"Cousins in Clay" Seagrove, North Carolina

"Cousins in Clay" A show and sale at Bulldog Pottery, Seagrove, NC

"Cousins in Clay"

May 31 - June 1, 2014

at Bulldog Pottery in Seagrove, North Carolina

A Contemporary Pottery Show and Sale

Guest Clay Cousins 

Dan Anderson and Blair Clemo

Hosted by Bruce Gholson and Samantha Henneke with Michael Kline

Saturday 10:00am - 5:00pm

Sunday 10:00am - 4:00pm

On Saturday

 Sips -n- Such and Greek Music

at 3:00 pm demo by Blair Clemo

On Sunday

Potters Potluck @ Noon -- All are Welcome
at 1:30-2:30 demo by Dan Anderson

Join us for this wonderful weekend about All Things Clay

Bulldog Pottery

3306 US Hwy 220 Alt

Seagrove, NC 27341

For more info. 336-302-3469

5 miles south from the town of Seagrove's traffic light

look for the large blue water tower by our driveway

"Cousins in Clay" A show and sale at Bulldog Pottery, Seagrove, NC

The “Cousins in Clay” are sprucing up their studio in central North Carolina in the rural pottery community of Seagrove with "Cousins in Clay", a sale of Contemporary Ceramic Art at Bulldog Pottery.  Seagrove Potters Bruce Gholson and Samantha Henneke will host pottery artists Dan Anderson, Michael Kline, and Blair Clemo. This special two day event begins on Saturday from 10:00am – 5:00pm and Sunday 10:00am - 4:00pm.  On Saturday, Chronis Pou Vasiliou of Greensboro will fill the air with his enchanting Greek Bouzouki music. Blair Clemo will present a pottery demonstration on Saturday from 3:00-4:00pm. The annual potters’ potluck will be on Sunday at noon, all are welcome to bring a dish to share. On Sunday from 1:30-2:30, Dan Anderson will present a pottery demonstration and talk about his icon inspirations. 

“Cousins in Clay” is a pottery kinship based on a shared appreciation for the pursuit of excellence within the diverse language of clay.  May 31 – June 1 will be an opportunity to meet these five potters; come and ask questions, add to your pottery collection or begin one.  Each of these artists makes “utilitarian pots” --- pots you serve in, store in, drink out of and ones you may just want to look at --- all with an artistic beauty of their own design. 

Pick up a Seagrove Potters map while at Bulldog Pottery’s “Cousins in Clay” and make it a weekend of visiting Seagrove Potteries.  Seagrove, North Carolina is synonymous with ceramics.  A unique group of over 100 potters and over 65 open pottery shops are located within a short distance from the town of Seagrove, making it a destination for serious pottery shopping and a time to meet the potters, who are proud to make art you live with. 

Seagrove Pottery News - In the Grove April

"In the Grove" - News About Seagrove Pottery in Seagrove, North Carolina

 The In The Grove - April by Rhonda McCanless is out and she has written detailed information about all of the upcoming events for the Celebration of Spring in Seagrove Kiln Openings! You can read all about it at The Professional Page on Scribd.

On April 21 and 22, 2012 around 35 Seagrove Potters will have kiln openings at their individual studios.  Hours vary with many shops open on Sunday.
To download a Seagrove Map visit Discover Seagrove.  To read the list of potteries participating visit Celebration of Seagrove Potters website.

Seagrove Pottery Bulldog Pottery Kiln Opening

Seagrove Potters Bruce Gholson and Samantha Henneke of Bulldog Pottery will host their Vase Kiln Opening, Daffie Days,  this weekend at their shop 5 miles south of Seagrove, NC.

March 30, 31 and April 1, 2012 from 10-5

For more information check out their blog at Around and About with Bulldog Pottery.

In The Grove-March

In the Grove - A monthly newsletter about Seagrove Potteries

 "In the Grove" - Is a monthly newsletter about the Seagrove Potters and surrounding areas. You can download this issue and read pass issues at The Professional Page by Rhonda McCanless.

Westmoore Pottery - Hearthside Cooking - November 12

Westmoore Pottery's Hearth where the traditional food cooking will take place

Don't forget that this coming Saturday, November 12, Westmoore Pottery will present “Stepping Back in Time:  Hearthside Cooking.”

Westmoore Pottery will be open from 9am - 5pm on Saturday, November 12. 

