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Onward to 2015!

Happy New Year!

Now seems like a good time to look back at last year and make some plans for this new year.

2014 Highlights

Mission Accomplished

Goals that I accomplished from the list last year:

  •  I’m making my own stamps!
  • We are still taking photographs of families.
  • My online presence has increased noticeably:
    • Facebook 313 (+70) and Facebook Page 123 (+53)
    • Google+ 244 (+181) and Google+ Page 8 (+4)
    • Twitter 203 (+144)
    • Pinterest 178 (+145)
    • Instagram 412 (+350)
    • LinkedIn 37 (+20)
  • I’ve made sets of dinnerware and have started to define some shapes and glaze combinations that I’m happy with.
  • I’m still testing glazes and doing a lot of experimenting.
  • I participated in 3 sales this year including the Middlebury Fall Festival, the Michiana Pottery Tour and the Michiana Pottery Christmas Market.

Other Highlights

  • Got myself some sweet ribs from Troy Bungart.
  • Had some good times with other potters including stoking kilns, buying pots and a local throwing challenge.
  • Created some shelves to display pots at festivals and events. I need to put up some images!
  • Donated some work to a Local fundraiser.
  • Spent a couple weekends preparing, loading, firing and unloading Bill Kremer’s wood kiln and hanging out with other potters.
  • Created some nice promo graphics for the Michiana Pottery Christmas Market.
  • Started to get the hang of firing things on their sides with running glazes.
  • Made the honorable mention list of the top pottery blogs. Is that really an accomplishment if I wrote the list?
  • I read some actual books including One More Thing, Schindler’s List, Road to Perdition, Life After Life, The Tenth of December.
  • Listened to a number of audio books. Including The Idiot, Bloodlands, a few from the Ender’s Game series, and the first few from the Foundation series.
  • Made it up to the cabin a couple times. Ate a lot of beef jerky.
  • Finished two 5K races. 25:15, 24:46. Also, donated some clay works to each cause.
  • Celebrated 10 years with my wonderful wife.
  • Got to watch our daughter grow for another year.

2015 Goals

Goals I didn’t pull off in 2014

But I will accomplish these in 2015!

  • Etsy shop is not open. But it’s getting close…
  • My pots are not at any physical stores. No excuse for that.
  • Haven’t started another clay class at WNP. Planning for one in the spring.

New Goals for 2015

  •  Apply to 3 juried shows.
  • Participate in at least 3 sales/festivals/exhibitions.
  • Blog more consistently. At least one post every month on the calendar.
  • Participate in another wood fire.
  • Work on my site: convert everything from static html, add some glaze pages.
  • Read at least two books about pottery. Aiming for John Britt’s new book and maybe Tony Clennell’s book?
  • Read/skim at least two books about marketing/business.
  • Be an even better dad and father than last year.
new family tea set for 2015

new family tea set for 2015

Thanks for reading. I hope you find health and happiness in 2015.

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