I quit my job to be a full time Potter

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4 ай бұрын

#pottery #art #viral
Yes, I finally quit my job. Now instead of being a pottery teacher, youtuber, selling my work on my website, glaze developer, father and cook. I am not just a father, pottery teacher, and glaze developer, lol. The place I Work out now pays me more for my skills and leaves me far more open to spend time with my family and to work on what I truly love.
** My website ( where you can buy my work and frolic around)
www.earthnationceramics.com
** wanna send me food and make me fatter?
p.o box : 4540 florin road # E 138 Sacramento
zip:95823
name: Donte the potter
**Music by: ‪@iamryanlittle‬ - closure
• Ryan Little - CLOSURE
** Twitter : / dontethepotter
** Instagram : / earth_nation_ceramics
** Facebook community page : / earthnationceramics
** Glazy profile: glazy.org/u/earthnationceramics
** support the channel : / earthnationceramics
** mud peddlers podcast :
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** join us on Discord : / discord
**** Discount codes:
Clayscapes glazes 10% off at www.clayscapespottery.com/col... Use code Earth10
*for business or sponsor inquiries please message me on the Facebook fan page or my Instagram. (links above)

Пікірлер: 57

@gsandau 4 ай бұрын

It's really great to see your efforts come to fruition so you can have more time with family and focus more on your pottery career. You do a lot for the pottery community, and we appreciate you.

@estherljonesdotcomartist5505 4 ай бұрын

Wow, you made me realize how many "jobs" I have... And I don't even do KZfaq!

@sarahsantas1899 4 ай бұрын

I am glad you will be able to spend more time with your family! You can never replace the relationship that you make with your daughter and wife! Good luck on your new adventure and I plan to keep watching!

@chitrak9540 4 ай бұрын

That JB meme threw me off!! 🤣 For a sec I thought I accidently clicked another video...😮🤣

@conniemezzo9370 4 ай бұрын

FYI DONTE! I have been a viewer of your videos for YEARS! However this morning while watching this video I remembered to check that I was still a subscriber.... NOPE! Damn KZfaq!!! May I suggest on your next couple of videos remind your viewers to check their subscription status. AND Congratulations👏 I have watched your growth as a potter over the years - I agree it's time to go for it! 👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼

@debbiesmith297 4 ай бұрын

I sure do wish you were in Florida because you would have so many students you wouldn’t know what to do with all of us. I just am glad that you’re happy. I pray that you are the happiest you’ve ever been and I want you to know that I think you are the best Pottery teacher I have ever seen on KZfaq even at my own studio you’re the bestand I wish you all the happiness in the world

@dinosaurfarm 4 ай бұрын

Oh yay! You've seemed pretty overextended since before Christmas, I'm both glad for you you'll get more time and selfishly glad because I want MOAR CONTENT!

@fencingkitty9166 4 ай бұрын

Hey man, of all the people to be able to shift to full time clay I'm hyped you get to give it a shot. I came back to clay from tinkering with it as a hobby to starting a business (with HOURS AND HOURS of listening to you and Lindsey's podcast over the pandemic), to wanting to give a career with it a shot. Turns out that happened faster than I expected when I lost my 'normal' FT gig last fall and I'm fortunate enough my husband and I are in a place I can try. I've worked around food service folks a lot when I was in college and I had NO f'king idea how you managed that, a family, AND gaming still. x.x /rambling off ;;tldr;; F'k yeah, awesome for you : 3 Hope this is a change you love

@charlymarie66 4 ай бұрын

This is a normal progression of life,, your on your way to a conclusion of life in America... Keep your posts on glaze projects have a good day

@Iam...--- 3 ай бұрын

All that hard work paid off. Now is the time to focus on family and building your craft. Don't burn yourself out doing it. Slow and steady wins the race.

@EarthNationCeramics 4 ай бұрын

I didn't WANT to do this thumbnail..... But I HAD to

@lenahyllander9228 4 ай бұрын

Wow, so happy for you 🎉😂

@andreag7822 4 ай бұрын

It’s about time Donte. Good luck in this new phase of your’s and your families life ♥️ It’s work life balance. Edit-and less burns on your arms 😳🇬🇧

@redbeanart848 4 ай бұрын

Congrats for your new chapter! I'm so excited and can't wait to see how your journey continues!

@captainmadigan 4 ай бұрын

I can vouch that you carried that job, and I'm glad to hear you're leaving for a better place. It was an.. Interesting job, said nicely. Congrats and happy for you, Dante!

@zorgon2426 4 ай бұрын

That's awesome! Good for you and congratulations!!

@saorijg 4 ай бұрын

Wow! Congratulations on your new journey 🎉

@east2westpottery 3 ай бұрын

happy for you! congratulations🎉

@suebahr1094 4 ай бұрын

Congrats! 🎉 Good luck with everything. You deserve it! Thanks for all you do!

