca Ikes-Cara
Host of The Makers Playbook; seasoned entrepreneur.

Reviews

4.8 out of 5 stars from 278 ratings
  • đź’Žđź’Žđź’Ž

    Ep 610: business is boring-touches on a very important subject which all biz owners should be aware of! So many unique stories shared here all with valuable lessons, really crafting a tight knit community of makers!! I’m not a product maker myself, but as a PR coach for many product makers, I am always looking for resources to recommend them!

    @gloriachoupr

    Apple Podcasts
    5
    _doremi101
    United States2 years ago
  • 5 stars

    Most helpful podcast I’ve listened to in my journey to start my own business. I am so grateful to be able to listen and learn. Rebecca is a fantastic host and interviewer.

    Apple Podcasts
    5
    loungcyakt
    United States2 years ago
  • Advice and inspiration

    This podcast is beautifully human while packing in tons of inspiration… the people interviewed, and Rebecca, are so generous with their experience and advice and stories. It’s made such a difference to me in exploring the many ways we can make a success of being a creative entrepreneur.

    Apple Podcasts
    5
    rhirhi1972
    Australia2 years ago
  • The Makers Playbook

    Insightful. I love listening to her conversations.

    Apple Podcasts
    5
    ILfarmgirl54
    United States2 years ago
  • Great pottery podcast

    I’m so glad I found this podcast. The host is great and so are the guests. I really enjoy listening to it and feel like I learn a lot and it’s just an enjoyable listen.

    Apple Podcasts
    5
    Sleepy mother
    Canada2 years ago

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Listeners praise the host's thoughtful interviewing and practical, actionable insights.
Guests are diverse and deeply knowledgeable about both craft and business.
Some listeners note sponsorships or plugs as a minor distraction, but value the core content.
Content is consistently inspiring and helpful for makers aiming to turn passion into a sustainable business.

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Kiln Me Now: Joy on the Other Side of Peri-Pocalypse with Kelli Nina Perkins of Pottery Apocalypse
Q: Where does the way that you narrate your videos come from?
Perkins says the videos express her inner monologue. She describes using strategies she learned through dialectical behavior therapy to redirect attention from recurring negative thoughts, and says sharing this process has helped other makers feel less pressure to be perfect.
Kiln Me Now: Joy on the Other Side of Peri-Pocalypse with Kelli Nina Perkins of Pottery Apocalypse
Q: Wherever you are in that journey, do you want to share just a little bit about your perimenopause and menopause experience?
Perkins says she had painful periods when she was younger, experienced hot flashes during menopause, and felt relieved when that stage passed. She now notices some difficulty remembering words and views each stage as part of life.
Kiln Me Now: Get up and go (away) with Lori Elling
Q: Janet noticed on your social media a change in some of the glazing that you were sharing recently and a little bit of a change in your process. So she was curious about sort of the why behind that process switch for you.
Elling describes repeated losses with underglaze and clear glazes, which discouraged her and compounded the effects of perimenopause. She is testing a simpler, texture-led approach with glaze-only decoration, which reduces production steps and allows more efficient bisque firings.
Kiln Me Now: Get up and go (away) with Lori Elling
Q: Can you talk about maybe some of the different ways that being in this stage of life going through perimenopause has affected or changed your ceramics practice?
Elling says brain fog and executive-function difficulties have made business management harder, while physical symptoms interrupt her work. The experience has also pushed her to research support, reassess her capacity, and give herself more grace.
Ep 717: "Where are They Now?" with Camille Beckles of Camille at the Wheel
Q: What has stayed the same and what has changed in the last five years for you?
Camille explains that she still works full-time in health care and does pottery as an active side hustle, but the focus has shifted from grinding shop drops to larger, collaborative projects, teaching, and more strategic, sustainable work.

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What is The Maker's Playbook about and what kind of topics does it cover?

This show centers on how makers, especially ceramicists, turn their craft into viable businesses without sacrificing creativity or personal well-being. Across episodes, listeners hear candid discussions about balancing production with art, pricing and product strategy, waitlists and limited drops, and the psychology of growth in visible online communities. Guests share real-world experiences—from pivoting between disciplines to managing burnout, outside income, and sustainable scaling—often emphasizing community, collaboration, and teaching as path to a longer, more flexible making life. Noteworthy throughlines include the tension between marketing pressures and artistic integrity, the power of niching and specificity, and practical framewo... more

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1. Kelli Nina Perkins
2. Lori Elling
3. Christina Orthwein
4. Debi Stoliar
5. Camille Beckles
6. Taylor Friese
7. Aaron Raymond
8. Hope Limyansky

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