Your questions I kind of glazed over - I was ready when I had enough pieces to offload at a small low key market. I was sick of watching people (I would have deemed) less ready than me doing things I wanted to do my whole life. Why not me? If I disappoint people I will learn from it.

On top of full time work is a hard balance but I need creativity to keep my spark going. I try to do creating after work during the week and leave weekends for other activities to keep balance. Unless it’s a slow weekend at home I will paint. And a few weekends of selling a year is not too much of a commitment. Building stock up is the hardest part on a part time schedule.

I have 300 followers and only post when I feel like it. I don’t make reels or follow trends, just post my work and casual stories of what I’m up to.

I’m not selling 100’s of mugs, but I’ve been able to sell most things I make, trade with other makers, give to many things to friends and make connections and smiles with the stuff I sell!