Trista Hudzik Pottery

09/11/2026

“Whats your favorite color?”

My whole life my answer has been “its not about favorite colors, its about favorite color combinations”

May I present to you, the colors of my kitchen (A color study in my current favorite colors combination). Everyone told me not to make pink pots. Im making em anyway. 😘

09/06/2026

A little asmr as I’m cleaning up my pots after decorating. So happy to finally start establishing a regular studio practice again after almost a year. Working on some new pots! New colors, new themes, new clay, new slip!

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Slip dug from my land in Leicester NC, black clay from Mammoth Clay Company and Amaco Brent underglazes

09/01/2026

Good times with Clayspace last night!!! Love these folks SO MUCH! And, I am so honored to share this space with so many sweet friends (who also happen to be incredibly talented potters). 🫶🤎

*not pictured - Alexandra Barao and Candice Hensley

08/25/2026

Our queen had been called home. A blanket of despair has covered the south. Has covered the world, I’d say. She was everything I ever wanted to be. For as long as I can remember. I saw best little wh******se in texas when I was like five and hoped I could grow up to be just like her 🤣. I’ve been obsessed with her and her magic ever since. Honest, endlessly creative, giving, free of judgement, funny, smart, and sassy. And still country. With a beauty that radiated from within. She sparkled. Both literally and figuratively.

Motion to fly all the flags at half mast this week. We have lost our national treasure. Together we mourn our queen.

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May we all find a little Dolly in our soul now and forever

08/24/2026

08/23/2026

The sun rose February 24, 2017
The sun set August 16, 2026
Sweet Daisy May
Nine years wasn’t nearly long enough.
She’s with my momma now and I know my Momma’s taking good care of her.

07/20/2026

Giving my new Tortuga • Pottery Tools sgraffito set a test run today! I am already in love with the variations of tips that allow for lots of different line weights! And the freaking super cool stand to hold the bits! So smart for neurospicy folks like myself who tend to lose stuff left and right! Check back in to see how it goes!

07/15/2026

Sweet summertime! New mug! Wild cherries! Dang yall, I really love this time of year!

You guessed it - new clay (mastodon cone six black clay by Mammoth Clay Company), new slip (Appalachian courtesy of my land in ) and amaco underglazes!

I teach during the week but can’t wait to get back in the studio on Friday and start decorating more pots! These have been so fun. Personally I am loving the soft yellows, pale greens and white flowers on this black clay/dark red slip combo. Help me pick! What color flowers should I try on the next batch???

07/13/2026

Well, it’s already mid july somehow and summer is just hopping along, aint it?!
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My love of plants and flowers, fairy tales and storytelling, of hand sewing, of nostalgia - all of them informing my imagery. In a world that constantly feels choatic, I just want to invite a little bit of whimsy and joy to brighten little moments of my day.

I’m really into this new bowl form! Actually I am revisiting an old form I used to make a long, long time ago! And i love how this relates to my new mug forms! These QTs are more tests from my wild Appalachian yard slip on the mastodon clay from Mammoth Clay Company ! Hand-painted with Amaco Brent underglazes and hand-carved. Also, really intrigued by these bold contrasting colors and the quietness of how they slightly desaturate on the slip.