05/22/2026
Fantastic news! Meet the NCECA members who received Mudtools Essentials Kits through the NCECA Annual Appeal, supporting creative practices rooted in home studios and shared spaces across the country.
In Charlotte, Ali Potts, who recently transitioned to a home studio, shared, “I’m still figuring out what tools work best for me, so it is perfect timing… I can't wait to try out all of the tools and find new favorites.”
Bob Green works beside his home on his wife’s family’s former dairy farm in Conway, where he said, “I already use and love their flexible steel, plastic, and rubber ribs… shaping and smoothing the surface of my wheel-thrown pieces.”
In Rockwell, Melinda Daniel creates in a studio she and her husband built together and reflected, “I see these tools as something I can use myself and share with my friends and family who come and share my space and love for pottery with me.”
Lance Clawson, who works from a small home studio in Bethesda, shared, “You can never have enough tools… my gift should place me in the ‘just right’ category.”
These gifts were randomly selected through their donations to NCECA’s Annual Appeal! Congratulations to all the Mudtools Essential Kit winners!
The Mudtools Essentials Kit is a thoughtfully assembled set of the company’s most-used ribs, sponges, and shaping tools designed to support forming, refining, and finishing ceramic work at any scale. Learn more at www.mudtools.com.
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