North Carolina Pottery Center - Family Day - September 21, 2013

North Carolina Pottery Center in Seagrove, North Carolina

North Carolina Pottery Center is having a Family Day 

Saturday, September 21, 2013

in cooperation with Seagrove’s Centennial Celebration.

The North Carolina Pottery Center will be contributing to the day by showcasing the tradition of pottery through demonstrations and other activities! Please join the North Carolina Pottery Center as we help to celebrate Seagrove’s 100th anniversary.

All NCPC activities will be taking place on NCPC property except for the

12:00-2:30 NCPC booth at the Seagrove Centennial Celebration.

It is recommend that attendees bring folding chairs, blankets, etc. as some of the day’s activities will be located outside.

Schedule of North Carolina Pottery Center Activities on Family Day 

Saturday, September 21, 2013

12:00-2:30 pm
Pottery Identification by Dr. Terry Zug and Steve Compton (Inside the NCPC) Dr. Terry Zug is a pottery expert who is the former chair of Southern Folklore at UNC-Chapel Hill and author of Turners and Burners: The Folk Potters of North Carolina. Steve Compton is an avid longtime pottery collector who was the first president of the North Carolina Pottery Collectors’ Guild.
• Maximum of three pottery pieces per person.
• Donations are welcomed and encouraged, but not mandatory, for this service. Suggested donation: $5.

12:00-2:30 pm
Pottery Ornaments for Kids & General Info with Seo Eo and his students (NCPC Booth at the Seagrove Centennial Celebration on Old Plank Road) Seo Eo, an Associate Professor of Ceramics at East Carolina University, and some of his students will be helping kids paint bisque ornaments.
• Free - Donations are welcomed.

12:15– 2:15 pm
Native American Pottery Demo by Caroleen Sanders (On the grounds of the NCPC) A Catawba Indian master potter, Caroleen Sanders, learned to make pottery in the traditional Catawba method by watching her mother and other family members and will be demonstrating her craft for visitors.
• Free

1:15 – 3:15 pm
Raku Firing Demo by David Garner & Dan Triece (On the grounds of the NCPC) David Garner is a life-long local potter who has stretched his creative boundaries and is known for his horsehair and Raku pottery. David is the owner of Turn & Burn Pottery in Seagrove, N.C. Dan Triece is another local potter who makes use of a variety of colors and glaze combinations and is known for his copper luster Raku pottery. Dan is the owner of DirtWorks Pottery in Seagrove, N.C.
• Free
• Propane for the Raku Firing Demostration is graciously being provided by Van Derveer Gas Service in Robbins, N.C.

2:00 – 3:00 pm
Pottery Turning Demonstration by Chad Brown (NCPC Education Building) Chad Brown is a local 5th generation potter who is recognized as an up and coming potter and who has been invited to show at this year’s Potters Market Invitational in Charlotte, N.C. on September 7th. Chad has purchased some land recently and is also in the process of building a kiln.
• Free

3:30 – 4:30 pm
Agate-ware Turning Demo by Eck McCanless (NCPC Education Building) Eck McCanless, a local potter, has been turning pots since the age of 18 and is known for his distinctive “agateware” pottery. He and his family were the subjects of Jim Sharkey’s film, The Fourteenth Shop, which won the Award for Creative Excellence at the 2002 International Film and Video Festival in Redondo Beach, California. Eck is the owner of Eck McCanless Pottery in Seagrove, N.C.
• Free

5:00-7:00 pm
Evening Festivities
(On the grounds of the NCPC)
• Music – Bluegrass experience
The Bluegrass Experience, one of the Southeast's most respected traditional music groups.
• Food – BBQ sandwiches, fixings, dessert and drinks. (While quantities last - Donations are welcomed.)

This schedule of events is subject to modification by the North Carolina Potter Center. Inclement weather may affect the feasibility of some activities.

