https://www.sluginthemud.ca/featured-works daily 0.75 2026-07-29 https://www.sluginthemud.ca/featured-works/banana-slug-teapot monthly 0.5 2026-07-29 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/677b023053a16e6964ce5185/b41ea3de-ffbe-4633-a3e2-773f94d2b3d0/IMG_4364.jpeg Featured Works and Shows - Banana Slug Teapot - Banana Slug Hand built solid in porcelain and hollowed out this slugs hat removes to add water and tea leaves. Hold the tail and pour and have your slug spew your tea. This Slug is west coast cool, and was submitted with his cousin , Rufus, who is on work away from Europe. The banana slug was finished with a layer of underglaze and a semi opaque lemon glaze overtop. Rufus was also decorated with underglaze on his face and ears and a blend of two glazes to bring out his texture. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/677b023053a16e6964ce5185/1785289133790-C6VNMEJF7K14N6Z3SQRE/IMG_4364.jpeg Featured Works and Shows - Banana Slug Teapot https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/677b023053a16e6964ce5185/1785289134013-XWQ9TH26LEOCFEB2365Z/IMG_4366.jpeg Featured Works and Shows - Banana Slug Teapot https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/677b023053a16e6964ce5185/1785289135353-V7RKJ9NXBEFT2P5VGV9N/IMG_4365.jpeg Featured Works and Shows - Banana Slug Teapot https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/677b023053a16e6964ce5185/1785289135646-IYN0809FMPEOTJHVHLDZ/IMG_4361.jpeg Featured Works and Shows - Banana Slug Teapot https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/677b023053a16e6964ce5185/1785289137245-5WA0HYZ4CKC3O5EKW5TO/IMG_4363.jpeg Featured Works and Shows - Banana Slug Teapot https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/677b023053a16e6964ce5185/1785289137491-WK7550B4LEVQ3J6JAX8H/IMG_4362.jpeg Featured Works and Shows - Banana Slug Teapot https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/677b023053a16e6964ce5185/2673090a-ee6c-4894-a258-d0e3e7825b1b/IMG_4906.jpeg Featured Works and Shows - Banana Slug Teapot - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.sluginthemud.ca/featured-works/mush-love-arts-2026-gallery-piece monthly 0.5 2026-07-29 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/677b023053a16e6964ce5185/d13c46aa-f977-4ee1-9928-2eb1ac05379f/_1106143.jpeg Featured Works and Shows - Mush Love Arts 2026- Gallery Piece - Not so Common Ink Cap This piece was developed for the Mush Love Arts Gallery show, a multidisciplinary gallery show to display all things mushrooms through the eyes of artists. I develop my mushroom pieces largely from mushrooms I see in the wild or from magically imagery from childhood cartoons and video games. I love presenting them as they grow or anthropomorphizing them into a magical place between our world and theirs. I have often found myself creating women and using the form of nature to mimic historical fashion elements. I was a costumer for 12 years and I can feel those influences blending with my pottery and design of these dramatic ladies. This statue is gothic, victorian, Edwardian, and couture. Dripping with ink and built of the common ink cap mushroom. Read on to see how and why she was developed. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/677b023053a16e6964ce5185/fb46da4f-a080-4630-83b4-16f377aaf797/IMG_2974.jpg Featured Works and Shows - Mush Love Arts 2026- Gallery Piece - The Inspiration A few years ago I found some mushrooms on the lawn and tried to dry them in a bowl. I came back in the morning to find they had dissolved into goo. A quick internet search reveals that this is a common ink cap mushroom. I was fascinated by this discovery. In 2025 I saw a late stage ink cap by the river near my home and and took this picture, I knew that it would become pottery eventually. The mush love arts gallery was the perfect inspiration for this lacey looking gooey, tall skinny mushroom. I could see my statue coming to life, turning the form of this mushroom to a gothic feminine statue. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/677b023053a16e6964ce5185/1785271330873-TS8HW0DPSU08F5AJT4PX/IMG_5006.jpeg Featured Works and Shows - Mush Love Arts 2026- Gallery Piece https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/677b023053a16e6964ce5185/1785271331019-HOZZI8Z5777JQ1QE7GM1/IMG_5048.jpeg Featured Works and Shows - Mush Love Arts 2026- Gallery Piece https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/677b023053a16e6964ce5185/1785271332525-OUL4YQGPX1O4CCHOFLJQ/IMG_5045.jpeg Featured Works and Shows - Mush Love Arts 2026- Gallery Piece https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/677b023053a16e6964ce5185/1785271333084-JZ3RLIF269VX3GB6LSJI/IMG_5046.jpeg Featured Works and Shows - Mush Love Arts 2026- Gallery Piece https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/677b023053a16e6964ce5185/20dcb466-c9ca-43e4-9fd7-3cc810758193/_1106169.jpg Featured Works and Shows - Mush Love Arts 2026- Gallery Piece - The Finished Piece and the Gallery Show Mush Love Arts held a private opening for the one week gallery show that she was in. The show was amazing, check out mush love arts and see the incredible variety of work. The response to my piece was overwhelmingly positive and she sold that night for a price I had thought was a little crazy. I cried, she has a piece of me in her and I would have to let her go, but also, someone saw that and valued her. She will be displayed and loved and that makes me happy. 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By feeding on the creatures that graze on kelp, it keeps their numbers in check and helps protect the kelp forest itself. Octopuses also leave behind empty shells as they hunt — shells that become homes for other small sea creatures, turning leftovers into new habitats. This vase captures an octopus guarding its shell, now overgrown with coral. Octopuses are masters of hiding, able to squeeze into tiny spaces and shift their color to nearly vanish against their surroundings. The vase was thrown on the wheel, with the octopus and coral hand-sculpted on top — every texture individually carved. Layers of underglaze bring the creatures to life, and the glaze finishes it with an underwater glow. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/677b023053a16e6964ce5185/92023317-b53e-422b-93a8-c53ad5345e35/2026-07-17+_1105889.jpeg Featured Works and Shows - Art in the Hall with the Town of Okotoks - Sea Otter Otters are known for being playful, adorable, and family-oriented, living in rivers and seas around the world. This one is a sea otter. Its fur is famously dense — two layers thick — keeping it warm and waterproof in cold coastal water. Sea otters are a keystone predator, keeping urchin populations down and protecting kelp forests from being overgrazed. They're also an indicator species: their health and presence reflect the overall condition of nearshore coastal ecosystems. Shifts in otter populations can warn scientists early about pollution or water quality problems — issues that affect humans too. In short, otters depend on a balanced ecosystem, and by watching them, we can tell how balanced that ecosystem really is. This otter circles the vase, collecting treats hidden inside the shells. The otter is hand-sculpted and painted in layers of underglaze. The shells were pressed from a real west coast shell I found. The vase itself was thrown on the wheel and glazed to give it an underwater feel. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/677b023053a16e6964ce5185/1785249645914-MG8CUIB3ZIAMI5VY85EY/2026-07-17+_1105876.jpeg Featured Works and Shows - Art in the Hall with the Town of Okotoks https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/677b023053a16e6964ce5185/1785249646228-3WN22AU3LH1JY63TJ3YQ/2026-07-17+_1105888.jpeg Featured Works and Shows - Art in the Hall with the Town of Okotoks https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/677b023053a16e6964ce5185/1785249647904-ZDT53O3T8O3VHT4OH32A/2026-07-17+_1105878.jpeg Featured Works and Shows - Art in the Hall with the Town of Okotoks https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/677b023053a16e6964ce5185/1785249649059-PFYE8FWCIFXDL2IPL3KZ/2026-07-17+_1105874.jpeg Featured Works and Shows - Art in the Hall with the Town of Okotoks https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/677b023053a16e6964ce5185/3f7e778b-b706-4d90-9151-8836eec4e0b6/2026-07-17+_1106092.jpeg Featured Works and Shows - Art in the Hall with the Town of Okotoks - Beaver Beavers once ranged across the prairies of North America and Europe, but were widely hunted for their dense, double-layered fur — prized for fancy hats and clothing. As they were over-hunted and the land settled, the beavers that remained were pushed out. Their dam-building, which flooded the very areas people were building on, made them unwelcome neighbours. What we understand now is how important beavers are as ecological engineers. Their dams reshape landscapes, creating wetlands that keep their homes safe from predators. But those same wetlands become homes and breeding grounds for countless other animals and insects — some even winter alongside the beavers in their dens. Beavers are also strong family animals, mating for life and working hard together. As rodents, they must chew constantly to wear down teeth that never stop growing. This little beaver is chewing away at its vase, still wet from the pond. 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