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Milwaukee Made Mud

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Pottery and Ceramics handmade in Milwaukee Back from hiatus, thinking about dirt and marble www.instagram.com/milwaukeemademud mastodon.social/@MilwaukeeMadeMud

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Milwaukee Made Mud @cata-tonic-a.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
I like this view of throwing. It gives a really good idea of what my hands are doing, since the inside is just as important as the outside. This will be an oil bottle, and as with all my agateware clay, was pretty uncooperative. #pottery #ceramics #agateware
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Milwaukee Made Mud @cata-tonic-a.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
Some orange marble/agate mugs. These have a pretty small or fine pattern, I think maybe a little too fine. The bottoms look amazing though. #agateware #marble #marbleart #mugs #pottery #ceramics
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Milwaukee Made Mud @cata-tonic-a.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
The trimming process for a red and white agateware/marbled vase. This is the step where the contrast really shows up, and you get to appreciate the pattern you made. #agateware #pottery #trimmingpottery #ceramics #porcelain #marbleart #marble
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Milwaukee Made Mud @cata-tonic-a.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
New marbling technique. I call this 'second-pass' marbling. You take the trimmings of other marbles pots, and throw a new pot with them. Creates a much more busy, chaotic, and natural pattern. I like it. Excited to see what it looks like fired. #pottery #ceramics #art #marble #agateware #porcelain
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Milwaukee Made Mud @cata-tonic-a.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
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Milwaukee Made Mud @cata-tonic-a.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Some more oil bottles. These still had the crazing issue on the exterior, but a different glaze on the interior is fine and food safe. #pottery #ceramics #art #marble #agateware #porcelain
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Milwaukee Made Mud @cata-tonic-a.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Why do I see these every day, and every single one is a weird pro-Tom Tiffany smear campaign? Just sell the paper to him at this rate if you're letting him write the headlines.
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Milwaukee Made Mud @cata-tonic-a.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
MSorry, no pottery today. I'm busy making a rapier. I actually had way more material than I thought, so I still need to thin it out and probably cut off a good amount towards the tip. Might make a dagger out of the extra bits. #blacksmithing #damascussteel #swords
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Milwaukee Made Mud @cata-tonic-a.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Finally got to trimming those new marbled bottles. I really love how the patterns popped after. It's always a nightmare to try and trim their bottoms too, but usually I can get it done with some effort. #pottery #ceramics #porcelain #art #agateware #marble
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Milwaukee Made Mud @cata-tonic-a.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Great, damascus colored things are a-brewin' #blacksmithing #forging #swords
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Milwaukee Made Mud @cata-tonic-a.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
Live footage from Jupiter/the bottom of a new batch of mugs. #pottery #agateware #marbleart #marble #ceramics #porcelain
A marbled agateware mug's bottom is shown, with patterns similar to those of Jupiter's atmosphere visible.
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Milwaukee Made Mud @cata-tonic-a.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
Sometimes it's nice to make a really solid plain stoneware piece. 10 lbs of red clay turned into a nice curvy vase in 10 real life minutes. #potteryvideos #pottery #clay #ceramics #throwingpottery #art
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Milwaukee Made Mud @cata-tonic-a.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
Idk why but WI and IL have so many slot machines just plopped into bars and restaurants. I feel like it's more of a trend recently, but seems like there's a much higher rate of that here than other states I've been. Maybe something to be said about post(ish) industrial America and small towns.
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Milwaukee Made Mud @cata-tonic-a.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
I once saw a canada goose knock down a motorcycle rider and break the dude's wing mirror off. Not relevant but it was kinda funny to watch. Guy got decked by a bird at 5 mph.