North Carolina Pottery Center in Seagrove, North Carolina

North Carolina Pottery Center - The Potters Palette

The Potters Palette 

North Carolina Pottery Center's Fundraising Auction

February 4, 2012

Beginning at 4:00 pm 

 Reception with live music, hors d'oeuvres, & beverages

At 5:00pm

live auction of NC Potter's Paintings begins (absentee bidding available)

Tickets are $15 per person or $25 for couple

For more information contact 336-873-8430

Visit North Carolina Pottery's website

Here is a sampling of the North Carolina Potters Paintings for the North Carolina Pottery Center's fundraising auction. To see more visit the Potters Palette online gallery.

Alexa Moderno of Seagrove Stoneware, Seagrove, NC

Michael Kline of Michael Kline Pottery, Bakersville, NC

Micahel Mahan of From the Ground Up Pottery, Seagrove, NC

Roy Strassberg of Strassberg Ceramics, Davidson, North Carolina

North Carolina Pottery Center - A Thriving Tradition

North Carolina Pottery Center in Seagrove presents:

A Thriving Tradition: 75 years of Collecting North Carolina Pottery

Featuring pots from the Mint Museum's Permanent Collection and local collectors

Opening this Friday November 11, 2011

5:30pm - 7:30pm

Free to the Public

Tonight- Tues.Nov8-Talks and Potluck at the North Carolina Pottery Center

Presentations at the North Carolina Pottery Center

November 8, 2011 - Tuesday - 6:00pm- ...
At the North Carolina Pottery Center in Seagrove, North Carolina, 233 East Avenue
Bring a covered dish for a potluck dinner! Yummmmm

Building Upon: Exchange of Ideas, Culture, Experience

Blue Hen Pottery presents an opportunity to meet Ceramic artists from Tallinn, Estonia; Pepin, WI and Greenville NC at North Carolina Pottery Center.

What do they all have in common? They are threaded together by the history of exchange that emerges from working with common material, clay. 

Many years ago, Richard Spiller, a former professor of East Carolina University ventured out into the unknown of the Baltic region (Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania), Saint Petersburg and Finland. What he found there and how the history unfolded, will be unravelled in his slide presentation.

Some of the friends he made while in Estonia: Urmas Puhkan, The Head of the Ceramics Department and Ingrid Allik, a Professors of Ceramics at the Estonian Academy of Art will sneak us a peek into the academic art education in Estonia and introduce us to their individual work.

The youngest generation of the growing international clay family, the Students of East Carolina University and Estonian Academy of Art will be sharing with us their freshest ideas.

Please welcome these artists to the Seagrove community and join us for this exciting event - a Pot Luck Presentation Night at NCPC Educational Building.

North Carolina Pottery Center : East Carolina University : Estonian Academy of Art

Tuesday, Nov. 8. 6PM - until

NCPC Educational Building

Please bring a covered dish or snack foods to share.

More information on events during this visit can be found at:

Blue Hen Pottery

Jeff Brown Pottery Workshop at the North Carolina Pottery Center

Jeff Brown - Altered Vase

    

When: Saturday, October 15, 2011

Location: North Carolina Pottery Center, 233 East Avenue, Seagrove, NC 27341

Cost: $100.00 per person

Seagrove potter, Jeff Brown will demonstrate his throwing techniques, and the various ways he alters and textures the finished pieces.

After demonstrations, participants will use previously thrown vessels for altering and texture exploration. You will transform the pieces by using a number of handbuilding techniques. You'll paddle, roll, drop, squeeze, impress and carve your way through the leather hard pots, giving you the opportunity to try new ways of finishing wheel thrown vessels. The focus will be on pushing your limits and taking risks with different ideas.

Even though you will have a few nice pieces at the end of the day, the goal will not be making finished pots. Instead it will be about exercising your clay manipulating muscles by pushing your limits, and about making fearless decisions to aggressively alter, and texture thrown pots .

Being free from the pressure of making a product will help in developing a fluidity of motion while you work, and give you the opportunity to take risks with different ideas, and perhaps bring more of your personal expression into the pottery you make.

