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Holiday Notice - President's Day

Buddy Rhodes will be closed Monday, February 19th in observance of President's Day. Resuming normal operations on Tuesday, February 20th.

Holiday Notice - Easter

Buddy Rhodes will be closed Friday, March 29th in observance of Easter Weekend. Resuming normal operations on Monday, March 30th.

Holiday Notice - Memorial Day

Buddy Rhodes will be closed Monday, May 27th in observance of Memorial Day. Resuming normal operations on Tuesday, May 28th.

Holiday Notice - Independence Day

Buddy Rhodes will be closed Thursday, July 4th and Friday, July 5th in observance of Independence Day. Resuming normal operations on Monday, July 8th.

Holiday Notice - Labor Day

Buddy Rhodes will be closed Monday, September 2nd in observance of Labor Day. Resuming normal operations on Tuesday, September 3rd.

Holiday Notice - Thanksgiving

Buddy Rhodes will be closed Thursday & Friday, November 28rd - 29th in observance of Thanksgiving. Resuming normal operations on Monday, December 2nd.

Holiday Notice - Christmas

Buddy Rhodes will be closed Monday, December 25th in observance of Christmas. Resuming normal operations on Tuesday, December 26th.

Holiday Notice - New Year's

Buddy Rhodes will be closed Wednesday, January 1st in observance of New Year's Day. Resuming normal operations Thursday, January 2nd.

The Buddy Rhodes Story

 

The History of Buddy's Mix

As a young man, Buddy Rhodes was consumed by clay. It was all he could think about, night and day. More important than the material itself, Buddy was compelled by the creative process. Eventually that creative process pushed his desire beyond the capacity of the material he was creating with. His ideas were too big for a kiln.

Rather than let this limit his ability to create, Buddy struck out to find something different to quench his desire as a maker. Buddy was after a material that would behave like clay, but that could develop strength and durability without the need of a kiln. Buddy was after a self-hardening clay.

Buddy found his solution in concrete, but not concrete in the way the world had come to know, as a workhorse in the development of modern civilization— cold and utilitarian. Buddy was investigating the material through his own lens, as a moldable and infinite material, and from that process, a whole new material came to life. Buddy created a material that behaved like both clay and concrete, and from that moment an evolution began.

Buddy sought to create and to share with other makers who wished to do the same. Over the decades of this collaboration, a whole new language has been born. A language in the tradition of the craftsman movement, and a set of materials that would allow the maker community to create their vision.