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BY DACIA GARCIA
The shop features work from di erent artists throughout its seating area.
Merry Smith opened Merry’s Mud Pottery House in 2021.
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Merry’s Mud Pottery House fosters creativity
Owner Merry Smith sells her own pottery pieces at the shop including bowls, mugs, jewelry holders and more.
piece that we made was beautiful,” Smith said. “So I nd myself not only believing that, but sharing that and being able to see the pieces that my students make and help them to see it in a di erent way.” What they o er Merry’s Mud Pottery House o ers six-week classes for ages 17 and up and are beginner friendly. Along with co ee, tea and homemade baked goods, the pottery studio sells Smith’s handmade ceramic pieces. The storefront also features various local vendors’ products, including: leatherwork by Candace Smith, home goods by Marquita Davis; cards by Shirlene Evans-Bridgewater and Jane Bost; and artwork by Donna Kotch, Laura Thomas and Ethan Langford.
Tucked into a Round Rock neighborhood, just beside the hustle and bustle of the city’s downtown hub, is Merry’s Mud Pottery House—a cozy cafe that also hosts pottery classes. How it started Owner Merry Smith said her love for art began in her youth when she made mud cakes in her childhood backyard, but she never imagined she’d be an artist herself. In 2004, Smith’s husband blindfolded her and drove her to Patty Kramer’s pottery studio, where he revealed Smith would be taking pottery classes for the next eight weeks. Smith credits Kramer for her transition into teaching pottery. “She made us really believe that every single
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