Celebration of Seagrove Potters -- Nov. 20-22

Shady Groves #2 : Guywolff

"Here is another version of Shady Groves done in sawmill tuning at F . After doing Matty Groves I wanted to make a f sus4 version of this as well since it suites my voice better . This is a song learned by me 40 years ago while we were landing on the moon . I was at Jugtown pottery in Seagrove North Carolina. Ralph Rindzler had left the record of this with Nancy Sweezey and it has never left my head or hands since . Thanks to all who have taught me home made music . Yours Guy "

Guy Wolff is a potter in Washington, Connecticut. He owns Guy Wolff Pottery.

Old House Pottery

Fred Beane's famous Corn Bread Pan

Stop by Fred's pottery shop in Seagrove at Old House Pottery!

Westmoore Pottery Heritage Day-Nov. 7

HERITAGE DAY

At Westmoore Pottery, Seagrove, NC

Saturday, November 7, from 9 am to 5 pm

Westmoore Pottery will celebrate the anniversary of its founding in 1977

(32 years this year!) The official Westmoore Pottery scrapbooks will be hauled out and put on display for the day.

Refreshments will be served.

Michael Shuman Workshop October 29

Michael Shuman, economist, attorney, entrepreneur and author of The Small Mart Revolution: How Local Businesses Are Beating the Global Competition and

There will be a workshop with Michael Shuman next Thursday afternoon from 2:00-4:30, October 29. Pre-registration is required.
Going Local: Creating Self-Reliant Communities in the Global Age : an afternoon workshop that lays out the principles of his approach to economic development, which contends that small, locally-owned businesses are the key to a healthy and dynamic economy. Followed by question and answer. $15 Central Park Stewards and $25 general public.

This workshop takes place in the afternoon the day of the Central Park NC Open House. The Open House is free to the public and a RSVP is needed so they can make sure there is enough food, tables and chairs for all. The Joe Robinson Quartet from Winston Salem will be playing as well.
Hope you can make it!

Sign up for the Central Park NC Newsletter

I just received the October 2009 newsletter from Central Park, NC. To sign up for their newsletter contact them at info@centralparknc.org and ask them to put you on their e-mail list to receive their newsletter. Here is a link to their previous newsletters. They will be uploading the October 2009 newsletter to their website soon. Central Park is having their once a year open house on October 29. There will be a workshop on Thursday afternoon given by their guest speaker Michael Schumen. This open house is open free to the public, but they request a RSVP. The workshop $15.00 for Steward members and the $25.00 for the general public. More about the work shop next post!

Seagrove in the Blogosphere

Seagrove Pottery: Featured in Keeping House!

"Today I ventured down to Seagrove, NC, to visit the area potteries. There are over 100 potterers in the area. I love to go there at least once a year, often at Christmas time to buy presents. Today I went to deliver a copy of my book to two potteries featured in Keeping House. Sadly, one of them is closed. Holly Hill has been one of my favorites places to go in Seagrove for almost 16 years. Today I learned the owner had fallen and passed away. So, the lovely blue dizzle pots are no more.

On the good side, I discovered a new pottery today, Thomas Pottery. Beautiful. I plan to put them in Book 2 and we discussed today the possibility of my having a book signing down there this fall.Look at their lovely place and work!"

To read more about this blog post go to The House Mysteries blog by Denise Tucker