They must be really annoying if the most annoying potter on YT is annoyed

At the craft fair table with 50 pots displayed around: "Are you going to have more things tomorrow?"

I am now adding "unfried chicken nugget" to my list of insults. Thank you, Donte

I'm not a potter, but I am an artist so I totes get Number 4. Why would a simple charcoal drawing be worth $75? Because I put the better part of a decade into learning how to make that and 14 hours actually doing it. That isn't even minimum wage! Get away from my art. I love getting handmade mugs. My beloved family doesn't quite understand why I delight in starting my day with delicious tea in a masterfully made piece of art. So they keep taking my beloved collection, putting them on the counter and putting pens in them. Then they bombard me with mass produced chain store mugs for gifts because "She likes mugs". Go put your pens in those and leave my arts alone!

Oh, when a woman tells her husband "Nice mug, we can do it ourselves. Just bake it in the oven." Oh yeah, just try to heat up your oven in the kitchen to 1200 Celsius! GOOD LUCK!!

Number 4 kills me. How little people value the craft, any craft, always baffles me. "I could get this at walmart for less." Then. Go. There. But I guarantee you you're not going to find This at That Place. Not the quality, not the craftsmanship, not the creativity. It's right up there with "Oh this is so cute, so simple, I could make this." Super doubtful, but sure. People pour hard work, blood, sweat, tears, and years of their life into their art and someone has the audacity to say, "Why is this so expensive?" when they know damn well why it's expensive. Their time is worth something, their hard work is worth something, their dedication to their art is worth something, Sandra, pay for it or get out.

You’re awesome! As a 50 yr old level 10 soccer mom all I can do is apologize for my people!! Your videos are great, keep up the salty!

The worst one by far is when you say you made it and people literally don’t believe you....

I made a holder for my spoons that said “spoon me” and I thought it was really clever... until EVERY older gentleman that walked by said “well I would, but my wife is right there! Har har har..”.

I hate when someone asks you to make something and comes back the very next day and asks if it's ready. :-/

I just tell them I'm a ceramic artist. Or ask "what do you mean?" and pretend like I have no idea what they are talking about. Also, "How long did it take to make this" because you should charge like X per hour. 10 years. It took 10 years to make that mug.

I'm a 50+ new potter and I WANT you as my son! Keep up with your rants, they are fantastic!

I do leather working and blacksmithing... I fully hear what you're saying. Yes, I am charging $200 for that leather bag.. No, I don't shoe horses.. NO, I DON"T WATCH FORGED IN FIRE!!!

"kiln it" is SO ORIGINAL

ok, so since i just did a fair this past weekend ( and have been for the last 17 yrs ) here are a few i hear all the time from"Normies " ( love that by the way ,it's less salty than what i call them ), So here we go: I inform EVERYONE that comes to my booth ( along with SIGNS ALL AROUND) that everything is "food safe, microwave safe and dish washer safe " i get responses of : I can eat out of this ? drink from this? it doesn't blow up in the microwave ? then they will pick up a specific item ( like a bowl ) and ask :"what is this for or what can i use this for ?"REALLY ? it's a hat A hole i also make berry bowls, and i get the occasional " what is it? " or why does this Bowl have holes in it ,how can i use it for my cereal ?" Really ?! i guess you have to be a fast eater. then i get " so you teach this ? so i can take A ( as in one ) class and make this on my own and not have to buy it ? thats when i say in my head " damn i really should have brought my stun gun to the fair "

You missed the worst one. The female that stands right in front of your display and takes 10 minutes to tell you how much she loves your work, Then walks way with out buying any thing. Which means you just lost 10 minutes of selling time because she was blocking your display.

Regarding the "hairy potter" thing, after one time (and craft beer) too many, I looked in my pants and told him, "Nope. I shaved this morning." I suspect I really need to cut down on the craft beer at these fairs...

"You unfried Chicken Nugget" 😂😂😂😂😂

I’ve never sold things at a fair or in person, but I do on Etsy. Whenever someone finds that out, I get “oh, can you make me ...?” I know they mean well, but I specifically do not take commissions or pre-orders because I do pottery for myself, because I enjoy it. I have a full-time job. I sell pottery online to basically subsidize my clay and glaze purchases. I don’t want to ruin something I enjoy by adding in deadlines and agreeing to make things I’m not really interested in. It irritates me though when I explain this and some people seem put-out by it. Like, you literally just learned I make stuff! Why are you offended because I don’t want to make something to your specifications!?

