Track every piece, from wet clay to final firing
PotteryDave is a pottery notebook on your phone: your clays and glazes, every stage of every piece, photos, and what went on each pot, so you can make the ones you love again.
And when a piece is ready, sell it straight from its page. PotteryDave takes no cut.
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What it does
Every stage, dated
Log each step with a date, from formed to glaze fired, with the cone for each firing. PotteryDave predicts the fired size from your clay’s shrinkage, then works out the real shrinkage when it comes out of the kiln.
Your clays and glazes
Keep your clay bodies, underglazes and glazes on My shelf, starting from ready-made lists of popular commercial underglaze and glaze colours. Record every coat on every pot, so you can make the ones you love again.
Photos and Instagram
Snap a photo at any stage right from the piece’s page. One tap makes a datasheet card (clay, glazes, cone, sizes) and a caption with hashtags, ready to post.
Private until you share
Pieces are private unless you choose otherwise: share a link, list them on your own gallery, or sell them. Nothing to download: add it to your home screen and it opens like an app.
Sell your pots, with no fee from PotteryDave
No cut from PotteryDave
The sale is yours. Stripe’s usual card fee comes out of each payment; PotteryDave adds nothing on top.
Paid straight to you
Buyers pay on Stripe’s secure checkout, into your own Stripe account, and Stripe pays out to your bank.
Shipping worked out for you
PotteryDave estimates shipping from the piece’s size, weight and where it’s going. Or offer local pickup, a flat rate or free shipping.
Free for every potter
- Unlimited pieces, with every stage dated
- Your clay bodies, underglazes and glazes
- Ready-made glaze lists to pick from
- Fired-size and shrinkage worked out for you
- One photo per piece, with 500 MB of photo storage
- Instagram datasheet and caption
- Private, unlisted and public sharing, with your own gallery page
- Likes, comments and following
Browse what potters use
Glazes, underglazes and clay bodies potters have shared, with the public pieces made with each one.
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Questions
Is it really free?
Yes. The free plan has no time limit and no limit on pieces. Pro is only for potters who want more photos and a few extras.
Can I sell my pieces on PotteryDave?
Yes, on Pro. Connect your own Stripe account once, mark a piece For sale and set a price. Its page gets a Buy button, buyers pay by card, and you get an email with the address to ship to. Buyers need a US address for now, or can pick up locally if you offer it.
Does PotteryDave take a cut of my sales?
No. The money goes straight to your own Stripe account and PotteryDave takes nothing from it. Stripe charges its usual card fee on each payment, the same as anywhere else you take cards. Pro itself is the only thing PotteryDave charges for.
Do I need to install anything?
No. It works in your phone’s or computer’s web browser. On a phone you can add it to your home screen so it opens like an app.
Who can see my pieces?
Only you, until you change it. Each piece can be Private, Unlisted (anyone with the link) or Public (also listed on your gallery and in the PotteryDave gallery, and search engines can find it unless you turn that off in Me → My gallery).
How much photo storage do I get?
Free includes 500 MB, room for a photo of about 700 pieces. Pro includes 1 GB, about 1,400 photos, and you can add 5 GB more whenever you need it. Photos are shrunk on your phone before they upload, so they don’t take much room. If you fill it up, nothing is deleted; you just can’t add new photos until there’s room.
What happens if I stop Pro?
Nothing is deleted. Your extra photos are kept and come back if you go Pro again; meanwhile others see each piece’s cover photo. Public pieces stay public.
Can I take my records with me?
Yes. Download everything from the Me page at any time, or delete your account and everything in it.