Pottery diversity in North Carolina

 

 

Large vase with carved ginkgo leaf-design – Michele Hastings and Jeff Brown

 

North Carolina is blessed with a rich pottery tradition stretching back over 100 years, with some potters being 6th generational. Producing pottery that was robust, utilitarian and wood fired with unique styles attracted buyers and collectors to this location in the past. The access to fine quality clays, the rural beauty and a vibrant community spirit attracted potters to the region. During the 70’s, there was a revival of the local traditional pottery and since then there has been continual growth up until now leading to the enterprise of over 100 active potters concentrated around the main centers of Seagrove and the Catawaba River Valley along with other galleries and family studios throughout NC.

The traditional quirky face jugs, snake decor wares and stoneware functional pottery have now expanded to a wider spectrum of the pottery arts representing numerous techniques including their alkaline ash glazing, wood firing, salt glazes mixed with decorative styles influenced by pottery cultures from around the globe.

The creative talent of NC  will be on display at their premier event in Fall at Seagrove, where over 50 local potters can be easily accessed at the Annual Celebration of Seagrove Potters Festival (11th)  running from November 16-18, 2018.

This is being held at the historic  Luck’s Cannery, 798 NC Hwy 705 in Seagrove

 

Go here for more details

 

Below are some of the potters who will be present at this event and others who also have galleries and studios in the area.

 

Ben-Owen-pottery--ovoid vase

Ovoid vase – Ben Owen Pottery

 

 

SBM Gourd Vase in Spotted Blue Micro Crystal glaze-10inch-tall

Gourd Vase in Spotted Blue Micro Crystal glaze  –  Ben Owen

10 inches tall

 

 

NP MiSe Vase in Nebular Purple---36inches-tall

NP MiSe Vase in Nebular Purple—Ben Owen

36inches tall

 

 

Blmc+Gourd Vase in Blue Micro Crystal glaze--Flower-Vase-in-Blue-Micro-Crystal-Glaze-14inches-tall

Ben Owen Gourd Vase in Blue Micro Crystal glaze

14 inches tall

 

 

Tang Vase in Spotted Blue Micro Crysta Glaze+9+tall

Tang Vase in Spotted Blue Micro Crystal Glaze – Ben Owen

9″ tall

 

 

Ben Owen Pottery--CB+Egg Vase+in Chinese Blue+9" tall

Ben Owen Pottery–CB Egg Vase in Chinese Blue

9″ tall

 

 

Ben Owen throwing clay

Ben Owen – 5th generation NC potter

 

Ben-Owen-Pottery vase

Long neck vase  —  Ben Owen

 

 

 

Alex, great-great-grandson of Matisse, is a potter working in wood-fired clay outside of Asheville, NC, at East Fork Pottery

Alex, great-great-grandson of Matisse, is a potter working in wood-fired clay outside of Asheville, NC, at East Fork Pottery

 

 

Wood fired pottery mug - Alex Matisse

Wood fired pottery mug – Alex Matisse

 

 

Pottery stall in Asherville

Pottery stall in Asherville, NC

(fab large folded vase on left)

 

 

Bird in the Rain --Oval Ceramic Bowl --Cathy Kiffney Studio NC

‘Bird in the Rain’ –Oval Ceramic Bowl —Cathy Kiffney Studio, NC

 

 

 

Jug with handle Bruce Gholson,-Samantha-Henneke-and-Bulldog-Pottery

Jug with handle —  Bruce Gholson, Samantha Henneke — Bulldog Pottery,

Seagrove

 

 

Blue hue of this matte crystalline glaze and its emerald rim

Blue hue and matte crystalline glaze with emerald rim – Bulldog Pottery

 

 

 

Bruce Gholson_-_Fossi Fish Pitcher

Bruce Gholson – Fossil Fish Pitcher

Bulldog Pottery

 

 Dotted Patterns on a plate-made-by-Samantha Henneke

Dotted Patterns on a plate made by Samantha Henneke

Bulldog Pottery

 

Bryan-Pulliam-Altered-Bowl-in-Black-&-White

Bryan Pulliam Altered Bowl

 

 

Bryan Pulliam Platter in Cosmic Purple glaze

Bryan Pulliam Platter in Cosmic Purple glaze

 

 

Ben Owen Gourd Flower Vase in Blue Stardust+9 inches tall

Ben Owen Gourd Flower Vase in Blue Stardust

9 inches tall

 

 

Ben Owen Gourd Flower Vase in Blue Stardust

 

 

Wood Fired Salt Glaze Pitcher with Incised Decoration by Vernon Owens

Jugtown Pottery

 

splat-ugly-face-jug-folk-art-southern--Monika-VanHine

 Folk art face jug – Monika Van Hine

 