Please email jeff@jeffbrownpottery.com to register for this workshop

Or call: 336-873-1001     www.jeffbrownpottery.com

Crystalline Potters of Seagrove at the North Carolina Pottery Center

From Left to Right : 

 Bulldog Pottery, McCanless Pottery (platter), Wyndham and Brookhaven Pottery, Uwharrie Crystalline, Dover Pottery, Pottery By Frank Neef, and Eck McCanless Pottery

Crystalline Potters of Seagrove

September 24, 2011, Saturday, 10am-4pm at the North Carolina Pottery Center in Seagrove

The Crystalline Potters of Seagrove show is the first event of its kind.  Seven different crystalline pottery shops from the Seagrove area are coming together to show the amazing range and versatility of this special effects glaze.  The show will feature both zinc silicate and molybdenum crystalline.

Event will be held in the oak grove behind the North Carolina Pottery Center – 233 East Avenue, Seagrove, NC 27341.  There is no admission fee for the event, NCPC admission - $2/adults, $1/students 9th-12th grade, Free/8th grade and under.  Questions – Contact Rhonda (336) 873-7412

Rain date – October 1, 2011 

Seagrove in the Blogosphere : Carolina Arts Unleashed

Thanks to the Carolina Arts Unleashed for keeping us posted during these wintery months!!!!

Seagrove is a movin during the wintery months of 2011. Read all about it at Carolina Arts Unleashed!

North Carolina Pottery Center - The Collectors Eye opens December 4

North Carolina Pottery Center Exhibition - The Collector's Eye

Opening reception on December 4, 2010 - 3:30pm-5:30pm

Seagrove, NC

This exhibit will explore North Carolina pottery through pieces selected by seven North Carolina collectors. The collectors in this series are Monty Busick, Steve Compton, Bragg Cox, Leon Danielson, Joe Foster, George Hoffman and Joe Wilkinson. This exhibit presents an interesting perspective on North Carolina pottery. This is the first of the Collector’s Eye series that will begin the visual journey around the state through the collector’s eyes.

To read more about this exhibit visit the North Carolina Pottery Center's website.

Seagrove Pottery - Chris Luther Pottery Kiln Opening December 4

Chris Luther Pottery Kiln Opening

December 4, 2010 9:00am -6:00pm

Seagrove, NC

Chris Luther Pottery last kiln of the year will feature rivulet chargers/plates, trumpet bowls, noodle bowls, tall spiral/pod bottles, and a couple hundred small bowls for the holiday season. Colors available will be Cranberry, Enole Green, Turquoise, Amber, Baxter's Yellow, and a variety of Shinos. There will also be an assortment of vases from large to small in the showroom alongside folk art ornaments from our son, Adam. Preview online December 3rd.

To read his latest e-newsletter visit here.

Coastal Carolina Clay Guild Opening at the North Carolina Pottery Center

Pottery from the Coastal Carolina Clay Guild

OPENING TONIGHT: at the North Carolina Pottery Center

August 13, Friday evening from 6-8pm

This exhibition will be on display from Aug. 13 - Nov. 13

Written in the The Pilot of Southern Pines,

" The North Carolina Pottery Center announces the exhibition “Pottery from the Coastal Carolina Clay Guild,” with an opening reception that is free to the public, Friday, Aug. 13, from 6 to 8 p.m. The exhibit, which includes for-sale pieces, will be on exhibit Aug. 13-Nov. 13."

"The Coastal Carolina Clay Guild was founded in 2007 by a group of Wilmington potters with the purpose of sharing ideas and promoting the art and craft of pottery in its community. The Guild has grown to 100 members who reside in the eastern regions of North and South Carolina and are a diverse group consisting of full-time, part-time and student potters."

To read more of this article visit The Pilot.

North Carolina Pottery Center - Local Potters Demonstrate Techniques

Tomorrow, Saturday-March 19 at the North Carolina Pottery Center there will be 5 local Seagrove Potters demonstrating their pottery craft in the NCPC's Educational building.

The Asheboro Courier Tribune Martha Anderson writes...

"SEAGROVE — On Saturday, five of the exhibitors in the “New Generation of Seagrove Potters” will demonstrate wheel and hand-throwing techniques from 10 a.m.-3 p.m. at the N.C. Pottery Center in Seagrove.

