This is the Potter's Cast.

A podcast home for Potters Everywhere.

It's a community of Potters dedicated to grow their business.

We're picking up where the art degree ends.

I'm your host, Paul Blaze.

And this, my friends, is episode number 1004 of the Potters' cast. Welcome to the show. Welcome to the show.

Hey, did you hear about the nonprofit in North Lexington, I think it's Kentucky? Yeah, North Lexington

Kentucky. That's called Matchstick. And what they are doing is their, actually it's called matchstick goods.

And what they're doing is they're teaching teenagers how to, one, do the work of ceramics,

but then also to then how to make a living off of ceramics.

They're teaching them, you know, life skills like the responsibility of holding down a job,

showing up on time, getting along with the boss, and then also selling the products to the public

and not just selling the the pots but also

teaching to do that with confidence and they can do it at stores or weekend markets and

and it's super exciting what they are doing you can read about the story it was in the

Lexington Herald leader yeah that, that's where it was.

It was published a few weeks back, and it was by John Sheves, C-H-E-V-E-E-S.

But, you know, it looks really like a cool opportunity.

So, yeah, I would totally check those things out, follow them, and see if that's something that you might want to be able to support somehow. It's a nonprofit. So if you donate to it, you can be able to get some money back. They have no idea I'm doing this. I just think it's amazing what they're doing. So, yeah, check that out. Okay, our guest today, we've got someone coming out on the show, Becky Z, Zemer, as she goes by

Z online mostly, but she's an amazing potter.

I love her work.

I've been following her for, it seems like, forever.

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