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

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-February

In the Grove - A monthly newsletter about Seagrove 

 "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.

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

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

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

Cousins in Clay Memorial Day Weekend in Seagrove

"COUSINS IN CLAY"

Memorial Day Weekend

May 28 Saturday 9-4

May 29 Sunday 10-4

Michael Kline's Brushwork Demonstration

Saturday 2:00-3:00

Sunday 1:30-2:30

Jack Troy just returned from Australia as a presenter on a panel at the Australian Wood-firing Conference. He is a renowned potter from Pennsylvania, ceramics author, teacher, and poet. Creative energy is clearly unlimited for Pennsylvanian potter Jack Troy, who weaves his productive life around his passion for ceramics. He has taught over 185 workshops, written 2 books about clay, a book of original poems, published over 60 articles and book reviews, and won awards, all while producing a constant stream of pottery in his Pennsylvania studio.

Peter Lenzo from Columbia, SC reexamines the southern pottery face jug tradition, by creating his autobiographical head sculptures. We think you will enjoy these incredibly intricate and quirky sculptural interpretations of this Southern regional art form.

Michael Kline from Bakersville, NC is known for his floral brush imagery that gracefully wraps around his wood-fired pottery forms. Sometimes his pots are covered with a honey amber color glaze that is as appetizing as maple syrup.

Bruce Gholson and Samantha Henneke have created a collaborative environment at their Bulldog Pottery studio that provides them the support to express their independent voices, more than they would be able to achieve individually. Their art pottery has become known for an eclectic mix of form, imagery, texture, pattern, and graceful design all integrated by their rich and distinctive glazes

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.

Avery Pottery and Tileworks : December 4

Avery Pottery and Tileworks

December 4th 9am- 5pm

Seagrove,NC

Blaine Avery will be having a special load of tiles coming out of the kiln for this weekend! He is also having a special offer for those that are either friends of him on facebook or on his e-newsletter list. Read all about it here.

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- Westmoore Pottery Kiln Opening December 4

Image from Westmoore Pottery

Westmoore Pottery

December 4, 2010-Saturday, from 9am to 5pm

Seagrove, NC

Join the folks at Westmoore Pottery this Saturday, from 9am to 5pm, as they celebrate the holiday season. The shop will be decorated for the holidays, and a kiln load of pottery will be unloaded, including special pieces made just for this day. Refreshments will be served.

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.

Celebration of Seagrove Potters

Big Weekend Ahead in Pottery Country

Read all about the big weekend coming up in Pottery Country! On Pottery Highway 705!

by John Chappel

"The hottest ticket in town - or at least anywhere around - could be the $35 ducat that covers this weekend's Celebration of Seagrove Potters from opening gala to closing bell.

The event last year drew more than 400 to the Friday night gala and more than 5,000 from North Carolina and surrounding states to the two-day sales event. ".....

To read more .... Visit The Pilot of Southern Pines

Seagrove Potter - Micheal Mahan - Kiln Opening Oct 3

From the Ground Up - October 2 , 9pm-5pm - Kiln Opening

Michael Mahan will be having his annual Turkey Roast and kiln opening at his pottery, From the Ground Up. He will be featuring pottery from his wood kiln for this special event. A Chef from Cary will be making the food. "Will he smoke or fry the turkey?"

Follow along Micheal's blog to watch him and his son Levi prepare for their pottery opening.

Seagrove Potter - Chris Luther Kiln Opening

September 25, 2010

Chris Luther Altered Series Kiln Opening

This Saturday from 9am-5pm, Chris Luther will be showcasing his new altered pottery series,

As quoted from his Chris Luther Pottery blog, "I occasionally veer from my traditional, round clay roots and grab my knives, graters, and paddles to go at the clay. If it sounds like fun - it is. Angular vases, arched bowls, and shaved bottles are in the lineup for this opening at the studio."

Chris Luther will have a preview posted on his website around September 24th.

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.

Benefit Auction-July 24

On Saturday July 24 from 11:00am- until..,

a benefit BBQ chicken and hot dog supper for Jennifer Williams will be held by Trinity Wesleyan Church of Seagrove and Erect communities.

This benefit is being held for Jennifer Williams, who is paralyzed from the waist down. Proceeds will go for rehabilitation and physical therapy treatments.

Menu will be BBQ chicken, baked beans, slaw, roll, dessert and drink for $7. Children's plate for $3.50 or two hot dogs with chips, dessert and drink for $5; ages 4 and under are free. Eat in or take out; a silent auction will go on throughout the day.

The Trinity Wesleyan Church is at 3224 Trinity Church Road, Seagrove, NC 27341-8472, (336) 879-5222

Info is from the "Get This" a publication by the Courier-Tribune. Its focus is on Randolph County but its content goes beyond. These can be picked up at various locations. I got mine from the Seagrove Pharmacy.

In the Grove - May Issue

This is the second issue of "In the Grove" by Rhonda McCanless. Would you like a version of this newsletter e-mailed to you? You can request a copy at the e-mail:
professional_page at rtmc.net

Copies of the "In the Grove" are distributed around town. One of the places you can pick up a copy is at the North Carolina Pottery Center.