 The hearthside cooking demonstrations will run from 11am – 4pm.

Historical cooks Cindy Kepley and Susan Ball will cook foods in the large fireplace at Westmoore Pottery, using historical recipes from the 18th and 19th centuries. Among the dishes Cindy and Susan plan to prepare are Carolina Snowballs, Green “Frogs,” fruit pies, Carrot Fritters, and Chicken Pie.  Sampling of many of the dishes will be allowed as foods finish cooking.

Cindy Kepley and Susan Ball both work at Old Salem Museums and Gardens in Winston-Salem, NC, where they have each held positions in the Museum Education and Children’s Education Departments.  Susan is a museum educator and coordinator of the Five Yesterdays program.  Cindy Kepley works with Historic Trades and is one of the main living-history interpreters for the Miksch House of Old Salem.  Susan and Cindy are both experienced hearth cooks who have been immersed in the world of 18th and early 19th century cooking for many years.  They are energetic presenters of their skills and are remarkably adept at simultaneously cooking and talking to visitors.  Cindy and Susan have been the cooks at previous Hearthside Cookery programs at Westmoore Pottery, with enthusiastic response from visitors.

Cindy Kepley and Susan Ball will use Westmoore’s pottery in their cooking, to demonstrate how various pottery pieces were used in the 18th and early 19th centuries.  Pots used will range from the more common bowls, pitchers, and plates to the lesser known pottery pipkins, skillets, and steep pans. 

We are thrilled to have Cindy and Susan back doing hearthside cookery.  Not only are they extremely knowledgeable and skilled at 18th and early 19th century cooking techniques, they are also just great cooks!

The Hearthside Cooking programs are always among Westmoore Pottery’s most popular special events, and attract a wide and varied audience who learn about a part of history that people sometimes forget about -- the history of foods, cooking skills, and the daily tasks of those who lived long ago.  These programs interest many different types of people – history buffs, cooks, pottery enthusiasts, teachers, and lifetime learners.

Westmoore Pottery will be open from 9am - 5pm on Saturday, November 12.  The hearthside cooking demonstrations will run from 11am – 4pm.  (The last hour of the day is allotted to washing dishes!)  Visitors may come at any point during the day, and come back as often as they like to see the various foods being cooked.  No admission fee will be charged. 

Feel free to just stop in for a short time to watch and learn or to stay all day!  Hope to see you on Saturday.

Mary Farrell

Westmoore Pottery
4622 Busbee Road
Seagrove, NC  27341
910-464-3700

Westmoore Pottery

Seagrove Pottery in the Blogosphere

"Playing in the Mud with the Seagrove Potters"

with Tryon T. Turtle

This is a recent blogpost about a visit to the Seagrove Potters

....."I really learned a lot of new stuff about mud last weekend. Those potters have been making bowls, face jugs (can’t remember if those jugs hold spirits or scare off spirits!), bird houses, dinnerware, Christmas ornaments, pie plates, decorative wall tiles, and much more for over 200 years. A few of the people we met  are descendants of the potters who came to Seagrove in the 1700’s to dig up good dirt and mud and clay for making pots and bowls.  Some of the potters still use that local mud for pots and glazes."......

To read more about Tryon's adventures in North Carolina visit "My North Carolina Adventure, Tryon Turtle on the Run" 

Chris Luther and David Stuempfle Kiln Opening this weekend

Chris Luther Kiln Opening June 4

David Stuempfle Kiln Opening June 4

Celebration of Seagrove Potters Kiln Openings

Celebration of Spring Kiln Openings & Studio Tours in Seagrove
April 16-17, 2011
Contact: , contact@celebrationofsegrovepotters.com

Seagrove, NC.......Working together for the good of the community.... Seagrove potters are again coming together to create an eventful weekend with something for everyone. Over 50 clay artists will be offering special events and kiln openings throughout Seagrove the weekend of April 16-17, 2011. Spring has always been a time for renewal and awakening in Seagrove and this year an unprecedented number of shops are opening their doors together to Celebrate spring with special events. It’s a great weekend to come out and leisurely browse, shop and experience a 200-year-old tradition, see the process, develop and renew relationships with the potters of Seagrove.

A large variety of events are scheduled throughout the weekend including but not limited to loads of beautiful new pots fresh from the kilns, door prizes, refreshments, turning demonstrations and raku firing. Stop at any participating shop as you come into Seagrove to pick up a map of the tour and details of events.

