We simple were not making enough money. The long hours and hard work weren’t paying off. Also it is not fun anymore so it is time to make some changes. Jim is making videos with the fellow who shot our pottery DVD.

Their first one is on driving safety for an oil company in Calgary. It will be finished next week. It is the first of many to be produced for this client. We are all very excited about it. He is the face and voice of this new venture and now known by those who want to get under his skin as "Safety Jim"

I have been trying to keep up with the orders we took in August at the wholesale show. No matter how hard I try, I am not able to do the work of two. I have had to let some of the new clients go and put off some of my regulars. Everyone has been very understanding and patient. I have to admit that sometimes I do loose sight of what I am doing. After all, I am only making pots. If "they" don’t have pots for sale "they" will sell something else. The production line will go through changes as well. I am going to cut back on the smaller items, like hundreds of mugs and start to focus on the larger more artsy pieces, I think that if I am not going to make a whole lot of money doing this I might just as well make what I like. I don’t intend to ever get a "real job".

I will take the camera to work tomorrow and post some of the new things I have been working on.