Wheel and hand throwing are the methods of creating the vessel from wet clay and is the first step in making a pottery piece.

Fees have been waived for visitors to the pottery center on Saturday. Visitors are invited to tour the center, see the exhibition and watch the potters at work and talk with them about their craft.

Featured artists and demonstration times are:

X 10-11 a.m. — Samantha Henneke of Bulldog Pottery will demonstrate throwing on the wheel. Henneke specializes in contemporary art pottery with unusual, iridescent, crystalline glazes with a distinctive luster surface.

X 11 a.m.-noon — Crystal King of Crystal King Pottery and Folk Art will demonstrate hand sculpting. King specializes in animals. King is recognized by folk art collectors for her unique style of hand building and colorful use of glazes. Her whimsical creatures center around animals and Bible stories.

X Noon-1 p.m. — Travis Owens from Jugtown Pottery will demonstrate wheel throwing. Owens has lived his entire 25 years at Jugtown and has been making pots since he was 2. His specialties are traditional wares like those his great-grandparents made as well as chickens and pigs — early shapes of Jugtown. He has led workshops and demonstrations all over the state and has written articles and produced videos on young potters and the history of pottery.

X 1-2 p.m. — Tommy Nichols from Nichols Pottery will demonstrate wheel throwing. Nichols specializes in stoneware in all the traditional shapes with colorful glazes. He also makes specialty stoneware items such as birdhouses and angels.

X 2-3 p.m. — Chad Brown from Chad Brown Pottery will demonstrate wheel throwing. Brown grew up in the workshops of legendary potters around Seagrove. He could made clay animals before he started to school. Brown worked for and learned from many area potters before opening his own studio. He makes traditional pieces, but really likes big jars. The New Generation of Seagrove Potters exhibit will continue through April 10.

The N.C. Pottery Center is located at 233 East Ave., Seagrove.

More information is online at www.ncpotterycenter.com or call (336) 873-8530.

X Contact: 626-6116 or manderson@courier-tribune.com

North Carolina Pottery Center New Exhibition on Display

Reception for the "New Generation of Seagrove Potters" will be held on Friday February 12 at 5:30-7:30. The show is on display until April 10th.

The North Carolina Pottery Center fundraising auction will be held on April 25, Sunday at 5:00pm.

Too see the list of the exhibitions at the NCPC for the year 2010 check out their exhibition page on their website.9KS9JUCGGS3V

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!

"Brown Sugar Art Pottery Glazes" by Jay Henderson

There is a fantastic post at the Potters for the North Carolina Pottery Center by Jay Henderson Titled : "Brown Sugar Art Pottery Glazes"

"North Carolina's vintage art pottery shops usually had a glaze referred to as "Brown Sugar." These rustic-looking glazes were popular with tourists and were in demand by the candle-making operations which purchased large numbers of small wares." ...... To Read More and to See More Images Visit Potters for the North Carolina Pottery Center.

North Carolina Pottery Center hosting Fayetteville pottery exhibit

There will be a reception for the new exhibition that is up at the North Carolina Pottery Center tomorrow on August 14, 5:30-7:30. Read all about it at the Randolph Guide, they have a great article in their newspaper about the exhibition.

The exhibit will feature Historical Pottery of Fayetteville, NC - Highlighting 19th Century Webster & E. A. Poe Pottery, as well as, feature reproductions by David and Deborah Garner of Turn and Burn Pottery.

Turn and Burn Pottery : David and Deborah Garner

Read about David and Deborah Garner of Turn and Burn Pottery, at the blog: Potters for the North Carolina Pottery Center

Also found this on the web! A drawing the the outside of Turn ans Bruce Pottery by Linda Hendry.

