Gayle Bair on wed 30 may 01
David and Kelly,
Perhaps the answer here is to hire someone to load kilns, mix glazes,
pack boxes etc. while you do the fun stuff!
Gayle Bair - Bainbridge Island WA
David wrote>>
Do you want to be a potter or a manager/marketer/shipping clerk/
cog in the production process?
If the latter, then don't fool around with just hiring someone to
throw some things, but jump in and do it right, which will require
a real business plan and investment.
The worst possible place to be is 'in the middle' between a
studio potter and a small factory, as a person trying to act
like a machine.
I hired a thrower one time many years ago, and I hated everything
about it. Heck, he had all the fun while I was loading kilns, mixing
glazes, and packing boxes. At 4 o'clock Friday he checked out,
while I had to spend the weekend trying to sell stuff I didn't
even make.
David Hendley
Maydelle, Texas
hendley@tyler.net
http://www.farmpots.com
Kelly wrote>>
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> Anybody been there? Is it uncool to hire help? Am I on my way to becoming
a sweatshop? Is wholesale a bad idea? Speak to me, oh wise potters, before I
make a commitment here...
>
> Yours, kelly in Ohio
>
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