BIG POT SALE starts Saturday January 13, 2011

Student and seconds sale this Saturday through January 23rd. Cheap thrills and sweet deals to be had. Get there early for the best selection of some of our students and members’ fine work.

On an unrelated note, it’s been quite a hiatus! With craft shows, Jen in school, baby growing up and holiday madness, time really got away from us. So here’s to a new year of excitement and opening receptions to come. Stay tuned for details of the coming spring tea party reception. Thank you all for your support!

Photos! Grand Opening Reception May 29, 2010

Thanks to everyone who helped make the studio opening a success!! We could not have done this without your love, support (and manual labor). Special thanks to Senator Leahy for taking time from his busy schedule to join us in our celebration. Much love to you all.

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Open Studio & Grand Opening Celebration May 25, 2010

Looking for something to do Friday night? How about this weekend?? Come visit the new and improved Montpelier Mud Studio & Gallery at Camp Meade! There will be an opening reception Friday night from 7-10 and we’ll be serving wine snacks. All weekend long we’ll be showing (and selling) work from the ceramic planters exhibit along with super cheap pottery you won’t find anywhere else. Come see us, the new space and say hello.

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In the news! Waterbury Record May 20, 2010

Montpelier Mud Now at Camp Meade: Waterbury Record

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The potters at Montpelier Mud have moved to Camp Meade, 961 Route 2, Middlesex, and will hold a grand-opening reception, sale and open studio May 28-31.

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People are welcome to an opening reception Friday, May 28, from 7 to 10 p.m. featuring an exhibit of member potters’ and students’ interpretations of ceramic planters: Ode to Photosynthesis. Free drinks and hors d’oeuvres will be served.

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The studio will open its doors Saturday, May 29, for the  Vermont Craft Council’s statewide Open Studio Weekend. Pottery demonstrations and tours of the new studio will be offered, and visitors are welcome to help create a large outdoor sculpture.

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From Saturday through Monday, the studio is also having its semiannual member, student and seconds sale. One-of-a-kind work from the studio’s 20 members and 60 students not available the rest of the year will be sold at discounts.

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Montpelier Mud is a full-service pottery studio and gallery offering classes for adults, teenagers and children, and provides rental and gallery space for artists and craftsmen working in clay. More information: www.montpeliermud.com.

In the news! Times Argus April 29, 2010

Montpelier Mud joins Camp Mead crowd: Times Argus Online

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MIDDLESEX — Four businesses featuring handmade items have all landed at Camp Meade over the past three years.

In 2007 The Red Hen Baking Company moved from Duxbury to expand their wholesale distribution of breads, create a full pastry line and open a café offering breakfast and lunch. As warmer weather approaches there will be iced coffee drinks and summer soups. The bakery has turned into a true community space where you can meet a friend or a client. There is free WIFI, a children’s space and lots of fine food and artisanal breads made right here, plus a wide selection of cheese, wine and more to take home. Live music is now a staple on Saturday afternoons.

In September 2008 Nutty Steph’s Chocolate Shop opened their doors and is now offering their large bags of Vermont Granola and a variety of bulk dark chocolates from around the globe. Nutty Steph’s features house-made pistachio maple butter toffee and dark chocolate candied orange peels, along with new spring menu choices of iced drinking chocolate, chocolate frozen bananas, beer, wine, bacon plates and chocolate dipped bacon.

Ann’s Weavery and fiber arts gallery, formerly of Waterbury, moved to Middlesex in February 2009. This is an eclectic gift shop filled with handcrafted wearables, accessories and gifts from talented crafts people from Vermont, New England and elsewhere. The Weavery is also a studio where Ann Lovald, owner, practices her craft, gives individual weaving lessons and sells looms, weaving and knitting books and yarns.

New to Camp Meade in January 2010 is Montpelier Mud, the pottery studio previously located on River Street in Montpelier. The move brings expanded studio workspace and a refined gallery as well as an added vitality to Camp Meade. “I love our new space and it is great to join a community of other artisan businesses” says owner, Mike Sullivan. Montpelier Mud is a full service pottery studio and gallery offering classes to adults, teens and children in addition to rental and gallery space for artists and craftsmen working in clay.

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Camp Meade is located at 961 U.S. Route 2 in Middlesex.

Proud to announce… April 26, 2010

Montpelier Mud is proud to announce the arrival of our newest member, Miss Ella Lea Sullivan. Born on April 18th, coming in at 7lbs. 7oz. and 18″ short, please welcome our baby girl!

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As a result the studio will have new gallery & practice hours:

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Gallery

Monday; Closed

Tuesday-Saturday; 10-6

Sunday; 11-5

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Practice

Monday; 5-9

Tuesday-Thursday; 10-9

Friday & Saturday; 10-6

Sunday; 11-5

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We thank you all for your love and support!

Mike, Jen & Ella

Welcome to the 21st century! April 14, 2010

Well we finally have upgraded to the 21st century and are selling work online through Etsy and Market Vermont. Not even 24 hours up and we’ve had two sales! It’s so exciting I can only compare it to what it feels like when placing the winning bet on a horse race. One sale came from someone we don’t even know all the way in California. We’re just beside ourselves with the awesome response so far, and hope to keep the momentum up.

If you haven’t checked the sites out yet, please do and help us spread the word by passing the links along to your friends, family, neighbors or whoever you think might enjoy Mike’s work. New work will be posted as items sell so check back often because what you see today might be new tomorrow. Thanks again everyone for your support!!

New studio, new baby, new blog. April 8, 2010

That’s a lot of new! In January the studio moved form its old depressing location on River Street to a new, bright and spacious locale at Camp Meade in Middlesex. We’re excited to join Red Hen Bakery, Nutty Steph’s and Ann’s Weavery in what is turning out to be quite the community of artisan businesses. Renovations are still in progress, but classes are running, the gallery is ready for traffic and the vibe has never been better.

In other news – we are expecting our first baby any second now, so don’t get discouraged if you don’t see any updates for a while. The best way to find us is to call or come by. We’ll be sure to post an update as soon as there is more news to announce and will try and keep the content fresh and full of inspiring work, interesting resources and anything else we think you’ll like.

In the meantime, keep playing in the mud!