Be sure to put contact information alongside each piece. Hold a fund raiser for yourself. Perhaps you need a new kiln or are financing an advanced course of study. In your invitation, state your specific goal, offer donation options, and tell donors what they'll receive in return. For example, donations can be redeemable for art, framing, or art instruction.
Donors can have first choice of new work according to the amounts that they donate.
Those of you who enjoy travel and are good with people can organize and conduct art trips. Enterprising artists use this method to finance everything from ocean cruises to African safaris and some even end up with extra cash for living expenses when all's said and done. Artist trips work because people who love art also welcome opportunities to see, learn, and experience life through artists' eyes. If you know how to teach, hold art classes in beautiful or exotic locations. If you know the great art and the great museums, offer trips that include tours of these institutions.