Questions, mostly answered.

How do I order a baptism set?

On the baptism set product page, fill out the customization form with the child’s name, the baptism date, and the patron saint. Add to cart and check out as usual. Lead time is four to six weeks. Each piece ships in a wooden gift box, ready to give. If you need it for a specific date, order at least eight weeks ahead.

Can I commission a piece for my parish?

Yes. Parish, school, and religious-order commissions are most of what the studio does outside the standing catalog. Anniversary tiles, holy water font sets, sacrament-gift programs, and patronal pieces are all welcome. Use the Wholesale and Parishes page to inquire.

What if my child’s patron saint isn’t in the dropdown?

Type the saint into the free-text field below the dropdown. The studio researches the traditional iconography for any saint requested, attributes, color, attendant symbols. For obscure saints, expect a personal note before painting begins so the iconography is right.

Is the gold real gold?

Yes. Gold luster is real gold suspended in a medium that bonds to the glaze in a third firing at lower temperature. It is the same technique the Eastern icon tradition has used for a thousand years. See the care page for how to live with gold-luster pieces.

Are the pieces blessed?

No. The studio does not bless pieces, that belongs to a priest. Many parishes will bless a holy water font or a sacramental tile after Mass; bring the piece to your priest.

1962 calendar or modern Roman calendar?

The studio works with both. The liturgical calendar page defaults to 1962 with a toggle to the modern calendar. For a feast-day gift or a parish piece, tell the studio which calendar applies to your saint or feast and the date will follow it.

Why is handmade pottery more than a printed tile?

Because it is made differently. The clay is mixed in the studio, the form is pressed or thrown, the iconography is drawn and painted by hand from source images, and the piece is fired two or three times. There are no decals, no sublimation, no screens. A tile from this studio is meant to last a hundred years and read as sacred art the whole time. See the tradition.

Do you ship internationally?

Not from the site, not yet. Pottery is heavy, fragile, and international customs is its own world. Write if you are outside the United States and the studio will quote shipping directly.

Where does the name “Mudfyre” come from?

Two things a kiln cares about, spelled the way they got spelled. That is the whole story.

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