 

Caldwell-Hohl-Artworks abstract vessel

Caldwell Hohl Artworks abstract vessel

 

 

Charlene Murphy turquoise vase and pink tulips

Charlene Murphy turquoise vase

 

 

Copper Red Vase--Joseph Sand Pottery

Copper Red Vase–Joseph Sand Pottery, N. Carolina

 

 

Large pot collection - Daniel Johnson

Daniel Johnson pottery

 

 

Daniel Johnson-pottery-pitchers

Daniel Johnson ceramic pitchers

 

 

large pottery vessel by Daniel Johnson

Large pottery vessel by Daniel Johnson Pottery

 

 

Lidded stew pot – Kate Johnson

 

 

Kate Johnson pot carving

Sgrafitto pot carving – Kate Johnson

 

 

Large urn - Daniel Johnson

Large urn – Daniel Johnson

 

 

Frank Neef-White Globe vessel

Frank Neef – ‘White Globe’ vessel with crystalline glaze

 

 

Crystalline Pottery vase by Frank Neef

Elegant crystalline Vase by Frank Neef

 

 

 

FRed-Neef footed vessel North Carolina

Fred Neef vessel

 

 

Fred Johnston ceramic vessel with bird decorations

Fred Johnston ceramic vessel with bird decorations

 

 

Lidded jar with Guinea-Hen-motif'-Fred-Johnston

Lidded jar with Guinea Hen motif’ by Fred Johnston

 

 

Johnston & Gentithes PotteryThree tiered lidded box form

Johnston & Gentithes Pottery —  Three tiered lidded box form

 

 

Johnston & Gentithes Pottery

Fred Johnson pot  —  Johnston & Gentithes Pottery

 

 Johnston-and-Gentithes-pottery

Bird and botanical decorated ceramic vessel  —  Johnston & Gentithes Pottery

 

 

Fred Johnson

 

 

NC potter Joseph-Sand vase

Joseph Sand vase

 

 

Joseph Sand LargeSlab built side fired ceramic sculptures

Joseph Sand Pottery – Large Slab built side fired ceramic sculptures

 

 

Joseph-Sand=-=Waterfall-glaze-sculpture

Waterfall glaze ceramic sculpture —  Joseph Sand POttery

 

 

Joseph Sand  with his bold abstract sculpture

 

 

Joseph Sand abstract ceramic sculpture

Turquoise sculpture  —  Joseph Sand

 

 

Big blue mug by Joseph Sand pottery

Big blue mug by Joseph Sand

 

 

Side fired ceramic sculpture — Joseph Sand

 

 

Joseph-Sand-loaded-kiln with vessels

Joseph Sand loaded kiln

 

 

-Joseph-Sand ceramic mug

 Joseph Sand ceramic mug

 

 

Joseph-Sand ribbed vase--N-Carolina

Joseph Sand ribbed turquoise vase

 

 

 

Josepth Sand modernist form sculpture

Joseph Sand outdoor ceramic sculpture

 

 

Josepth Sand drip glaze sculptural vase

 

 

 

Keith Martindale Pottery vase with illusion of collapsing illusion--trompe-l'oeil

Keith Martindale Pottery vase with trompe l’oeil perspective

 

 

Keith Martindale Pottery vase with illusionist decoration

 

 

Ken-Sedberry ceramic rooster,-NC

Ken Sedberry ceramic rooster, NC

 

 

michael Kline-Pottery platter

Michael Kline — crackle glaze, fern leaf  platter

 

 

Kline Pottery--side fired footed mug

Kline Pottery–side fired footed mug

 

 

Ronan Kyle Peterson-'Hidden Critter Hornet's Hill Jar'-by-Green Hill Center-for-NC-Art

Ronan Kyle Peterson – ‘Hidden Critter Hornet’s Hill Jar’ by Green Hill Center for NC Art

 

 

Bottle -- hakeme slip and clear glaze, wood fired--Bandana Pottery Schaller Gallery

‘Bottle’ — hakeme slip and clear glaze, wood fired–Bandana Pottery

Schaller Gallery

 

 

Kohiki slip and clear glaze footed cup –  Bandana Pottery

 

 

Kohiki slip and clear glaze Soup Bowl —  Bandana Pottery

 

 

Large round platter -- Wood fired stoneware with nuka glaze--Bandana Pottery

Large round platter — Wood fired stoneware with nuka glaze — Bandana Pottery

 

 

Bandana Pottery Yunomi White slip with clear and green glaze

Bandana Pottery Yunomi White slip with clear and green glaze

Schaller Gallery

 

