Pottery studio tour with Bill @spines.n.clay | Secret technique revealed!

I drove an hour out to the West Valley of Phoenix, AZ to meet with pottery artist Bill Lindsay of spines.n.clay. Bill specializes in hand made pottery for cactus and succulents which is where his journey began in the pottery art world. We spend the afternoon getting to know Bill as we tour his studio and see his pottery making process. Bill also treats us to a demo of how he builds his signature reptilian pot from scratch - it's a technique that he previously referred to as his trade secret but has since decided to share it with you, my Cookie's Cacti friends. Let's just say that the inspiration may have come from butter art! We also get to unload a fresh kiln with Bill - what an honor!

Bill talks about his journey to running his pottery business full-time and the hours of work and practice to perfect his craft with his meticulous attention to detail. Bill is now selling his pottery on Palmstreet (formerly known as Plantstory, which I still owe you all a giveaway - don't worry it will happen!). I'm so happy to learn that Bill's experience as a vendor on Palmstreet is consistent with my experience as a buyer - we're all obsessed with Palmstreet!

Follow Bill on Palmstreet: @Spines.n.clay:
https://palmstreet.app/l/zTMWR100

Bill's next Palmstreet live takes place on Sunday, May 19 @ 4pm PST. He is planning to host Palmstreet lives every other Sunday going forward.

Bill's social media and website:
  / spines.n.clay  
https://lindseyceramics.com/

Chapters:
0:00 Introduction
00:23 Studio tour
6:58 Bill's experience on Palmstreet
14:48 Studio tour continues
19:08 Bill demos how to make his signature reptilian pot
45:37 Discussing glazes
47:01 Unloading the kiln
54:02 2250 lbs of clay
54:53 Bill's life before pottery
58:00 See you next time!

Resources for glazing:
https://glazy.org

My Palmstreet referral link for new users to get $10 credit:
https://www.plantstory.app/u/CookiesC...

Existing users can also enjoy a $10 credit by using my referral code: SDFYDPZi
1. Log into your Palmstreet app
2. Go to your profile, then go to settings
3. Click on "Refer Friends & Earn Credit"
4. Click on the green link "Did a friend refer you?"
5. Enter my code SDFYDPZi and press "Apply"

Connect with me on Instagram:   / cookiescacti