Seagrove in the Blogosphere: what visitors have to say

Fayetteview : Anything and Everything Fayetteville

Seagrove Excursion

Local Artist Provides Free Educational and Historical Experience at the North Carolina Pottery Center

Seagrove, NC July 10, 2009 - Once again the North Carolina Pottery Center is opening its doors and grounds for the education and benefit of the public. On Saturday July 18th, David Garner of Turn & Burn Pottery will be firing the groundhog kiln on the pottery center grounds. The firing of the groundhog kiln takes approximately 15 hours and uses 2 cords of wood. The groundhog kiln will be loaded with over 200 pieces of Webster reproduction pots which will be featured during the North Carolina Pottery Centers' Artists' Reception, Friday August 14th from 5:30 to 7:30 pm. The exhibit will feature Historical Pottery of Fayetteville, NC - Highlighting 19th Century Webster & E. A. Poe Pottery.

David, a well-known potter in the Seagrove community, and his wife Deborah were chosen to be featured in the upcoming exhibition of Webster and E.A. Poe because of their knowledge and expertise of Webster pottery. David and Deborah have been producing Webster reproduction pots since 1985.

The Webster brothers (Edward, Chester and Timothy) produced pottery at Robbins & Co. in Fayetteville, the first commercial Stoneware factory in NC. Their style of pottery was unique among the early examples of NC salt glazed with its charmingly incised etchings; including birds and fish with cobalt decorations -techniques brought from their Connecticut backgrounds in stoneware production at Goodwin & Webster in Hartford. This was the early 1800s when the majority of North Carolina potters were producing lower -fired redware pots. The brothers eventually moved to Randolph County, settling in the Coleridge area, with Edward soon moving on to South Carolina.

David became interested in the Webster School of folk pottery when he learned of the family connection to the Craven family. Chester Webster came to Randolph County and turned for Solomon Craven, the grandson of Peter Craven, and later for his son Bartlett Yancey (B.Y.) Craven.

David is one of the most humble and unassuming potters of the Seagrove area, but one who constantly and tirelessly promotes the area through education. Last year he was the recipient of two impressive awards. Each October, for the past 20 years, David and family represent themselves and Seagrove at the, "Village of Yesteryear" at the State Fair in Raleigh. Last year he was awarded, by nomination of 100 of his peers, to receive the "Craftsman of the Year" from the Village of Yesteryear. The Board of the North Carolina Art Education Association (NCAEA) chose to recognize and congratulate David last year as one of the "Art Stars", exemplary art educators and advocates in their fields and commemorated his accomplishments during the NCAEA Professional Development Conference. David also serves his community as a member of the Seagrove City Council. He continually volunteers at schools throughout the area while providing prison ministry with his wife, Debora, statewide.

Walking into David's shop to view the many Webster reproduction pieces (runlets, jugs of all sizes, pitchers, jars and more) in various stages of development is a visual treat. David turns and Deborah carves. She uses no tracing; it is all done freehand and replicates the Webster school style with the hinge under the handle and many of the incised motifs, with the cobalt on woodfired salt glazed pots. Deborah's favorite etchings are the birds and fish. Twenty years ago, when Turn & Burn was one of the few shops producing traditional shapes with salt glaze, a Webster collector walked in and suggested they try their hand at doing some reproductions. Some twenty years later they are still at it in addition to the many other styles they produce. There is just something really special about carrying on a technique that had such a significant historical impact on pottery making in the Seagrove community.

Please come out to the NCPC on Saturday, July 18th all day to meet the artists and see how the process was done over 200 years ago and continues today. Then come back Friday, August 14th from 5:30 to 7:30 for the Artist's reception where the historical Webster and E.A. Poe pots will be on display and the pots that were fired on the 18th will be available for purchase. Both events are free and open to the public.

Opened in 1998 in Seagrove, the NCPC mission is to promote public awareness of North Carolina's remarkable pottery heritage. The Center welcomes and informs visitors to the Seagrove area, enriching their experience through exhibitions and educational programs, while promoting potters working across the state. The NCPC is a private nonprofit entity, funded primarily through memberships, grants, admissions, and appropriations.

OPEN: Tuesdays - Saturdays 10:00 am to 4:00, ADMISSION (excluding free special events): $2 - adults, $1 - students 9th through 12th grades, Free - children through 8th grade, free - NCPC members. Handicap accessible. Groups and tours welcomed. For further information and details call 336- 873-8430, email: ncpc@atomic.net or visit www.NCPotteryCenter.com.