You forgot "Does this come in blue?" XD

I went to art shows for 25 years and always loved it when one "customer" in our booth would tell her friend how we made our pieces and kind of glance over at you for a nod of reassurance. Sometimes it was delightfully ridiculous. Or they ask you if "potter's" clay is super expensive and that is the reason your pieces are so much more costly than the ones at Walmart. I loved your video, you have a great rant style. Thanks

I'm glad you did this whole video while wearing a Claypron

Thanks for the entertaining rant. I'm a ceramic artist too, and my favorites (with my usual responses in an upbeat tone) are: Did you make these yourself? (Yes, I did. With my own two feet) Are these safe for the oven [usually about bakeware] (they generally are--they get up to 2200 degrees--if your home oven reaches that, you may want to evacuate the house)? How do you make this (some time, skill, and practice mostly--if you want to take classes at the studio, contact me after the show. Rates are reasonable.)? I get the pot dealer line on occasion. I turn it around and say, "I am. I'm grateful for all the pothead customers who buy from me. But I don't let anyone get into mainlining the underglazes "

My friends come up behind me and do the ghost shit all the time and always end up un centering my shit, so i go full on ninja if someone invades my pottery space

I get the Ghost comment every time-

Dude, I blow glass and hate when people ask if I can make a bong. I like to BS them and tell them all bongs are fake. Real bongs come from Bong Island China and only there can you get a true "Bong". Kind of like Champaign, France and Tequila, Mexico. We are creative people have some fun with the dorks. :)

I woke up this morning feeling crappie, headache and tired, thinking about things I've got to make today, so with a cup of coffee I put KZfaq on the tv to watch some posts and I watch this one of yours! WELL, I laughed and laughed so much I started to feel so much better, thanks! I just love watching your zest and energy and love for what you do, your a great inspiration. Not for the young or old ladies to watch though. Good wishes to you, looking forward to your next episode. Bob

This video had me rolling:) I am not a potter. I am a artisan soap maker and I do art/craft festivals all year long and the amount of completely annoying "unfried chicken nuggets" hahaha I have come across in the last 7 years is stagering. I feel your pain my friend. I often tell my husband I want to write a book listing all the very annoying things I hear people say to me.

Love all your videos, but this is by far the most amusing!!!!! You're freaking awesome!

I just love your videos and your enthusiastic facial gestures. Keep up the good work love your pottery thanks for all the helpful tips.

FINALLY someone who needs blood pressure meds more than me.! You rock man! keep up the beautiful work and great information. I greatly appreciate your work and videos.

Love this one! I just started taking classes and I’ve heard 1-5 plus the bonus gold! Laughed all the way through this - I feel your pain already! So Not a Snowflake

lmao! I get the same type of questions when people watch me draw or crochet. "Oh, what are you doing?" "Can you make me something for free?" Ridiculous.

The “can you make me a dinner set” or “can you make me something” or even “can I try”

Keep making your honest videos. You really teach well. I said I love you, I ment I love your videos your teaching method, your art and the way you present your art as well. I love what you do to educate people about pottery also. I don’t ‘love you’ in a creepy stalky way, so don’t worry. Keep up the good work. Thanks again for all those ‘potters tips’ too.

Having done pottery as a hobby for many, many years, I know how long it takes you professionals to finish a pot. When I go to a craft show to admire the ceramic work, if I hear #4, I will turn to Ms. Latte and tell her, "Yeah, at that price, he's earning a whole $0.03/hr from making that mug!. He should drop his price so that he's only making 1/5 of 1-cent per hour." But usually, when I'm at a booth with pots that really appeal to me, or if it's one of those techniques that take Mad Skillz, I'll start Loudly Praising the pots. [There's one potter, Jennifer McCurdy, who works in porcelain at cone-10, *and* alters them *and* carves out latticelike patterns in the walls. With. Porcelain. That's serious Mad Skillz there.]

me: *heard the word normies* me, an intellectual: *casuals*

I'm so glad I found this channel. Your videos are freakin' hilarious and I feel your pain SO hard.

Hate when asked "do you have your own wheel"...or …"do you have your own kiln?"

