ANNA MUD

05/27/2026

Last fire. Last crackle. Last little surprise from the kiln.

I wanted to keep this piece natural and true to the process, leaving the hand coiled texture visible and holding onto the look of the raw RAKU clay instead of refining it away. I love when you can still feel the artist’s hands in the clay.

RAKU has a way of making every piece feel alive. Smoke, flame, unpredictability, and all.

05/05/2026

So excited to share my love of pottery this Saturday with the kiddos!!!

Our final Saturday Series of the season is this Saturday! Anna Fonner will be leading a pottery activity with the kiddos while parents learn from ☀️✨⭐️

Come and see us in the Community room and bring a friend! This impactful series is free and open to the public!

04/15/2026

If you guessed that I was going to put a bird on it, you weren’t completely wrong, I put THREE !!!!!

04/15/2026

Another work in progress. What will she be?

04/14/2026

Hand coiled vase with hand coiled braids and my chipping sparrow
Work In Progress

04/04/2026

Trying something new with these golden sunflowers 🌻
(from my husband 💛)

This vase literally leans—
and that’s exactly the point.

Wabi sabi embraces the imperfect, the off-center, the slightly unexpected. In traditional Japanese ceramics, those “flaws” are what give a piece its soul and individuality.

A little love, a little tilt, exactly as it should be.

03/28/2026

Fire, smoke, and a little bit of unpredictability 🔥

These raku pots come out of the kiln glowing… then straight into a reduction chamber where the real magic happens. No two will ever be the same—and that’s kind of the point.

Raku fact: the crackles you see aren’t accidents—they’re created when the hot pottery hits cooler air, causing the glaze to fracture and trap smoke in the lines. That’s what gives raku its signature look.

Perfectly imperfect. Just how I like it.

03/10/2026

Before my tulips fade… and before they make me sneeze.

A little burst of spring sitting in one of my vases from the Great Wave series.

Beauty and pollen. The eternal balance.

03/09/2026

Not all vessels are meant to hold flowers.

Some hold the spoons that stir the soup, the tools that gather people in the kitchen, the objects we reach for every day.

This piece from my Great Wave series was carved slowly, line by line. I love how the movement of the waves wraps around the form, bringing a little rhythm and texture to something meant to live right on the counter and be used.

Functional pottery has - art that becomes part of daily life.