Bandana Pottery Yunomi Hakame slip with clear glaze-schallergallery-com

Bandana Pottery Yunomi Hakame slip with clear glaze

schallergaller. com

 

 

Bandana Pottery Spade Bottle Hakame slip and clear glaze

Bandana Pottery Spade Bottle Hakame slip and clear glaze

 

David-Stuempfle-Pottery

David Stuempfle  Large pottery vessels

 

Lori Clodfelter--footed sgraffito vase

Lori Clodfelter — footed sgraffito landscape vase

 

 

Lori Clodfelter footed sgraffito planters in black, white and red

Lori Clodfelter — footed sgraffito planters

 

 

Blue and white sgraffito pitcher and tumblers---Lori Clodfelter

Blue and white sgraffito pitcher and tumblers — Lori Clodfelter

 

 

Lori Clodfelter--sgrafitto planter and lidded jar

Lori Clodfelter — sgrafitto planter and lidded jar

 

 

Sgraffito lidded jar

Sgraffito lidded jar  —  Lori Clodfelter

 

 

red glaze tea pot -- Lufkin Pottery

Petite red glaze tea pot — Lufkin Pottery

 

 

large-tree-vase-handled--MichaelMahan

Large-tree-vase with handles –Michael Mahan —  ‘From The Ground Up’ pottery

 

 

From the Ground Up ceramic tea pot--Michael Mahan

From the Ground Up ceramic tea pot– Michael Mahan

 

 

Maggie Jones Turtle Island Pottery-NC

Pottery vase  —  Maggie Jones Turtle Island Pottery, NC

 

 

 

Matthew Bayman ovoid pot

Matthew Bayman ovoid pot

 

 

Levi Working at Michael Mahan studio

Levi Working at Michael Mahan studio, Seagrove

 

Michèle Hastings, Phillip Pollet and Jeff Brown

Michèle Hastings, Phillip Pollet and Jeff Brown ceramic platter

 

 

North Carolina Pottery Tulip Vase

North Carolina Pottery Tulip Vase

 

 

 

Platter-by Zeke Mccanless & Eck Mccanless

Platter by Zeke Mccanless & Eck Mccanless

 

 

Raku Pottery - Small Red Raku Bottle Form - Ceramic Vessel - Darrin Darazsdi - CapeFearRakuPottery--etsy

Small Red Raku Bottle Form — Darrin Darazsdi

CapeFearRakuPottery–etsy

 

 

Turquoise Splash Raku Vase---Darrin Darazsdi

Turquoise Splash Raku Vase — Darrin Darazsdi

 

 

Sculpture By Erin Younge & Anne Partna

Sculpture By Erin Younge & Anne Partna

 

North Carolina Pottery highway

Seagrove

 

 

 

Smith Pottery

 

 

Takuro Shibata and Ben Owen III,-Ben Owen Pottery

Takuro Shibata and Ben Owen III, Ben Owen Pottery

 

 

Takuro Shibata--ceramic vessel

Takuro Shibata-raku ceramic vessel

 

 

Windsong Pottery-ceramic-jug

Windsong Pottery jug

 

 

Windsong-Pottery---rainbow-glaze-vase

Windsong Pottery—rainbow glaze vase with twin handles

 

 

Mark Hewitt large ceramic jar

Mark Hewitt large lidded pottery jar

 

 

large pitcher - Mark Hewitt

Large pitcher – Mark Hewitt

 

 

Mark-Hewitt ovoid vessel -- photo-by Jason-Dowdle

Mark Hewitt ovoid vessel with mottled texture surface, 2018

photo by Jason Dowdle Craft Photographer

 

 

Ceramic floral ornament -- Michael Sherill

‘Shadow’ — Ceramic floral ornament — Michael Sherill

 

 

 

Heron Wall Hanging--Smith Pottery----two white herons in flight

Heron Wall Hanging — Smith Pottery

 

 

 

 

 

4 Comments

  1. Posted November 2, 2018 at 12:38 am | Permalink

    Just want to say that I look forward to every posting here. You manage to always find such diverse, stimulating and gorgeous work to share. Thank you.

  2. Carl Herbert
    Posted November 5, 2018 at 4:25 pm | Permalink

    I know you can’t list all NC potters, but Mark Hewitt is especially good. Thank you for the article

  3. Posted February 14, 2019 at 5:28 am | Permalink

    Thanks for posting an image of my turquoise “dancing vase”. There are more potters in NC than any other state in the usa! I love your posts and all the variety in ceramics of the world and history.

  4. Robbie Hood
    Posted February 14, 2019 at 8:05 am | Permalink

    —-Anita creates beautiful Buddhas!

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