Pottery

The Handmade Market Makes for a Busy Week

If you don’t follow www.paigepuckettpottery.com, then you may have missed that I am selling my wares at The Handmade Market this Saturday in downtown Raleigh. Joe and I did a glaze firing this past weekend, and I am finally up to my goal of having 40-50 pieces for the show. I have no idea what to expect with respect to sales this time, but I think it will be a lot of fun to simply be in that environment and be inspired by all the other artists and crafters.

During a time when I should have been ramping up production, pottery has actually taken a back seat to my class as I don’t feel right spending time at the wheel while my students wait for me to grade their work. The grading is taking a long time for this course because I like to give credit for honorable attempts which requires spending more time carefully reviewing their work. Having a toddler that tries to shut my laptop and yells when I sit down to work slows the process down even more. So while I have enough for this show, I’m behind on Christmas presents and the possibility of doing another show in a month. This is one of those balancing acts I have yet to accomplish.

Yesterday I submitted an online form to get a sales and use tax account number, so now I will be selling legitimately, and also having to deal with making a lot more change when cash is involved. Today while Scooby is at MMO, I’m going to run some errands to get business cards, a receipt pad, some fabric for the table and box stands, twine and maybe clasps for the pendants, small bills and change for the cash box, and stop by NCSU to turn in  my time sheet.

Anyhow, I hope to see some of you on Saturday. There will be a lot of great stuff to browse!

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