Jugtown Annual Holiday Kiln Opening: Dec 5

Jugtown Annual Holiday Kiln Opening

Saturday, December 5, 2009

8:30-5:00

come early, get a number and have coffee, tea or juice and

a bite to eat in the warmth of our museum until opening time!

Seagrove in the Blogosphere : Celebration of Seagrove Potters

Mike's Pots
"This past weekend was spent attending the Celebration of Seagrove Potters festival in Seagrove, North Carolina. This is the fifth year in a row I've attended and the quality of pottery (and people) is unequaled."

Donna Craven and Samantha Henneke- Gala Auction Collaborative

This collaobrative are thrown by Donna Craven and decorated by Samantha Henneke. They were fired in Ben Owen's kiln. The pair will be auctioned off together.

For more information about the Gala visit the Celebration of Seagrove Potters.

Demonstrations for Celebration of Seagrove Potters, Nov.21&22

There will be pottery demonstrations on Nov. 21 Saturday and Nov.22 Sunday.

For more info visit: Celebration of Seagrove Potters

On Saturday

12:25-1:30 Sid Luck : Lucks Ware

1:30-2:15 David Stuempfle : David Stuempfle Pottery

2:15-3:00 David Fernandez : Seagrove Stoneware

3:00-3:45 Ben Owen III : Ben Owen III Pottery

Sunday

10:00-10:45 Eck McCanless: Dover Pottery

10:45-11:30 Jeffery Dean: Dean and Martin Pottery

11:30 - 12:15 Randy James: Dixie Land Pottery

12:15 - 1:00 Dan Triece: DirtWorks Pottery

1:00 - 1:45 Blaine Avery: Avery Pottery and Tileworks

1:45 - 2:30 Jared Zehmer: Zehmer Pottery

2:30 - 3:15 Robert Saxby: The English Potter

3:15- 4:00 Craig Kovack: Kovack Pottery

Sally Larson and Bobbie Thomas - Gala Auction Collaborative

Sally Larson, Fireshadow Pottery and Bobbie Thomas, Thomas Pottery
15" high

Vase made by Sally and decorated with leaves and vines by Bobbie. Sally glazed their pot in Fireshadow's Summer Green in an electric kiln. The light turquoise celadon glaze was a perfect choice by Sally to enhance the band of leaves appliqued by Bobbie. Both Sally and Bobbie are inspired by the details in nature and was a perfect match for a collaborative piece.

To see more collaboratives visit the Celebration of Seagrove website.

The Celebration Gala takes place the evening of November 20th from 6-9. This is your opportunity to browse and shop the booths before the marketplace opens Saturday morning. We will feature a delicious spread of heavy hors d'oeuvres, wine, beer and assorted beverages. A live band will be performing and the popular Seagrove Collaborative Pieces auction will take place. Artists from different potteries will work together to make one of a kind pieces, all created here in Seagrove!
Tickets ($35.00) can be purchased on-line or by mail.

Paticipating Seagrove Potters in the Celebration, Nov 20-22

The following Seagrove potteries and artists will be participating:

Visit Celebration of Seagrove Potters to learn more about the festival and potters and find links to the individual pottery pages.

Avery Pottery & Tileworks

Ben Owen Pottery

Bluestone Pottery

Bulldog Pottery

Cagle Road Pottery

Caldwell-Hohl Artworks

Chad Brown Pottery

Chris Luther Pottery

Country Pots

Cross Creek Pottery

Crystal King Pottery

Daniel Johnston Pottery

David Stuempfle Pottery

Dean & Martin Pottery

Dirtworks

Dixieland Pottery

Donna Craven Pottery

Dover Pottery

Fat Beagle Pottery

Fireshadow Pottery

From the Ground Up

Gingerbread House Pottery

Great White Oak Gallery

Hatfield Pottery

Humble Mill Pottery

Jake's Pottery

JLK Jewelry at Jugtown

Johnston & Gentithes Art Pottery

Jugtown Pottery

King's Pottery

Koepnick Pottery

Kovack Pottery

Lantern Hill Pottery

Latham's Pottery

Living Water Studio

Luck's Ware

Lufkin Pottery

McCanless Pottery

McKay Pottery

Nichols Pottery

Old Gap Pottery

Ole Fish House Pottery

"Original" Owens Pottery

Pebbles Pottery

Potts Pottery

Ray Pottery

Riggs Pottery

Seagrove Stoneware

Studio Touya

The English Pottery

Thomas Pottery

Tom Gray Pottery

Triple C Pottery

Turn & Burn

Uwharrie Crystalline

Whynot Pottery

Windsong Pottery

Zehmer Pottery

North Carolina Pottery Center hosting Catawba Valley Pottery Exhibit

At the North Carolina Pottery Center in Seagrove, North Carolina

"Fire in the Valley: Catawba Valley Pottery Then and Now"

Artist Reception: Friday, November 13, 2009 6:00 - 8:00 pm

(Free to the public)

Galleries I and II. Classic Catawba Valley Forms from early masters like Daniel Seagle and David Hartzog to the current generation of alkaline glaze potters.

Gallery III. Contemporary Catawba wares for sale by Michael Ball, Kim Ellington, Walter Fleming, Luke Heafner, Bob Hilton, and Charlie Lisk.

This exhibition is made possible by the North Carolina Arts Council and the National Endowment for the Arts, which believes that a great nation deserves great art. Thank you!