I love your videos! :) You always make laugh so much apart from learning so many new things. You are fantastic teacher. Dante - you should also be a stand up comedian! :)

Hey Dante, thank you very much for your knowledge, fun videos and your humor. You are a true inspiration. 😀👍

Thank you! I saw this video for the first time just now, and like 4 people have mentioned the gold crack filling thing to me since the date of the video including one who wanted me to gold fill their broken keepsake.I'm a handbuilder not a metalsmith! At least the dude who asked me to make a bong settled for a lump of clay to make his own.

Welcome back salty. Great clip D so true, so funny so you. Deffo need more salty episodes. Very articulate, some good dance moves and snowflake and chicken nugget will stay with me for a long time.

OMG. Finally someone who is willing to say it....this may be my favorite video ever....over the years I started out in stained glass, went to lamp work beads, then to silversmithing, now pottery. One year I did 27 art shows....I began to hate people! Had to stop. I heard all the same stuff. My # 1 is the Walmart thing. Those people deserve Walmart and should stay there. Now I’m just selling at shops. Much better. Keep up the entertaining videos!

As a leathercrafter and potter I hate the line, "Oh yeah... I made stuff JUST LIKE this in high school." Really?!? I DON'T THINK SO!!!

"you unfried chicken nugget" probably my best line yet!

This is soooo funny I was wondering if you would mention the movie Ghost reference that everybody makes hahahahaha and you did, I'm not alone in this LOL

Sarcasm rules! When people ask me if I have seen ghost my reply is, "oh yeah that's what inspired me to even try pottery." If they ask really? I say no not really. People don't get mad bc I pass it off as a joke.

Ah Man. I've heard that damn ghost joke so many times. Great vid. Keep up the good work.

At age 52 and after 25 years as a professional and more than a decade at the same location in the same event, "Is this your first show?" Also, "Did you go to college?"...followed by utter astonishment when I tell them that I have an advanced degree. Also just LOVE when they tell me that they're too broke to buy anything, then whip out a package with a pot that they just bought from a competitor, and want me to congratulate them for the finding of their new "masterpiece". (It generally looks like something that I would have left on the curb).

A mug from Walmart is a purchase. A mug from a potter is a procurement

As a potter and the cost thing. It gives me a head ache to price the stuff so low for it to sell. Beautiful bowls and vases going for 25 to 30 should be 50 to 60.

OMG.. you tore them a new one today. I'm new to your channel i have not made anything yet waiting to start my class.but i love watching your videos. your a good teacher AND your entertaining. (an i quietly think your very easy to look at it.) shhh.. a little eye candy my husband doesn't know about. lol- i can't stop laughing, i don't want this video to end. lol

I hope you feel better after your nap, I love you!

Normie: Have you seen the movie Ghost? Potter: Oh no... I can't watch horror movies.

Hahaha glad you got that out of your system 😂😜 My teacher told me the studio she learned pottery at, got a zillion requests of couples who wanted to do that scene from Ghost themselves 🙈😂

Sad but true. You are hilarious! Thanks for the laughs! :) Keep up the beautiful work!

This is a riot-thanks for keeping it real!

I’m late to the video but loved it! As an actual gardener I’m constantly getting asked if I know how to, or can grow pot for others. Irritating at best! Lol

You don’t just have gold lying around. I’m shook! 🤣

Haven't seen Ghost, but still have heard that line enough times to be able to say "Fuck the movie Ghost!"

By far the most satisfying creative rant 🤣🤣🤣 👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽

And my husband bought me my wheel, wonderful, then offered to do a ghost scene with me.

Every time you sit down on your wheel in class and someone asks you what you're going to make.

Yea, more like this, you should do the opening monolog at NCECA.

I don't know about you but I just have tons of gold laying around. It seems to fix all sorts of issues, such as broken pottery! A broken tooth! or a broken marriage... oh... Lol, for real though, I really enjoy your videos. Your amount of knowledge and your sense of humor make for great, interesting, educational content. And by the way, thanks for singling me out a half a dozen times throughout this video... I know I'm not perfect, but geez ;)

There are so many times I want to give this rant at my table!

New from weekend art show. I make mugs that have a carved double wall. Not once but, THREE times!! Are these decorative? No you use them "how would it hold anything with the holes in it? Seriously?