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Milwaukee Made Mud @cata-tonic-a.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
The sound one of my larger decorative bottles make. Maybe I should make ocarinas. #ceramics #pottery #clay #art
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Milwaukee Made Mud @cata-tonic-a.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
New oil bottles. I have mixed feelings on the pattern (I think it's too small and spiraly) but they're pretty anyways. #pottery #art #ceramics #agateware #marble
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Milwaukee Made Mud @cata-tonic-a.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
I'm getting really good at these tall narrow necked bottles. Really love how the pattern and shape on these are turning out. #pottery #ceramics #art #clay #porcelain #agateware #marble
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Milwaukee Made Mud @cata-tonic-a.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
Slight twist on my oil bottles. I think I love this shape. #pottery #ceramics #clay #porcelain
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Milwaukee Made Mud @cata-tonic-a.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
Reporting our monstera into a bigger pot. Turns out it was pretty rootbound. The pot will probably be reused for our rubber tree soon. #plants #pottery #ceramics
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Milwaukee Made Mud @cata-tonic-a.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
This is a semi-historical recreation of a tuscan marbleware piece from circa 1650. The technique used is my default one, so not similar to how those were made, but of a similar shape, which I thought was interesting. #ceramics #clay #porcelain #agateware #pottery
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Milwaukee Made Mud @cata-tonic-a.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
Before/after firing a marbled oil bottle. This actually became my own water bottle as it was too small to fit an oil pourer spout. I love this pattern so much. #pottery #art #ceramics #marble
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Milwaukee Made Mud @cata-tonic-a.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
Some purple mug pictures, including how they look at the leather hard stage. I lobe how much more vibrant they end up once glazed and fired. #pottery #art #ceramics #porcelain #agateware #marble
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Milwaukee Made Mud @cata-tonic-a.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
The trimming process for some of my marble mugs. I love how the patterns show after the slip gets trimmed away. The process for trimming the bottom of these is kind of a nightmare, and can go well or not, depending on how cooperative the pieces are. #pottery #ceramics #agateware #marble #clay
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Milwaukee Made Mud @cata-tonic-a.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
Big bottle. About twice the size of a smaller bottle. #pottery #ceramics #art
A large bronze colored ceramic bottle. The bottle sits next to a smaller marbled purple and white bottle.
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Milwaukee Made Mud @cata-tonic-a.bsky.social · 08/09/2026
Maybe, just maybe, something should be done about the systems that allow this to happen again and again and again.
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Milwaukee Made Mud @cata-tonic-a.bsky.social · 08/09/2026
This is another big bottle that I made, which took about 10 minutes throwing. I really like these with a narrow top and flat/even sides (which they'll have after trimming). They're also a lot quicker to make than the sectional pieces with the same height/mass. #pottery #art #ceramics #clay
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Milwaukee Made Mud @cata-tonic-a.bsky.social · 06/09/2026
An orange marbled oil bottle. As with the recent red one, it may be a bit too busy, so I need to have a lighter touch when wedging in the future. I think the bottom looks pretty killer though, so the real pot heads out there will probably dig it. #pottery #ceramics #agateware #marble #art
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Milwaukee Made Mud @cata-tonic-a.bsky.social · 04/09/2026
An older video of a big ole planter I made. Really liked this one too. It's holding our fiddle leaf fig now. #planters #pottery #ceramics #art
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Milwaukee Made Mud @cata-tonic-a.bsky.social · 03/09/2026
An unedited 3 minutes of me throwing a mug. As with all my agateware, it really doesn't look like I know what I'm doing since the clay is uneven in terms of moisture and hardness. Anyways, it's still fun to do. #potteryvideos #ceramics #porcelain #pottery #agateware #marble
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Milwaukee Made Mud @cata-tonic-a.bsky.social · 01/09/2026
The obvious choice. Having a highway through your downtown means the downtown and city are less important than the time it takes to get through it. Rail connection would also be incredible. Hopefully the DOT listens to this.
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Milwaukee Made Mud @cata-tonic-a.bsky.social · 31/08/2026
New oil bottle. This one was also affected by the cracking issue, but should be ok for liquids. I think the pattern may be a bit busy. I'm sure it'll find a loving home with someone who likes it tho. Maybe with a firefighter. #pottery #ceramics #agateware #marble #art
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Milwaukee Made Mud @cata-tonic-a.bsky.social · 30/08/2026
Orange mug. This one has a seperate glaze on the inside, so won't need re-firing with a painted on interior glaze to make it food safe. #pottery #ceramics #art #agateware #marble
An orange and white marbled mug. The pattern is seen up close and swirls and cracks in the glaze can be observed. Another angle of the pattern up close.
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Milwaukee Made Mud @cata-tonic-a.bsky.social · 29/08/2026
My first purple marbled mugs. It's a bit of a shame that they also had an issue with cracking glaze that this batch suffered, but I think I'll be able to paint some purple glaze in the inside and re-fire them to get them completely food safe. #pottery #ceramics #art #porcelain #marble #glaze
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Milwaukee Made Mud @cata-tonic-a.bsky.social · 28/08/2026
New mugs. This one is red/pink/white. I think I'm not the biggest fan of this gradient technique as it lowers contrast, but I'm sure someone still loves it. Also some issues with the glaze, probably just a bit too thick. #pottery #art #ceramics #agateware #marble
A marbled red and white mug sits on a table. A close up of the mug. Its glaze is partially cracked.
