{"id":44253,"date":"2016-04-18T09:00:02","date_gmt":"2016-04-18T13:00:02","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.uncommongoods.com\/?p=44253"},"modified":"2016-04-18T10:23:39","modified_gmt":"2016-04-18T14:23:39","slug":"this-just-in-spiration-meet-jason-wolff","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.uncommongoods.com\/blog\/2016\/this-just-in-spiration-meet-jason-wolff\/","title":{"rendered":"This Just In-spiration: Meet Jason Wolff"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"attachment_44727\" style=\"width: 630px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a title=\"Jason Wolff | UncommonGoods\" href=\"http:\/\/www.uncommongoods.com\/artist?artistId=29125&amp;source=blog_tji_JasonWolff\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-44727\" class=\"wp-image-44727 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.uncommongoods.com\/blog\/\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/Jason-Wolff-headshot-color-620.jpg\" alt=\"Jason Wolff | UncommonGoods\" width=\"620\" height=\"622\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-44727\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.uncommongoods.com\/artist?artistId=29125&amp;source=blog_tji_JasonWolff\" target=\"_blank\">Jason Wolff | UncommonGoods<\/a><\/p><\/div>\n<p>Our makers never fail to motivate us, encourage our creativity, and fill us with inspiration. So, when a <a title=\"This Just In | UncommonGoods\" href=\"http:\/\/www.uncommongoods.com\/this-just-in?source=blog_tji_JasonWolff&amp;days_live=30\" target=\"_blank\">new design<\/a> enters our assortment, we\u2019re always excited to learn more about the people behind the product.<\/p>\n<p>What gets an artist going and keeps them creating is certainly worth sharing, and every great connection starts with a simple introduction. Meet <a title=\"Jason Wolff | UncommonGoods\" href=\"http:\/\/www.uncommongoods.com\/artist?artistId=29125&amp;source=blog_tji_JasonWolff\" target=\"_blank\">Jason Wolff<\/a>, the artist who, along with his wife Sarah, is behind our new <a title=\"Garlic Keeper | UncommonGoods\" href=\"http:\/\/www.uncommongoods.com\/product\/garlic-keeper?source=blog_tji_JasonWolff\" target=\"_blank\">Garlic Keeper<\/a>.<!--more--><\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_44258\" style=\"width: 630px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.uncommongoods.com\/product\/garlic-keeper?source=blog_tji_JasonWolff\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-44258\" class=\"wp-image-44258 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.uncommongoods.com\/blog\/\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/Garlic-Keeper-40571-620px.jpg\" alt=\"Garlic Keeper | UncommonGoods\" width=\"620\" height=\"674\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-44258\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.uncommongoods.com\/product\/garlic-keeper?source=blog_tji_JasonWolff\" target=\"_blank\">Garlic Keeper | UncommonGoods<\/a><\/p><\/div>\n<p><strong>When did you know you wanted to be an artist?<\/strong><br \/>\nI took my first ceramics class when I was 9 or 10 years old, and was hooked. I continued in the arts all through high school and started out as an Anthropology major with an art minor in college, but realized I was much better at throwing pots than I was at writing papers, so I made the switch to pursuing it full time.<\/p>\n<p><strong>What was the most exciting thing about becoming a professional artist?<\/strong><br \/>\nBeing my own boss definitely has its perks. I have also had a chance to travel and meet some very interesting people.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/pYsghsd7C0s?rel=0\" width=\"620\" height=\"349\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><strong>What does your typical day in the studio look like?<\/strong><br \/>\nI&#8217;m up pretty early and try to get started by 8 or 8:30a.m. I throw about 25-50 pots over the course of 2-3 hours. After throwing, I trim pots from the day before, glaze pots that have already been bisque fired, and then I load or unload the kiln.\u00a0In between I take a break for lunch, run any orders or shipments to the post office, and do it all over again. Working at home gives me the freedom to do a load of laundry or dishes in between tasks, or get dinner started for the evening.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Is there a trinket, talisman, or other inspirational object you keep near? If so, what is it and what does it mean to you?<\/strong><br \/>\nI have a giant <a title=\"Maneki-neko Cat - Wikipedia\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Maneki-neko\" target=\"_blank\">Maneki-Neko<\/a> &#8220;Chinese lucky cat&#8221; statue that I bought in L.A.&#8217;s Chinatown that watches over my pottery wheel. It reminds me of my Southern California roots, and has helped me to be pretty lucky so far.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_44665\" style=\"width: 630px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.uncommongoods.com\/product\/garlic-keeper?source=blog_tji_JasonWolff\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-44665\" class=\"wp-image-44665 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.uncommongoods.com\/blog\/\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/IMG_0002-620.jpg\" alt=\"Garlic Keeper | UncommonGoods\" width=\"620\" height=\"442\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-44665\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.uncommongoods.com\/product\/garlic-keeper?source=blog_tji_JasonWolff\" target=\"_blank\">Garlic Keeper | UncommonGoods<\/a><\/p><\/div>\n<p><strong>Imagine you just showed your work to a kindergartner for the first time.<\/strong><br \/>\nI have had several jobs teaching art to kindergartners. They are always amazed and have some of the brightest questions. Usually I would start out a class with a studio visit then I would have them watch and participate in demos on the wheel. They are always amazed at the process and want to try it for them selves.<\/p>\n<p><strong>What quote or mantra keeps you motivated?<\/strong><br \/>\nNone &#8211; I don&#8217;t need one.\u00a0I&#8217;m totally motivated by wanting to keep making a better product!<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.uncommongoods.com\/product\/garlic-keeper?source=blog_tji_JasonWolff\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-46460 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.uncommongoods.com\/blog\/\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/blogcta-getthisgood.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"650\" height=\"75\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Jason Wolff began college as an Anthropology major with an Art minor, but realized he was much better at throwing pots than writing papers.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":28,"featured_media":44732,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[743],"tags":[953,508,1535],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.uncommongoods.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/44253"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.uncommongoods.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.uncommongoods.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.uncommongoods.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/28"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.uncommongoods.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=44253"}],"version-history":[{"count":26,"href":"https:\/\/www.uncommongoods.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/44253\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":46461,"href":"https:\/\/www.uncommongoods.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/44253\/revisions\/46461"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.uncommongoods.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/44732"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.uncommongoods.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=44253"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.uncommongoods.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=44253"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.uncommongoods.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=44253"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}