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Skills that pay for themselves

• Throwing production ware

  Making 40 identical mugs that are actually identical. It is the difference between a hobby and an income.

• Glaze chemistry

  Mixing and testing your own glazes instead of buying buckets. Cheaper, and it becomes your signature.

• Mold making and slip casting

  Reproducing a form without throwing it. Opens up tableware runs and collaborations.

• Kiln repair

  Elements and thermocouples fail. Fixing your own saves hundreds and keeps you firing.

• Photography and online selling

  Most sales now begin with a photograph on a phone screen.