Tom Starland of the Carolina Arts visited the Seagrove Potters this past weekend for their annual community kiln openings. Read all about his visit at his blog Carolina Arts Unleashed. 
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.
Tom Starland of Carolina Arts wrote a great blog post at Carolina Arts Unleashed about Bulldog Pottery's upcoming kiln opening on March 25-27, the Seagrove Potter's kiln openings on April 16&17, and Bulldog Pottery's Cousins in Clay on May 28&29, 2011. ...."Bruce Gholson and Samantha Henneke of Bulldog Pottery in Seagrove, NC, are working hard to make sure that more than the daffodils are adding to the color of Spring in Seagrove. The end result is Daffie Days – with fresh colorful pots at Bulldog Pottery – Mar. 25 – 27, 2011."
To read more visit Carolina Arts Unleashed.
Tuesday, February 22, 2011:
12:00am - 1:00pm
Dwight Holland will visit with the Randolph Arts Guild for a special "Lunch & Learn."
This year's Potters' Conference features Jingdezhen Porcelain Masters. Prior to the March 4 -- 6 Conference, Dwight Holland will offer a primer of this ancient art form originating in Jingdezhen, China. The revered porcelain is known for being thin and white, with high contrast blue accents. Lunch and Learn will feature a slide presentation from Mr. Holland's 2008 excursion to Jingdezhen. Join us -- and bring a lunch.
Lunch and Learn is from noon -- 1pm, Tuesday, February 22 in the Sarah Smith Self Gallery at the Randolph Arts Guild, 123 Sunset Avenue, Asheboro.
For more information about this or other windows to the arts in Randoph County, call the Randolph Arts Guild at 336-629-0699 or visit us at www.RandolphArtsGuild.com.
Friday, February18th at 4:00 pm
At the Randolph Arts Guild
Mrs. Zhi Fen Yang Lane will offer a brief immersion into Chinese culture. She was born in Shanghai, China and moved to Ramseur 14 years ago. Mrs. Lane taught Chinese and Mandarin Language classes at the Randolph Community College. This is a great opportunity to casually prepare for the North Carolina Potters Conference and to impress your friends. Mrs. Lane will share Chinese culture, customs and provide you an opportunity to learn a few simple Chinese phrases. She will also be available to answer questions you may have. It all takes places at your window to the arts in Randolph County,
The Randolph Arts Guild, 123 Sunset Avenue, Asheboro. For more information call 629-0399
A five dollar donation is suggested for this event.
Thanks to the Carolina Arts Unleashed for keeping us posted during these wintery months!!!!
