setting up a pottery pop-up shop in the owl’s attic

Sep 1

sometimes wonderful opportunities just fall into your lap and this was deffffinitely one of them.

the owl’s attic is orlando’s favorite vintage shop and also home to a handful of local makers and their goods! i have been shopping at this store for years, and i was so honored when the owner, brittany, asked me if i wanted a booth inside for it’s wonky. i didn’t hesitate to accept and immediately started drawing up ideas for the shop on my ipad! one of those being turning my logo into a handbuilt sign! this li'l’ project came at just the right time, as the summer was my least busy season - due to heat preventing me from popping up around orlando!

after a few brainstorm sessions, my husband and i were headed to ikea to pickup the shelves for my wonky wall! i was able to keep my expenses low and only managed to spend around $60 on all the shelving.

i already had a handful of pieces set aside for the shop which meant i didn’t have to start from scratch on inventory - another nod to the perfect timing of this opportunity :)

i think this was/is a big step for my little business as this is only my first full year of dedicating 90% of my creative time to my ceramics. it also felt a little more exciting than a wholesale order, because i was able to make whatever i wanted and curate this collection of ceramics entirely! it’s like a pop-up that never ends and i feel so fortunate to be supported by the orlando community and hope to continue to share my pieces to my homecity and beyond by having this wonky wall!