Meet the owner
Gretchen grew up on Prince Edward Island as a country girl, she raised her kids in Nova Scotia and ended up joining them in Red Deer as adults. Since moving, she has reconnected with her true self. Gretchen is now the owner of two horses, is opening Mud and Masterpieces, and is continuing her career as a hairstylist.
Through the years, painting in the acrylic medium has been her main artistic outlet, however; pottery has always had a magnetic draw for her.
Having decided that now is the time to stop "dabbling" and get serious about pottery, she struggled to find a location to obtain a membership, and found so many people in the same position. This pushed her to open the business she's been craving.
Mud and Masterpieces is pottery but so much more. It is a place of acceptance, creativity, and fun.
Meet our Instructor
Melanie Tuck is a self-taught potter, who started in 2019 as an avid consumer with a love of pottery. She bought her first kiln and wheel that year and never looked back!
Along with online training she has taken in person glazing and throwing courses with Tim See and John Britt.
Her focus is wheel throwing and hand building with a flare for functionality.
In 2022 she set up a glaze kitchen where she started to make her own glazes. This is where the hard part began, figuring out where to stop when it comes to new colors and pretty surfaces.
Outside of pottery Melanie is an Athletic Therapist (for over 33 years) This allowed her to use her hands to heal, now pottery has become her therapy.
She looks forward to having you join her in the studio for fun and exploration. Together you will learn new things, find your own groove and create some beautiful masterpieces together.
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