Mud and Mindfulness

Mud and mindfulness, the pottery blog that not only focuses on the creative process, but also captures the peaceful, meditative aspects of working with clay.  Let’s work together to create some beautiful pottery while also working on calmness, gratitude and happiness. So bring your best self forward and let’s create together. 

  • Mindfulness in Motion 5: Finding a natural, healthy balance between “creating” and “making”

    Creating versus Making Have you ever wondered what the difference was between “creating” and “making”? If you Google those two words you will get a myriad of different synonyms, making you sense that these two words are interchangeable. As a potter, you will often use the words “create” and “make” in the same context. Like…

  • Mindfulness in Motion 4: Techniques for making taller pots

    As a beginner potter, I was amazed at what I could make out of a lump of clay. Amazed at how I could mold the clay into a shape that resembled a mug or a bowl. Amazed how I painstakingly worked to make it perfect. Back then I was usually pretty proud of my pieces.…

  • Mindfulness in Motion 3: How to sell your wares using your intention

    As a beginner potter, it takes a lot of time to perfect your craft and make pots that are worthy of selling. For me, this took years. My first pots were given to family members or friends who were too polite to tell me that they really weren’t very good. I remember taking one of…