Jeff Zamek received bachelor’s and master’s of fine arts degrees in ceramics from AlfredUniversity, College of Ceramics, Alfred, N.Y. He taught ceramics at Simon’s RockCollege in Great Barrington, Mass., and KeaneCollege in Elizabeth, N.J. In 1980, he started his own ceramics consulting firm and has contributed articles to Ceramics Monthly, Pottery Making Illustrated, Clay Times, Studio Potter and Craft Horizons, in addition to Pottery Production Practices. His books, What Every Pottery Should Know ($31.45) and Safety in the Ceramics Studio ($25.45) are available from Jeff Zamek/Ceramics Consulting Services, 6 Glendale Woods Dr., Southampton, MA01073.
The price of clay, supplies and equipment is a small percentage of the total cost to produce pottery. This fundamental economic rule is often overlooked or not even considered by many potters.
