Artist Access

I want to take my pottery making and sales to a more sustainable level. One goal is to have the means to set up and sell pottery on my own. This will allow me more flexibility and independence. Additionally, I plan to more consistently track my time and expenses to better price my pottery. While I value the camaraderie and efficiency of working with others, I am at a place in my life and career where I can take the lead in my own means of production and sales. I understand the interdependence of any artistic endeavour and also see the places where I am ready to work on my own. I will: * track my time spent producing the pottery, keeping a log of my time and tasks on a daily/weekly basis. * track the material expenses of producing the pottery (clay, electricity for kiln firings, glaze material expenses, studio rent) * keep a detailed inventory of pots ready for sale * keep a detailed record of sales This will allow me to gauge the true costs of the pots I make, which will allow me to gauge if I am pricing my pottery realistically so I can make modest adjustments if necessary. I want my pottery business to be sustainable for me while still being comfortable and accessible to the folks purchasing my pottery. I will be successful when I gauge how many visitors I've had at my booth. Festival organizers have told me they estimate around 3000 visitors over the weekend, so how many will visit my booth? Part of tracking the number of visitors I have is to track individual sales. Additionally, I will have business cards available to all visitors so I will be able to see how many cards I've given out over the course of the weekend. More broadly, I will know I've been successful when I have set up my tent, arranged my display to my liking and welcomed attendees into my tent. When I feel confident that I have shown my pottery to the best of my ability and means, when I have shared my love of pottery and had genuine interactions with folks visiting my tent, I will know I've been successful.