Mud Clay Studio

Mud Clay Studio is a community pottery studio with four New Jersey locations that teaches wheel throwing and handbuilding, runs one-time claydates and workshops, and rents open-studio memberships to experienced potters.

Official URL: https://mudclaystudio.com/

Last checked: 2026-10-26

Category: Studio Also called: Mud; Madison Mud; Montclair Mud; Mendham Mud; MORE Mud; mudclaystudio.com

Who it’s for

Adults, teens and kids in northern New Jersey who want pottery classes, a one-time clay night out, or independent open-studio access after staff approval. Adult class students must be 16+; wheel use for teens starts in 7th–8th grade depending on the program.

Why it’s listed

This is the studio’s own site, with street addresses, phones, class schedules with prices and registration, open-studio membership terms and FAQs. It teaches classes and rents studio time; it is not a guild or a supply shop (the FAQ states the studio does not sell pottery supplies).

• Home page (checked 2026-10-26): pottery classes for kids, teens and adults, BYOB claydates, birthday parties, handbuilding sessions, summer camp, studio memberships and firing for experienced potters.
• Adult Classes page: five sessions a year (Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter 1, Winter 2). $545 per person for an 8-week class, including 25 lb of clay, unlimited open-studio time at the registered location, and syllabus-based instruction. Firing is $0.06 per cubic inch; new potters get up to a $25 firing-fee credit. Payment plans (three payments) available by email.
• Madison class schedule: Winter One session 11/30–2/5 (no classes 12/24–1/1), registration opened 10/25. Wheel, handbuilding/sculpture, mixed ceramics and teen wheel slots listed by day and instructor; early registration window for current members.
• Madison “Stuff to do” page: adult wheel and handbuilding $545 / 8 weeks; Couples Nights $210 per couple; Ladies Nights, Creative Claydates and Intro Wheel sessions $105 per artist; kids handbuilding $365 / 8 weeks; teen wheel $435 / 8 weeks; daily handbuilding and weekend workshops $40 per project.
• Open Studio Memberships page: non-instructional $545 for eight weeks for experienced potters (staff approval required); clay not included; extra shelves $50 per session when available; firing $0.06 per cubic inch.
• Directions and Contact pages: four street addresses and studio emails/phones for Madison, Mendham, Montclair and MORE Mud.

Official URL

Home: https://mudclaystudio.com/

Adult Classes: https://mudclaystudio.com/adult-classes

Open Studio Memberships: https://mudclaystudio.com/open-studio-memberships

Madison schedule: https://mudclaystudio.com/madison-class-schedule

Madison location: https://mudclaystudio.com/madison

Directions: https://mudclaystudio.com/directions

Contact: https://mudclaystudio.com/contact-mud

FAQs: https://mudclaystudio.com/faqs

(First-party studio site checked 2026-10-26. Every cited URL returned HTTP 200 to curl -sL -m 30 with a Chrome User-Agent and browser Accept headers, spaced 3 seconds apart. No class was booked and no form was submitted.)

Location

Four New Jersey studios. Madison Mud: 6 Main Street, Madison, NJ 07940, phone 973-520-8480 (EIN 46-4273799). Mendham Mud: 3 E. Main Street, Mendham, NJ 07945, phone 973-221-0011. Montclair Mud: 370 Bloomfield Ave, Montclair, NJ 07042, phone 973-500-3821. MORE Mud: 42 Upper Montclair Plaza, Upper Montclair, NJ 07043, phone 973-415-0013. Hours are posted on each studio’s Google listing.

This is a studio. It is not a guild or a supplier.

Notes

• Category is Studio: paid multi-week classes, one-time workshops, open-studio memberships and firing services.
• The FAQ explicitly says Mud does not sell pottery supplies.
• First New Jersey studio listing (checked local files, GitHub main at 874e5b4 and live clayplaza.com on 2026-10-26; not listed).
• Not affiliated with Clay Plaza. No contact, booking, form or purchase action was taken.
• Image: the site’s own header logo (mudlogohoriz_2020.png from Squarespace CDN, WebP source converted), saved as mud-clay-studio.png, PNG 1152 × 519.

FAQ

Q: Where is Mud Clay Studio?
A: Four locations in New Jersey: 6 Main Street, Madison; 3 E. Main Street, Mendham; 370 Bloomfield Ave, Montclair; and 42 Upper Montclair Plaza, Upper Montclair.

Q: How much is an adult class?
A: $545 for an 8-week session on the check date, including 25 lb of clay and unlimited open-studio access at that studio. Firing is $0.06 per cubic inch.

Q: Can I use the studio without a class?
A: Experienced potters can buy an open-studio membership for $545 for eight weeks after staff approval. Clay is not included.

Q: Do you offer one-time pottery nights?
A: Yes. Couples Nights are $210 per couple; Ladies Nights, Creative Claydates and Intro Wheel sessions are $105 per artist on the check date.

Q: Do you sell clay and tools to the public?
A: No. Mud is a class and membership studio, not a supply shop.