“That dad is too original to not have babies” lmaof

I hate when people says “oh it’s cute, but it will brake if it fall”

I get you are mad but I this makes me smile. You express yourself in a really funny way. Btw, last week did my first two classes of pottery wheel and oh man.... my back hurt for two days in a row even though I thought I had a correct position... Any recommendations? I've been thinking about telling to the school if they had a higher wheel so I don't have to lean that much. But all of them are the same high... Do you get also backaches? How you deal with them?

You are hilarious 🤣, next time I get any of this questions, I will simply refer people to your video. 🙂

This is why galleries used to exist to buffer artists from the public. Before the internet broke the world,galleries dealt with the masses and the artists only showed up on show opening nights . I spent many years stroking egos and buffering them from the masses ☮️

I have been making pottery on a wheel for 3 months and I honestly couldn’t tell you how many people have done the ghost thing

I've been a professional blacksmith for the past 20 years. Tons of craft shows under my belt. We used to keep a score of the dumb things the muggles would say until an hour before the show ended. Then if someone walked in the booth and uttered the winning phrase we would award them a door prize. But as to the price haggling, when someone tries to cut my prices to the point of being insulting, i.e.( walmart / china). I just shake my head and quit talking to them. It's just not worth the effort.

"You can't drink out of any of these, right?" gesturing to a bunch of cups and mugs.

I love it when they asked if I learned how to shape from the movie karate kid three or can they take the mug home to see if they like it. Or ask if I’ll trade.

Got to love this! Oh yeah! Have you seen Ghost! Grrrr!

Your intro song makes me feel at home lmao

"So do you make all this?" "Wow that's incredible." ...and then usually walks away...

OMFG!! PERFECT! Thank you! Thank you! Thank you!

Lmaooo I’ll take every pun, bad joke, or barterer over being the table next to an MLM table at the craft fair though 😂

Dante, I love your love of ceramics. I don't know how we're not friends yet. I've been doing it for 16 years, albeit not as intensely as you. I love your videos. I want to co.e visit your studio soon. Also, I'm about to mess up your selsor oribe (I got my recipe from John Britt), I need to add a stabilizer as I'm putting it on a buff clay and it ran like snot off the pot. Maybe just a touch of Kentucky ball clay... thoughts?

I hate when people say, oh u know that pretty gold, can I paint an giant Christmas tree gold"? Then I say ya that gold costs $40 for 1/4 oz. So that Christmas tree will cost me about 400$ to make and it's super toxic and I have fire it 3 fucking times, so ya if u wanna pay like 700$ then sure, then they say well my grandma used to have one and she didn't pay that much and I say yeah she probably got it in the 1960s and the cost of gold OG was super low and they put asbestos on their kiln shelf so it would look better, but we know better now so we don't do stuff like that anymore

Here's another one: "Does it come in blue?"

Dontae, I so enjoy your sense of humor along the serious facts… lol😂

Thank you for a good laugh today!!! Every scenario is true....especially the price hagglers who left me longing to own a cow prod! Another anger inducing scenario is the other potter at the show who slides over for a 'chat' and starts 'casually' asking you about the exact details of your most popular forms/glaze/firing formulas......there is a place in Hell!!!!...... TFS!

Hadn’t seen this yet. Had to check the date. Sorry I’m late. I like your energy, and I’m still not to the phrases yet.

You are my new favorite person!

This is my favorite pottery video ever...and I'm not a potter..."Unfried Chicken Nugget"...Please do a 2021 rant.

Love the rant…you unfried chicken nugget 😅 I just started on the wheel, it is not easy !

Always: "How did you make this?" btw, this video is awesome.

Can you make this in a different color?

'Why the hell did you come to an arts and crafts festival you un-fried chicken nugget' :))))))) You are hilarious...

Lol I personally love any attempt at understanding and connection. :) the only one that bothers me is the shock at price which is honestly just disrespectful and ignorant but even that I can move on from

Ok I’m a potter and I have honestly never ever heard the fix it with gold one...but I bet I will now!

Just started doing weekend shows and I've heard all these! I laughed and laughed! Now when anyone says one of these I'll totally laugh and they'll think they are so witty! BUT WE KNOW DIFFERENTLY!

The salt...amazing haha

I'm 7 weeks into my first wheel class ever and have already gotten the ghost comment twice. I already want to fire every copy of the movie into the sun.

Based on #4 if it’s $25 or $55 for a mug I’d still buy it! The artist took their time energy and heart into that piece and I would like to pay what they deserve for it