Contemporary Crafts Gallery and Pottery Studio located in Tacoma, Washington
According to Wikipedia: “The heart has long been used as a symbol to refer to the spiritual, emotional, moral, and in the past, also intellectual core of a human being. As the heart was once widely believed to be the … Continued
Valentine’s Day is less than 2 weeks away! Traditional gifts are usually flowers and/or chocolate. What about getting your Valentine something that won’t be gone in a couple of weeks. We have lots of gift ideas at Throwing Mud Gallery…earrings, … Continued
“Go confidently in the direction of your dreams. Live the life you have imagined.” Henry David Thoreau One year ago today we signed the lease to rent 2212 North 30th Street in Tacoma and took the giant leap of faith … Continued
Just wanted to share some of the new jewelry items we’ve added to the store in the last couple of weeks. I’ve featured Ann’s 3-dimensional jewelry in the past, and we just got more styles of earrings in stock, plus … Continued
We try to provide handcrafted items in all price ranges. Here’s some ideas of items we have in the gallery that are priced $25 and under. We have soap/lotion dispensers in all shapes and sizes. The one in this picture … Continued
We’ve added some beautiful artwork and crafts to the gallery in the last couple of weeks. Mandy combines the vibrant colors of hand-dyed anodized aluminum and the natural elegance of fine and sterling silver to create striking designs with wide … Continued
According to legend, Christmas stockings honor a charitable gift of the historical Saint Nicholas, a 3rd and 4th century bishop in modern-day Turkey known for his anonymous gifts. The story tells of a poor widower with three daughters who had … Continued
A month or so ago we received a phone call from a rep. for a local cable program called Business Matters, wanting to know if we’d be interested in being featured in their television program. Let me think about that … Continued
Tacoma Arts Month – Studio Tour Studio #9: Mark HudakBringing beautify into people’s lives with his pottery has been Mark’s interest for over 30 years. His intent has been to make creative functional pottery to be enjoyed and used in … Continued
Just wanted to show off a few new things we’ve added to the gallery in the last month or so…. When my son came down from Seattle to visit awhile ago, his fiance sent some lollipops for me. I was … Continued