Studio Builder is a biweekly journal about the real-life lessons of building a sustainable creative business.

I spent 20 years building a career in retail before leaving it behind and finding my way back to pottery. What started as a creative outlet has grown into Sawdust & Clay—a full-time creative business that supports our family and creates opportunities for other artists.

Studio Builder is where I share what I’m learning while I’m still in the middle of building it—the decisions, mistakes, systems, growing pains and lessons that come with turning creative work into a sustainable business.

This isn’t a blueprint for how you should build yours. It’s an honest look at how we’re building ours.

Artists deserve to thrive. —Amy