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Milwaukee Made Mud @cata-tonic-a.bsky.social · 27/08/2026
Marble mugs in the sun.
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Milwaukee Made Mud @cata-tonic-a.bsky.social · 26/08/2026
This is my first large agateware piece since my recent haitus. Trowing something this large, with clay at 2 seperate moisture levels was tough. I'm pretty happy with how it turned out tho, and I didn't waste too much clay, ~6 lb. The marbling came out good too. #pottery #ceramics #art #agateware
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Milwaukee Made Mud @cata-tonic-a.bsky.social · 24/08/2026
Come look at my skill issues set to calming music. This is an older video from a few months back, when I struggled to get a jar in the shape I wanted it. Thankfully you can cut away the problem and try again, at least a few times. #potteryvideos #porcelain #agateware #marbleart #pottery #ceramics
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Milwaukee Made Mud @cata-tonic-a.bsky.social · 17/08/2026
For my most recent butter crocks I've been. Trying out a gold interior, which feels right to put on a butter holding surface. #pottery #ceramics #agateware #marble #clay
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Milwaukee Made Mud @cata-tonic-a.bsky.social · 12/08/2026
Close up of purple and white on an oil bottle of mine. I wish the purple was a bit darker I think, but I'm happy to have this color in my collection now. #pottery #ceramics #agateware #clay #agateware
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Milwaukee Made Mud @cata-tonic-a.bsky.social · 11/08/2026
A close up of the pattern of an oil bottle I made. The weird thing is I have no memory of ever making brown/gold stained porcelain clay, but here it is. I probably got swamped making a ton of different colors and got my wires crossed. #agateware #porcelain #ceramics #pottery #art #clay #marble
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Milwaukee Made Mud @cata-tonic-a.bsky.social · 10/08/2026
I finally got the right stain ratio for a pink clay to make agateware with. I'm pretty happy with the color and pattern on these. #pottery #ceramics #clay #porcelain #agateware
2 pink and white porcelain bottles sit on a table. The pattern on them is reminiscent of marble.
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Milwaukee Made Mud @cata-tonic-a.bsky.social · 25/05/2026
Yeah I think that was my experience too. Same for facebook (made for roller derby reasons). if social media wasn't already so ingrained nobody would deal with this shit.
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Milwaukee Made Mud @cata-tonic-a.bsky.social · 07/05/2026
Filming me throwing agateware makes me look like an awful potter. I use 2 clays that are different hardnesses, so the pieces go off center every move, and create more thin and thick spots. Nevertheless, I'm pretty happy with how these oil bottles are turning out. #pottery #agateware #ceramics #clay
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Milwaukee Made Mud @cata-tonic-a.bsky.social · 06/05/2026
Trimming an agateware coasters. This shows how much trimming license up the clay after removing a thin layer of slip from throwing. #pottery #agateware #ceramics #clay #art
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Milwaukee Made Mud @cata-tonic-a.bsky.social · 05/05/2026
Some more pics of my oil bottle when I brought it through the mountains. #pottery #art #ceramics #agateware #mountains
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Milwaukee Made Mud @cata-tonic-a.bsky.social · 04/05/2026
I've been making a sheathe for some knives I made recently. I really like how the first one came out, and have already begun one for my sword. Unfortunately I don't have punches I like for a large pattern so I'll have to wait a bit to finish that. #leatherworking #blacksmithing #art
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Milwaukee Made Mud @cata-tonic-a.bsky.social · 01/05/2026
Bruh, having had a concussion that video is hard to watch. The dude is face down, not moving, and 2 seperate cops take turns kicking his head like a ball (and he doesn't react at any point).There's no justification for that. I didn't see the original tweet, but whatever that said is 100% justified.
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Milwaukee Made Mud @cata-tonic-a.bsky.social · 27/04/2026
Hitting my butter crocks with a hammer, but not to break them. I have to give each of them a tap after I fire them together. This process minimizes warping of the rim. A little bit of shock with a wooden hammer is enough to get them seperated though. #pottery #agateware #buttercrock #ceramics #art
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Milwaukee Made Mud @cata-tonic-a.bsky.social · 25/04/2026
This mug came out in the latest firing, and I think it's the best marbling I've got in red yet. It has a great progression from high contrast to gentler marbling, blending red and white at the top, along with so much motion accross the entire body. #pottery #ceramics #agatewate #marble #mugs #clay
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Milwaukee Made Mud @cata-tonic-a.bsky.social · 25/04/2026
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