
Announcement
Muddy Mountain Pottery offers unique, functional and fun pottery, all designed and hand-made by potters West Magoon and Tana Libolt. We strive for our pots to be exceptionally functional, beautiful and give years of pleasant and reliable use. We are able to accept custom or wholesale orders. To inquire about placing an order, please contact us at info [!at] MuddyMountainPottery.com or visit our website, www.MuddyMountainPottery.com.
We also sell our raku fired sculptures, beads, pendants and jewelry here on Etsy. Please visit our other store, Rakumancy by clicking here: https://www.etsy.com/shop/rakumancy
"Of all the toys the world provides for right-minded persons, the original elements rank easily the first." - Kenneth Grahame
Announcement
Muddy Mountain Pottery offers unique, functional and fun pottery, all designed and hand-made by potters West Magoon and Tana Libolt. We strive for our pots to be exceptionally functional, beautiful and give years of pleasant and reliable use. We are able to accept custom or wholesale orders. To inquire about placing an order, please contact us at info [!at] MuddyMountainPottery.com or visit our website, www.MuddyMountainPottery.com.
We also sell our raku fired sculptures, beads, pendants and jewelry here on Etsy. Please visit our other store, Rakumancy by clicking here: https://www.etsy.com/shop/rakumancy
"Of all the toys the world provides for right-minded persons, the original elements rank easily the first." - Kenneth Grahame
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Reviews
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Derek on Sep 14, 2020
5 out of 5 starsAmazing craftmanship and a one of a kind vessel that inspires a toast!
A conversation piece and an heirloom. Muddy Mountain is functional art. -
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Braid on Apr 1, 2019
5 out of 5 starsThe pictures of these items are great, but the reality is wonderful. Seriously, give them your money.
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Margaret E on Jul 21, 2015
5 out of 5 starsThis mug is great! Thanks so much for a smooth transaction. Would do business with again.
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Todd on Feb 23, 2015
5 out of 5 starsMy mug is a Great piece of art that holds alot of tea. Thank you.
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Kayla on Jan 5, 2015
5 out of 5 starsI bought this as a gift for my husband. He LOVES it. It is so unique, and large enough for him to comfortably hold. A beautiful work of art, thank you!
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Heather on Jan 2, 2015
5 out of 5 starsI purchased this item as a gift and the recipient was thrilled. Beautiful color, fun design, completely functional.
Additionally, the artist was very on top of communications and shipping to ensure that we received our mug for the holidays. Very professional and personable.
If your looking for a fun yet practical mug, I highly recommend MuddyMountainPottery. -
jservice1987 on Dec 30, 2014
4 out of 5 starsyeah really like it. Well made and nice to actually drink out of...R
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Derek on Dec 12, 2014
5 out of 5 starsBeing a big guy I needed a "big gulp" sized rope handle tankard. I put in a custom order for an extra large rope handle (mug shaped) tankard. West (the Artist) didn't disappoint.
I LOVE IT!!! It's Breathtaking! It's my favorite drinking vessel and an heirloom quality piece. I couldn't have asked for a better actualization of what was in my minds eye. Muddy Mountain ROCKS!!!!
In the wild of Centennial Wyoming between Sugarloaf and Sheep mountain, the piece was thrown, forged, glazed and fired to perfection within a few weeks and arrived very well packaged. This is my 5th piece that I have purchased and each time I use one of my Muddy Mountain mugs in a group of people it becomes the center of attention.
I will never thirst again! I highly recommend Muddy Mountain Pottery!!! A++++
About MuddyMountainPottery
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Potters engaged in intelligent, thoughtful discourse.
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A view inside the kiln after a bisque firing.
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Throwing at the potters wheel.
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Lincoln visits our pottery booth.
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Using concrete and aluminum cans to construct a curving wall around the sunken seating area.
Wyoming artists build business with clay, house with tires.
Muddy Mountain Pottery was established in 1970 by Ron Libolt. His first pots were made with clay dug on Muddy Mountain outside Casper, WY, giving the business it's name. Ron operated a shop in Jackson Wy during the 1970's and later attended the University of Wyoming where he received a master's degree in Fine Art. In addition to his well-made functional pottery and large fountains he was known for his pots and sculptures using arms, legs and faces. His artwork often commented on the absurd and mystical aspects of human existence, exemplified by a jar lifting its own lid to reach inside. Ron died of cancer in August 1991.
Tana and West moved to Centennial, Wyoming in 2001, drawn by the amazing scenery and the one-of-a-kind character of the tiny mountain town. They began the crazy endeavor of building their own passive-solar house with walls of dirt-packed tires. The building itself is a sculpture project, an ongoing one.
West Magoon grew up on the Magoon ranch, outside Lusk, Wyoming and studied art at Northwest Community College and the University of Wyoming. He has worked as a graphic artist and photographer for more than 30 years and has been a potter and sculptor since 2000. West's Raku Ray Guns come out of a life-long love of science fiction. The visual roots he draws on include sci-fi magazine covers from the 30’s, 40’s and 50's and the styling cues from 50's automobiles.
Tana Libolt grew up in Laramie and Jackson, Wyoming and in Roosevelt, Utah. Her first teacher was her father, Ron Libolt who started Muddy Mountain Pottery in Casper, Wy in 1970. Clay, tools and encouragement were always available in his various studios and Tana learned to throw on the potters wheel at age 12. After an apprenticeship to a glass-blower in New York and a brief fling with a career as a street musician in Dublin, Ireland, Tana returned to Laramie and the University of Wyoming to study art. She likes the idea of creating objects and ornaments that lend a feeling of delight and wonder to every-day life.
Shop members
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West Magoon
Owner, Creator
West Magoon grew up on the Magoon ranch, outside Lusk, Wyoming and many of his pots and sculptures are informed by intricate model making and ships in bottles he created as a child.
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Tana Libolt
Owner, Creator
Tana Libolt grew up in Laramie and Jackson, Wyoming and in Roosevelt, Utah. Her first teacher was her father, Ron Libolt who started Muddy Mountain Pottery in Casper, Wy in 1970.
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Grasshopper
Clown, Ball Catcher, Pot Licker
Grasshopper's mother was a marmoset and his father was a lion. He's on a quest for bacon and the unattainable squirrel.
Shop policies
We offer unique, functional and fun pottery, all designed and hand-made by potters West Magoon and Tana Libolt. We strive for our pots to be exceptionally functional, beautiful and give years of pleasant and reliable use.
For shoppers in Laramie or Centennial, Wyoming or the nearby area, if you place an order through this website, we'll arrange to hand-deliver it to you and will refund your shipping fee.
Accepted payment methods
Returns and exchanges
In all other cases all sales are final except in extraordinary circumstances, which we will consider on a case by case basis. Please contact us with any questions you might have before purchasing.
Payment
Shipping
Depending on the size of the order we ship via USPS priority mail with insurance and tracking or via UPS with insurance and tracking. Please let us know if you have a preference.