Donna Craven Kiln Opening May 28, 2011

Donna Craven Kiln Opening

May 28, 2011 9am-5pm Saturday

2616 Old Cox Rd.

Asheboro, NC 27205

336-629-8173

Osmosis at Tom Grey Pottery May 28 & 29

Anne Partna

Osmosis

May 28 and 29, 2011

a subtle or gradual absorption or mingling

That is what happens when we hang out with our friends -- we teach each other and learn from each other. We rub off on each other and absorb what each other has to offer. That's what this show is all about -- people who have influenced me, pottery-wise and otherwise, and maybe a few for whom I've had an influence. Oh yeah, plus the shiitake mushroom folks :-)

May 28-29 we will all be assembling here at Tom Gray Pottery to sell some pots, sculptures and shiitake mushrooms, and you're invited.

Adam Landman

Ron Philbeck

Brown Holloman and Sally Clemmons

Lanny Pelletier

The Host Tom Gray

STARworks Glass Spring Open House Tonight! May 6

STARworks Glass OPEN HOUSE

May 6th Friday from 5:00-7:30

Eddie Bernard is a glass artist, expert glass studio technician and owner of Wet Dog Glass, LLC. Working with glass since 1988 he earned a BFA in glass at Rochester Institute of Technology in 1996.

See more of his work at Eddie Bernard website.

Demo Piece will be auctioned at end of event with proceeds benefiting the STARworks Glass High School Program

Great Gifts For Mothers' Day

Glass art pieces will be available for sale including vases, bowls, pitchers and stemware

This Event is FREE! Refreshments will be served.

STARworks Glass Studio 100 Russell Drive (rear entrance) Star, NC

For more information contact Nick Fruin at (910) 428-9001 or nick@starworksnc.org

STARworks Ceramics fundraiser for the Tsunami/Earthquake relief in Japan

STARworks Ceramics fundraiser for the Tsunami/Earthquake relief in Japan

Above is Takuro Shibata and Santiago Ramirez Alvarez. They are standing behind some of the pieces that will be part of a fundraising auction for the Japan earthquake/Tsunami Relief. You can go to their STARworks Ceramics blog for more information about this fundraiser. There will be a special Open House and refreshments this Friday on April 29 from 5pm-7pm.

Carolina Arts visits the Seagrove Community Kiln Openings

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.

Carolina Arts is in its 15th year of covering the Visual Arts of North and South Carolina. Now online you can read about exhibitions and related Art events on the Carolina Arts website.

"Close Call in Seagrove, NC, While attending Celebration of Seagrove Potters 3ed annual Spring Kiln Openings"

by Tom Starland

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

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.