Sarah Van Raden on transforming a creative hobby into a thriving shop and studio

Photography by Kris Le Boeuf

Curious about what it takes to start a creative business? Join me for a conversation with Sarah Van Raden, the ceramicist and entrepreneur behind Notary Ceramics. After a successful career in fashion styling, a health crisis prompted Sarah to explore new creative outlets, and she soon discovered a passion for ceramics. Come listen to how Sarah grew her business from a makeshift, one-woman operation in her basement to the beautiful shop and thriving studio it is today.

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THIS EPISODE FOCUSES ON

• Growing up on a rural property with creative parents

• Studying anthropology at university

• Starting her own clothing line which led her into a career in fashion styling

• Reconnecting with her creativity through ceramics

• Being diagnosed with Hashimoto’s disease

• Embracing a slower pace of life

• Where her homewares business name ‘Notary Ceramics’ came from

• How she differentiates herself from the rest of the ceramics market

• The importance of consistency

• How she switches off from work

• Tips for managing Instagram and building up social media content

FEATURED ON THIS EPISODE

• Notary Ceramics shop

• Sarah’s instagram @notaryceramics.home

• Notary Ceramics Pinterest page

• Mud Shark Studios in Oregon

• Planoly app

• Book Gerald Durrell My Family and Other Animals by Gerald Durrell

• Tv series The Durrells

• Willie Nelson’s ‘The Classic Christmas Album’

• Norah Jones’ ‘I Dream of Christmas’ album

• SmartLess podcast

Podcast production: Yaga Media