Contemporary Crafts Gallery and Pottery Studio located in Tacoma, Washington
Each year since Throwing Mud Gallery opened in 2011, we have donated 200+ bowls to the Empty Bowls fundraiser, which supports the Pierce County Emergency Food Network. Empty Bowls is an international grassroots effort to fight hunger. The basic premise … Continued
I know I’m not totally objective, but we have the most creative people taking pottery classes from us! It’s always fun to look through the items when we unload the kiln. Here’s a sample of some of the things that … Continued
Things are moving along with the expansion and the gallery is close to being ready for us. We now have a view of the water from our expanded area! I took the picture below from the new area. We’re at … Continued
If you read this blog or our Facebook Page, you have seen some of the pottery made by our talented students. This weekend is YOUR opportunity to support these new potters and buy some pottery at fantastic prices! You can … Continued
Thought it was time to share some pots that are fresh from the kiln this week! All of the above pieces are built by hand starting with a slab of clay put through our slab roller. We have several different … Continued
I would estimate that we probably fire an average of 5 kiln loads each week – some bisque and some glazed. Mark unloaded a kiln on Saturday and I took pictures of a few of the pieces. Two people made … Continued
It’s been awhile since I’ve shared some of the pieces recently unloaded from the kiln that were made by our students. I know Mark is excited about a piece when I hear him say “wow – look at this!” The … Continued
We’re at the studio tonight and Mark and several pottery students are making bowls for the Empty Bowls fundraiser for The Emergency Food Network. So far we have over 60 bowls made just today.
Most of the art work that we have at Throwing Mud Gallery are from artists who live in Washington and Oregon, with a few outside of that area. We had some pottery to pick up for the gallery, plus we … Continued