@birdietam 4 ай бұрын

Yesss congrats!! :D

@toddwinchester7516 4 ай бұрын

I'm so happy that you are able to move more of your time and energy to doing what you love and being with your Fam more. I'm just a part time potter but you have helped me for years lean how to throw better. You are also a great person and I love your personality. Because of you I have been doing holiday bazaars to sale my stuff which I never felt my stuff was good enough to have people want to buy it. Due to you helping me learn how to doing some of your technics I got brave enough to do my first event now almost 6 years ago. Sorry so long winded just wanted to thank you and tell you how happy I'm for you and your fam. This is Bear Paw Hand Works

@marycarolyn1293 4 ай бұрын

Congratulations! I hope this continues to work really well for you!!!

@Creativjess 4 ай бұрын

CONGRATS!!!!!!! 🎉🎉🎉🎉

@missmolliepink 4 ай бұрын

Hey, congratulations!

@zwvl 4 ай бұрын

That's so fire man, what a come up 🎉

@nathanspevack1697 4 ай бұрын

Congrats!

@lindenjenesse5078 4 ай бұрын

Congratulations!!

@elisabethbue5666 4 ай бұрын

This is great news Donte! Good luck with everything

@PennyRitz 4 ай бұрын

So glad for you, Donte!!!

@laurenharrison1959 4 ай бұрын

Congratulations this is a well deserved pathway for you and your family

@gigi3242 4 ай бұрын

Good for you!! Glad your hands and arms aren't going to be burned up any more. You have earned this success, enjoy it.

@catladylife 4 ай бұрын

Congrats! Ive followed you for a long time. Will you be at NCECA in Richmond? This will be my first time. I live only a couple of hours away from Richmond

@lauragarberick6477 4 ай бұрын

I'm so happy for you. It's a great thing to make a living off of your passion. You will be so successful. Can't wait to see what you do.

@KellyMcginnis-mk3rh 4 ай бұрын

Congratulations 🎉 This great news! Work life balance😊

@vanichco 4 ай бұрын

Donte, you're a fighter! I've subscribed to your channel for several years and congrats to you on your journey! Best of luck!

@kerimcaffee6411 4 ай бұрын

So happy for you! Your efforts here to provide the educational content you have been posting is appreciated by many! Congratulations!1🎉👏

@thehappypotter9612 4 ай бұрын

Great for you, and very well done! I come here to your channel from time to time and always enjoy your videos. Loved that one where you tried out your new brick kiln for pit firing because I use wild clay and primitive firing methods.

@rogerbuchler2743 4 ай бұрын

I,m just really happy for you. And a lot of likes on other comments that I full heartedly agree with Dante. .

@lena15 4 ай бұрын

love ur work! Congrats on quiting ur job and finding more time to do pottery things! Just the other day i brough out a vase u made that i won from a fb giveaway a long ass time ago. I hope to keep learning more from u

@micheledickey4066 4 ай бұрын

Wow I am soo excited for you!!! How is she already 2????

@wallylasd 4 ай бұрын

I really liked the way you talked with that high pitch voice it sounded more sophisticated.

@kandiimeadows2114 4 ай бұрын

Whatever I cando to support you I will. I love your videos, you give us great information, keep it up. I like how to make different voices. Good Luck!!

@samanthanicholson9015 4 ай бұрын

Congratulations, happy for you and your family. That glaze is amazing my husband and I love it. You can be your silly self and people would still watch your videos! Enjoy your new job

@trishmclellan2196 4 ай бұрын

So exciting to see you getting to do what you want to do! Lobe your glaze reviews! I know and have watched your kiln videos, a video on firing a kiln sitter would be appreciated. Other ones I have watched are awful and there are not many.

@corpsehound 4 ай бұрын

Congratulations! As one of those guys who works 12 hr shifts, free time is precious for any creative endeavor. I look forward to see what you do with it!

@chrisstanley3557 4 ай бұрын

Congratulations on quitting non-pottery job. Glad your life is going well. You’re making the right choice! But please don’t ever stop calling us dirty potters. What is that black circle on the inside lid of your kiln? That is driving me crazy.

@pottersjournal 4 ай бұрын

If you're not going to make any money, be sure it is in a job your happiest not making it and you will make it.

@TheRavenBlack1-cw1sr 4 ай бұрын

❤

@lehacarpenter7773 4 ай бұрын

More and more people are just keeping their job to pay their health insurance. Also, wasting time on the job is part of the job when you work in a corporate team; if you get too much done, you are not a team player, and the team will find a way to push you out. The whole reason I became a sole proprietor was that I was so darned bored working for a fortune 500 company, where almost nothing got done. It's paralyzing. And your content is great, so you will thrive, and you will continue to migrate towards doing the things you love the most.

@amariahthepotter 4 ай бұрын

Where do I get this glaze?

@zwvl 4 ай бұрын

👌🏽👌🏽

@mariomastrangelo6416 4 ай бұрын

God for you Glad you made the jump.... I know you are gonna land on your feet

@glenparis 4 ай бұрын

Thanks Obama! (Healthcare). I love your videos. You’re such a great teacher. Now you’ll have to change the names you use to scold your students: “Karen, don’t do it!”

@isaaclara2485 4 ай бұрын

Let me get a banger and mash one more time for the culture

@ddtuss2585 4 ай бұрын

If your real job had benefits like retirement and healthcare it is worth keeping. If not then you might as well quit. If your wife’s job has healthcare then that is covered. You need to be sure and invest in a retirement plan though.