Whitney Smith Pottery
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Whitney Smith Pottery poppytalk handmade online holiday marketplace is open. Get inspired and buy handmade this season.

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Whitney Smith Pottery My bird cake stand is featured in Sunset Magazine's Holiday GIft Guide. Sweet!

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Over 20 gift ideas for the holiday season.
Neicy
Neicy
well deserved
Sun at 4:35pm
Bonnie Noehr
Bonnie Noehr
Sweet is right!
Sun at 9:44pm
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Whitney Smith Pottery Holiday Open Studio
Saturday & Sunday
December 5 & 6
11 to 4 pm
539 Athol Ave
Oakland, CA

Time:11:00AM Saturday, December 5th
Location:539 Athol Ave Oakland California 94606
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Whitney Smith Pottery New blog post: the cost of dealing with nightmare customers, or slightly unhappy ones.

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I have been following the saga fellow ceramic artist Heather Knight has been enduring with a nightmare customer. Nightmare customers usually do us the favor of throwing out red flags that they are a total pain in the ass, but they often come bearing lots of money too, so we ignore the red flags. ...
Shawn
Shawn
could be worse, you could be a graphic artist!
November 20 at 11:29am
Linda Johnson
Linda Johnson
i think our slow process also plays a role, if it takes 3+weeks to finish a replacement item for an unhappy customer, we have to drag that unhappiness with us until they hopefully disappear happily with the new piece and who knows how many times they'll call or e-mail trying to speed it up, ugh! but i still love making things for people!
November 20 at 11:46am
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Whitney Smith Pottery I love this sweet and delicate treasury, featuring my yellow ceramic poppy plate.

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Terrill
Terrill
oooh nice, buttery. I'm still coveting those poppy plates! I want some for my kitchen wall ;)
November 20 at 5:55am
Whitney Smith Pottery
Whitney Smith Pottery
I've got some warped ones that would be PERFECT!
November 20 at 10:35am
Terrill
Terrill
oooo! Sold ;)
Sat at 4:32am
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Whitney Smith Pottery new blog post: what I've learned from training my ceramic assistants.

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My new assistant, Ruth, started this week. Her first day was Tuesday, and I walked into the studio that morning feeling short-tempered and slightly angry. I had insomnia the night before, and if I'm missing more than an hour of sleep, I'm emotionally unbalanced. ...
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Whitney Smith Pottery working on getting big in Japan-- check out this short interview on a Japanese blog (answers in English!)

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バッグ・デザインや日常の記録
Terrill
Terrill
That is great. I love the pic they use, and also that you have Christa next to Diane Arbus as a favorite (inspirational?) artist. Cheers!
November 11 at 1:41pm
Terrill
Terrill
Also, I'm very impressed at your japanese language comprehension ;)
November 15 at 9:11am
Whitney Smith Pottery
Whitney Smith Pottery
What can I say, I'm as fast learner.
November 16 at 8:33am
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Whitney Smith Pottery holiday card redux

Lauren Skoll
Lauren Skoll
Stunning!
November 9 at 11:23pm
Dan Mason
Dan Mason
Seriousness aside...sensuality sells. And for oral guys, you may have us hook, line and sinker for a gift.. Looks great Whit!!!!!
November 14 at 1:25pm
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Whitney Smith Pottery This is the holiday postcard I whipped out in about 5 minutes, would love some constructive opinions before sending it to press.

Tammy Jo Schoppet
Tammy Jo Schoppet
http://www.dafont.com/miama.font
This font looks a flowing plus being a little modern which would still mesh with the below font you used for the "whitney smith" font.
November 9 at 4:54pm
Whitney Smith Pottery
Whitney Smith Pottery
for some reason my computer has decided it is not going to download fonts today... so annoying.
November 9 at 5:06pm
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Whitney Smith Pottery adorable new plate, extra small for cupcakes.

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I am really loving this slightly smaller plate that I make for a bakerys display case. It is small enough to fit a sweet treat, and is just adorable
Lisa Hopkins
Lisa Hopkins
adorable!
November 9 at 11:56am
Neicy
Neicy
aw.
November 9 at 8:59pm
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Whitney Smith Pottery new blog post: the importance of getting help in the studio, and how to find the right people.

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I had a new intern start yesterday, a high school student obsessed with clay. Next week, I have another person starting as an assistant who I've been wooing since the summertime. She's coming from another studio so she has experience, a quality that is difficult to find. ...
Linda Johnson
Linda Johnson
Good idea! I'm actually going to hire 2, one for the studio and one as a babysitter/someone to help around the house. Should be interesting!!! I might have my husband interview with me - I'll need his approval too!Now to figure out wages...
November 6 at 3:47am
Whitney Smith Pottery
Whitney Smith Pottery
My unsolicited advice is to leave the husband out of it, at least for the studio assistant interview. He will likely trust your choice and having another opinion on who to hire can just muddy the waters.
November 6 at 9:06pm
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Whitney Smith Pottery new blog post: Tokyo or bust

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This morning at 10 am, a freight truck came to my studio and took the Japan order. The driver was a young eastern European gentleman who obviously thought I was insane as I took pictures of the pallet and slapped a bunch of "fragile" stickers on the wrap. ...
Patricia Barrios
Patricia Barrios
I love the packages tied up in string, the "lagniappes" of candy, the Hello Kitty colors, the shelves groaning under the weight of such beautiful pieces. Congratulations, Whitney, and thank you for the wonderful details of your order from beginning to successful end. Pat
October 28 at 7:47pm
Melissa
Melissa
Puff Collection, the shop that bought all of your stuff, has a web site loaded with eye candy! I love it! I'm thinking it's great you found one another.
November 10 at 9:33am
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Whitney Smith Pottery 6 weeks, 400 pounds of clay, 10 gallons of glaze, 15 firings, 750 feet of bubble wrap, 3 rolls of tape, 17 hours of packing, and one mangled tape gun later.

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Whitney Smith Pottery new blog post: the random events of this week in the studio.

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This week I've been completely wrapped up in finishing the Japan order. I will do a complete post-game analysis, with pictures, next week when the order ships, a full 10 days before my original ship date. ...
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Whitney Smith Pottery new blog post: remember the loma prieta earthquake 20 years later.

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I moved without any relationship ties or connections to my new hometown, and many of my new relationships seemed tenuous, especially compared to the deep friendships I had back in Delaware during my high school years. ...
Patricia Barrios
Patricia Barrios
You are not only an amazing artist, you are a wonderful writer. I was very much moved by the terror you were feeling. I kept thinking - and this is not to diminish your story in any way - of people who live in war zones who have to go through that kind of terror day after day after day. Thank you for sharing in such a deeply personal way.
October 19 at 7:58am
Whitney Smith Pottery
Whitney Smith Pottery
You're welcome! Thanks for the feedback Patricia.
October 22 at 8:20am