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#310 Make pottery that represents yourself
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Have you ever held a piece of pottery and felt a connection to the artist? That’s the power of infusing your own identity into your craft, a concept I'm passionate about and explore in our latest chat. In this discussion, I delve into the importance of authenticity in pottery, underscoring the necessity for potters to craft works that are a true reflection of their inner selves. By doing so, not only does the art become more meaningful, but it also establishes a deeper connection with those who experience it. I share insights into how personal representation in art transforms both the creator's experience and the audience's engagement.
The Questions we ask will determine how our pottery will look like that's why I created a Free 15 questions to help you discover your voice template go grab it here www.shapingyourpottery.com/questions
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Introduction to Pottery and Unique Voice
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Make pottery that represents yourself. What is up, shaping nation? This is Nick Torres here, and for those that don't know me, it's my mission to help potters like yourself discover your own unique voice and do that by giving tricks and tips I have learned a lot of my own pottery journey.
Incorporating Personal Interests in Pottery
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So in this episode, I'm going to be talking about why you need to be making pottery that represents yourself and what do I mean by represents yourself. So we all do things
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We all have a little bit of a way of doing things in our own way. You know, maybe let's say we wake up at different times, right? We eat different ways, we like different foods, we like doing different things, and those things represent ourselves. And because
Truthfulness in Pottery Artistry
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if we could add that stuff that we like to do that represents ourselves into our own pottery,
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then our pottery starts to show up a little bit better. It starts becoming a little bit of our own. And a lot of times I see is that potters will act, they're not making for themselves, they're not making pottery that represents themselves. They're making pottery that they think will sell, they think will look good for other people. It's not really representing themselves or that shit.
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And when you are making pottery this way, what begins to happen is that you're not being truthful to yourself and you're not representing yourself as well. But why is it important
Building Connections through Personal Identity
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to represent yourself with your pottery? There's a couple reasons. So the first reason why you should be making part of that represents yourself is because when people look at your pottery, you want people to know that it's from you. You are the person that made it because you are the person that made it.
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And you want people to know that stuff because not only will it help you maybe sell your pottery, but also build connections a little bit. And the more you can make part of that represents yourself, the more people are going to gravitate to those things that you make. And that's
Finding Your Unique Style in Pottery
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really the biggest reason why you need to be making stuff that represents yourself. And if you could figure out how to do that,
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And you're probably going to go a lot further. But how exactly do you figure out how to make power that represents yourself? So what I believe that you need to be doing is to write down things that you are interested in. And first off, write down things that you're interested in pottery, right? You know, you may like certain things that other people may not like, say maybe like polka dots on your pottery or maybe like flowers or maybe like mountains.
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Other people may not like those stuff, but you like those things and it's important to incorporate those things into your pottery. Another thing
Creating Pottery as Self-Representation
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about making pottery that represents yourself is making the best damn pottery that you could possibly make, no matter what, right? If you are making pottery and just kind of going through the motions and you aren't making the best possible pottery that you can, you're not representing yourself with your pottery because you're only going through the motions.
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If you can make the best damn possible potter that you can make, then you are representing yourself through your pottery by making the best potter that you can make. Remember that every single pot that you make is a representation of yourself. So whether you're
Free Booklet Offer for Potters
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making it bad or you are skipping out on a few steps, make potter that represents yourself, put in that work and make good pottery. Hope you guys enjoyed this episode and see you guys in the next.
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Thanks for listening to this episode of Shaping Your Pottery with Nick Torres. If you want to start discovering your own unique voice, you must first start with the right questions. That's why I put together a free 15 question booklet for you to start discovering your own unique pottery voice. All you have to do is go to shapingyourpottery.com forward slash questions to get this free booklet.