OWNER

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Michelle Hernandez was born and raised in San Antonio and has had her hands in and out of clay for the last 15 years. Thought not degreed in art, she has taken years of ceramic classes at Southwest School of Art, and credits that space to creating her approach to clay - it being a community builder and healer. The relationship she has built with clay over the last 15 years has allowed her a safe space to fail, succeed, explore, tune into her body and felt senses and get to meet new versions of herself again and again. She teaches various formats of ceramic classes with the intention of creating an atmosphere that allows others to start to access that same space for themselves. When not teaching she's keeping muddy in her Southtown studio. Michelle teaches 6 Week Wheel classes at Mud Studio.

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Anita Becerra is a San Antonio-based contemporary artist whose work explores themes of feminism, sexuality, immigration, agricultural corruption, religious trauma, body autonomy, and her Honduran-American identity. Her art reflects the intersection of personal experiences and collective struggles, challenging patriarchal oppression and reclaiming narratives around body autonomy and consent.

In addition to her abstract and conceptual pieces, Becerra teaches ceramics at a local community centers, helping individuals discover their creative voice, and collaborates with nonprofits to provide children a safe space to express themselves through art. Through her art and community engagement, Becerra creates spaces for reflection and dialogue on autonomy, oppression, and power. Anita teaches 6 Week Wheel and Handbuilding classes at Mud Studio.

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Antonio Gonzalez is a person of Native Texan and Mexican ancestry with an Indigenous Chicano politic from Yanaguana (San Antonio, TX).  Born into a colonial experience, he has spent the majority of his life learning about and building alternatives to the current socio-political paradigm through the arts.  An early self-trained artist, he received his Bachelor of Arts in General Studies, concentrating on Ceramics and Print Media, from Sul Ross State University in Alpine, Tx in 2011.  After several years as a teaching artist in public schools and non-profit organizations, he has spent the past few years as a stay-at-home parent for two young children. Recently returned to Texas he is focused on re-establishing a studio and practice that integrates intergenerational modes of exploration and incorporates creative methods with minimal negative environmental impact. Through the reclamation of time and materials, I incorporate and reinforce healing methodologies in the development of a vibrant and engaging visual language. 

An open ended, multi-disciplinary studio I primarily produce handmade earthenware and stoneware ceramics that play between a rustic and contemporary aesthetic, influenced by urban graffiti, indigenous ancestry, Saturday morning cartoons, and southwest colonial style, as a method to uplift the creative spirit embodied in our daily home interactions and experiences.  I am also interested in woodwork, jewelry, and printmaking and enjoy incorporating those media into my output from time to time. 

STUDIO MANAGER

Crystal is an interdisciplinary artist and nature lover based on the South Side of San Antonio, Texas. She is the studio manager at Mud Studio San Antonio, where she fosters a supportive community of students, artists, and instructors. Her approach to management is rooted in safety, education, care, and collaboration. She believes the studio is not only a place to build skill, but also a space to connect with materials, people, and the creative spirit.

Through her project Soft Shell Ceramics, Crystal works with clay and fiber to explore memory, love, home, ritual, and the natural world. This reverence for material and story informs her work in the studio, where she encourages others to create with presence and intention.

Crystal studies ceramics and weaving at UTSA Arts, is a member of the San Antonio Potters Guild and the San Antonio Handweavers Guild, and is part of the 1906 gallery family.