MudKat Studio is a small pottery studio located in the Canadian town of Medicine Hat, Alberta. Work is created by Kat Valenzuela, who uses clay as her medium for both functional and sculptural work. She creates work that is inspired by the prairie environment and the people that surround her. Her thoughtful design reflects her own joy of cooking and gardening and how it relates to people's daily rituals. "I feel like pottery is such an intimate craft; people are using the work daily, they touch it, drink from it, and eat from it; and I keep this in mind when I design the work. I want my work to be both pleasing functional and visually.