About Us

We're so glad you're interested in learning more about Kentucky Mudworks and its history and staff. Allow us to share a little about ourselves.

Our history
Kentucky Mudworks started in September of 2001 as a teaching studio and production pottery studio. Since then, we have expanded to offer multiple classes, workshops, and all the clay, tools, and supplies you need for your own studio! We are now the only full-service ceramic supplier in Kentucky.  We not only sell pottery equipment, we also service used equipment from simple repairs to complete overhauls!  Our selection of tools and clays are vast as well.  We manufacture Dirty Girls Pottery Tools. We pride ourselves on our familiarity with the products we sell.  We have tested every glaze we sell as the manufacturers recommend and beyond.  We use the clays we sell on a daily basis for our classes as well as our own creative claywork.  We welcome your questions!

Link Henderson
Link (that's me) is the owner and resident crazy woman at Mudworks. I've been throwing pots since about 1989 and couldn't imagine a life without clay. I graduated from Dickinson College in Carlisle, PA in 1997 with a degree in Studio Art-Ceramics and Latin (yes, Latin). I want to thank Professors Barb Diduk, Leon Fitts, Christopher Francese, and Robert Sider for their inspiration and support. I make mostly functional pottery fired at Cone 6 electric and some wood/soda work as well. I'm a chemistry freak and love glaze testing. I fell in love with KY when i moved here 16 years ago and love being part of the vibrant and diverse clay community here. When I'm not shuffling papers, teaching classes, or throwing, I am usually running or baking cookies! link@kentuckymudworks.com
 
Brandi West
Brandi has been with me here at Mudworks since 2003. She is a native of Lexington, but has traveled the US extensively and picked many a blueberry. brandi@kentuckymudworks.com
 
LeAnne Ash
LeAnne rocks and makes awesome pots! She is the only reason anything is even slightly organized around here: before LeAnne started we didn't know how to use 3 ring binders and those paper divider things with tab labels (and paper towel holders, and soap dispensers, and all the basics!).  If you have any questions about workshops or classes here at Mudworks, LeAnne is your go to gal!
mudworks_education@insightbb.com

David Kenton Kring
David or "the new Mike" is the young male employee in charge of online orders and maintaining stock in the shop. David is a figurative sculpture artist that has been rocking out some crazy looking face mugs and spending most of his free time in his studio which he keeps in the back of the warehouse. If you have any questions regarding your online order feel free to call David or email him at:
orders@kentuckymudworks.com


Tony Aiken
Hand builder, mold maker. I started hanging around Kentucky Mudworks sometime in 2003. Years ago I made my living as a model maker. Working with clay and molds gives me the opportunity to explore my art using some of the technical skills that I enjoyed in my former vocation.
Working at Mudworks is great. The Dirty Girls are quite skilled at coming up with things that need building, doing, and fixing. Mudworks has a creative atmosphere and is a great place to learn about clay and ceramics. Come by and let us show you. Questions about plaster? Ask Tony: tony@kentuckymudworks.com
 
Susan MacDonell
"Su Mac" is the newest addition to Mudworks and we are SO happy she has joined us!
Su Mac is working on our liquid glaze line and getting everything at Mudworks organized and properly labeled. We love that! Su Mac is a graduate of Transylvania here in Lexington and has a Master's in Library Science. You'll get to meet here anyday you are in the shop and she will get you all the ceramic supplies you need!

Our locatio

Kentucky Mudworks is located at 825 National Avenue in Lexington, Kentucky. Our new home is in a 100-year old renovated warehouse that was built by the Martha White flour company. To reach our shop you can take the US60 exit #110 off I-75. Turn towards the Speedway and Cracker Barrel. Travel about 3 miles toward town. Right after the JIF/Smuckers Factory turn left onto Walton Avenue. Take an immediate left onto National Avenue. We are at the end of the block on the left just before the stop sign. We have parking on the side, in front, and around back! If you are traveling into town on Richmond Rd (US27) Turn right onto Walton Avenue, go 3/4 mile and turn right onto National Avenue.