Mud Wrestli
with Moriah Betterly of Blu Mudd
Where did the name Blumudd come from?
I wanted to name the company Blue Water Clay beca
I live in Sunny Florida, just minutes from the Gulf of M
ico. AT the time I was setting up my business, that n
was already taken. So I had to start playing around w
words. I settled on Blue Mud but alas, that too was t
So I played with the spelling a bit and sure enough,
Mudd was available so I snatched it quickly! We are
toying with the idea of changing the name but have
made a final decision yet.
How and when did you get into the ceramics busine
I was first introduced to ceramics in college in 2004.
took a hand building class that met for 5 hours every
urday and it was the highlight of my week! I could n
wait for Saturday! I have been in love since.
What's your favourite technique and glaze? Anythin
new you'd like to try or master?
My favorite technique is freehand sculpting. It’s a lit
difficult working so small in jewelry pieces, but I enjo
the most. I have two favorite glazes. Textured Turqu
and Palladium, both by Amaco. I’d love to work mor
with a wheel making functional pieces as well as jew
pieces. I’d also like to work more in sculpture. All on
to-do list.
Talk us through your process, what inspires you?
I’m usually inspired by texture and color. When I firs
started out I mainly used commercial stamps on slab
but more and more I’m starting to move away from
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