Our Team
Our school exhibits the long and wonderful history of the potter’s craft, which traces through the history of civilization itself. Mudslingers’ experienced teachers and member-staff offer hands-on assistance and inspiration for making functional, whimsical, and sculptural ceramic pieces.
We are a team of individuals with different backgrounds but similar passions in creative art. Read more about us below. We’d love to get to know you and share our love of pottery!
Cassie Liposcak, Owner
Cassie Liposcak
Cassie has always immersed herself in the arts and the creative process. As a child, she was heavily involved in music, dance, and art. As an adult, she has worked in music recording, live audio engineering, and touring. She has even enjoyed success as a hairstylist.
Cassie received a degree in Agribusiness Management with an emphasis in Horticulture at Texas State University. She started a small business in Colorado doing creative floral and plant arrangements.
Cassie happened upon Mudslingers in the Spring of 2014. She has always enjoyed working with nature and clay. She took several classes with John and eventually became his assistant. After John passed away early in 2019 she took the reins and has helped keep the studio going ever since.
Cassie is now the managing partner of Mudslingers. She teaches several of the kids classes and takes care of the day-to-day operations of the studio.
Kaito Troke, General Studio Manager
Kaito Troke
Kaito (K-(EYE)-toe) has a passion for working with his hands and teaching others. As an introvert who loves people, he finds pottery, ceramics, and art in general are a way to reach out and connect with people. While he studied ceramics in high school as well as in college, he’s been mostly self-taught here at Mudslingers since the summer of 2018 and has been teaching classes and lessons for almost as long. He’s a dedicated instructor who always seeks to improve himself and the quality of his classes. If you have an interest or a budding passion in pottery, we hope you’ll join one of his classes to experience the joy of pottery and ceramics!
Kaito is also our General Studio Manager. He takes care of everything behind the scenes to make sure everything runs smoothly.
Katy Human
Katy Human
Katy is an enthusiastic pottery hobbyist whose friends and family have more pots than they can deal with. She's working on form and consistency: stackable bowls with smooth insides, mugs with reliable handles... She loves helping new students find joy in imperfection and sharing tips and ideas with potters ready to take it a notch up.
Katie Koch
Katie started taking pottery classes in 2013 and has been hooked ever since. She's been teaching pottery for about five years at three different pottery studios in Colorado. She loves teaching students of all ages from all walks of life. She specializes in both wheel throwing and functional hand building.
When not potting, Katie can be found hiking or cross country skiing with her dog (and pottery assistant) Sophie.
Lindsay Appleby
Lindsay Appleby
Lindsay is a potter and ceramic artist that lives in Golden, CO. She is Alumni of Ohio University who comes to Mudslingers with 17 years of pottery experience, including being a collective member at The Nelsonville Emporium from 2008-2014. Lindsay moved to Colorado in 2014, found Mudslingers in 2016, and in 2020 she joined as an instructor. She currently works out of her home studio and Mudslingers. Her interest is in geometric design and incorporating glass fusion into her work. Lindsay has enjoyed returning to teaching with Mudslingers and encourages anyone looking to start their pottery journey to take her class.
Judith Erhard, Operation Manager
Judith Erhard
Judith grew up in Villingen-Schwenningen, Germany. There, she studied art in school but discovered her true passion for ceramics when she moved to Colorado in 2014. Since taking her first pottery class here at Mudslingers in Louisville, she has nurtured her artistic, creative and technical skills into a true talent for ceramics. Her aim is to develop pieces that can be used in everyday life with a focus on beauty, practicality, and functionality. Now, participates in art and craft shows locally on a regular basis.
Judith started to teach pottery classes at Mudslingers in 2018. She is dedicated to her students as she teaches them not only the fundamental techniques of pottery but also having fun while doing it.
When she isn’t teaching, she takes care of correspondence with customers, students and members. She also does all the class schedules and updating the website.
Kendra Moran
Kendra Moran
Kendra is a full time artist and founder of Being Sacred Art. She holds a Master of Fine Arts in painting, drawing and ceramics from Southern Illinois University. She strives to surround herself with everything handmade and loves to share this joy with others. She believes objects that are made by hand hold so much power and bring us into presence during creation and use. Her work explores concepts of spirituality, ceremony, sublime nature and the divine feminine. She has seven years teaching experience working with undergraduate, elementary and high school art students and is excited to teach in the Mudslinger's community. She loves guiding students to build confidence and explore creativity on the wheel and looks forward to seeing you in the studio!
Ashley Worst
Meet Ashley Worst, Mudslingers' newest instructor. Ashley graduated from Bethany College (WV) with bachelor's degrees in Equine Management and Visual Arts, and a Master's in Teaching, and spent most of her time in the ceramics studio helping with classes and tech work (and pretty much everything else that comes with clay). During and after college, she has worked at a production studio, has helped with summer art camps, and has tried to make it to NY to woodfire with friends as much as possible. Ashley moved to Colorado in 2021- working in libraries and at a local horse boarding facility, and is thrilled to be back in the studio to share her knowledge and love of clay with anyone and everyone!
Jana Smith
Jana comes with a BFA in Art Education from Virginia Commonwealth University, over 16 years of experience teaching pottery, and a true passion for people.
Jana believes in the skill development and personal exploration of each student, and guides with creative solutions and ideas. She is eager to meet her students where they are, and believes in opening doorways for her students to go down their own clay paths.
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