Participating shops include: Avery Pottery & Tileworks, Ben Owen, Blue Hen, BlueStone, Bulldog, Cady Clay Works, Caldwell-Hohl Artworks, Crystal King, Dean and Martin, Dirt Works, Dixieland, Dover, Fireshadow, Freeman, From the Ground Up, Great White Oak Gallery, Hickory Hill, JLK Jewelry, Johnston & Gentithes, Jugtown, Kings, Kovack, Lathams, Luck’s Ware, Lufkin, McNeill's, Michele Hastings & Jeff Brown, Nichols, Old Gap, O'Quinn, Frank Neef, Potts, Ray, Rockhouse, Seagrove Stoneware, Studio Touya, Thomas, Tom Gray, Whynot.

The Seagrove Area Potters Association (SAPA) is a group of remarkable clay artists united to showcase the traditional and contemporary pottery of the historic Seagrove community. The goal is to maintain the authenticity of Seagrove pottery by working together in community efforts to promote the historical, educational and artistic aspects that can be experienced when visiting Seagrove, and to draw customers to the shops to have a firsthand Seagrove experience. The Celebration of Seagrove Potters was formed in 2008 and merged that year with the SAPA, a non-profit corporation whose purpose is to promote, publicize and market the Seagrove Area Pottery Community and its tradition.

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!

Seagrove Pottery - Thomas Pottery Kiln Opening Dec. 4

Image by Jason Dowdle

Thomas Pottery Holiday Kiln Opening

December 4&5, 2010

Saturday: 10am-5pm

Sunday: 1pm-4pm

Seagrove, NC

The Thomas Pottery Holiday Kiln Opening welcomes you to see their popular snow scene dinnerware, serving pieces and decorative ware. Hand-painted log cabin, snowmen and fur tree designs are one-of-a-kind. Also featuring woodland angels, candle holders, holiday trays and tree ornaments. Enjoy tours of the studio, and refreshments.

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.

Seagrove Pottery - Jugtown Pottery Kiln Opening - December 4

Jugtown Holiday Kiln Opening

Saturday, December 4, 2010, 8:30am - 5:00pm
Seagrove, NC

Museum opens at 7:00am with refreshments. Come early, get a number so that you don't have to stand in line, and enjoy a hot drink and a bite to eat. Go to Jugtown Pottery to see photographs of pots that will be available at the kiln opening.

Jewelry by Jennie of JLK

Seagrove Pottery-Bulldog Pottery Kiln Opening December 4

Bulldog Pottery Holiday Kiln Opening

Bruce Gholson and Samantha Henneke

December 4, 2010

Saturday from 9:30-5:30

Seagrove, NC

Seagrove Potters Bruce and Samantha will have a fresh variety of pottery in their shop for the holiday season. Visit them at their studio for lively conversation about their recent work. There are always new creative endeavors in the works at Bulldog Pottery, where Bruce and Samantha let their muses inspire them from one series of experiments to another.

Read more at Carolina Arts Unleashed!

To read Bulldog Pottery's e-newsletter thay sent out last week visit here.

Seagrove in the Blogosphere: Carolina Arts Unleashed

From Westmoore Pottery

Lots going on in Seagrove, North Carolina. Tom Starland wrote a summary of the upcoming events happening in Seagrove - located in the Center of the state.

By Tom Starland of the Carolina Arts

A Look at the Seagrove, NC, Area Calendar – the Center of NC Pottery

That “Center of NC Pottery” thing is more about a geographical description. We know there is pottery going on all over North Carolina, but it sounds good saying it. We definitely hear more from the potters in the Seagrove area. But if you ever want to know what’s going on or being planned in Seagrove, just check the site of the Seagrove Area Potters Association at Discover Seagrove.

To Read the rest of the article visit Tom's blog- Carolina Arts Unleased.

Seagrove Potter - Blaine Avery October 16 Kiln Opening

Avery Pottery and Tile Works Fall Kiln Opening

October 16 and 17, 2010 Sat. 10am-5pm and Sun. 11am-4pm

Seagrove, NC on 636 Potters Way Rd.

Blaine Avery is having his fall kiln opening and he has been hard at work designing teapots, cups, mugs, tiles and other special pieces for this pottery sale. You can read his e-mail announcement here and keep up with what he is doing in the studio at his blog- Avery Pottery and Tileworks.