Celebration of Spring in Seagrove

Lots of new work will be fresh from the kiln: Blaine will have a new selection of salt-glazed and ash-glazed ware, and Laura will have lots of new tiles and porcelain jewelry. For more information, call 336-873-7923 or email averyaccess@earthlink.net. On the web: www.averypotteryandtileworks.com www.averypotteryandtileworks.blogspot.com www.averytileworks.etsy.com

Wood kiln opening of Copper Penny, Patina Green, Teadust, Ash and Salt Glazes. Some new experimental glazes will be available as well. A preview will be posted on the Preview page of the website on April 17th after 3pm. A preview and refreshments will be 8:00am-8:50am prior to the opening. For more info go to: http://www.benowenpottery.com

Bruce Gholson and Samantha Henneke of Bulldog Pottery will have a fresh kiln full of their comfortable and rich Moka Glaze pottery. Come and select from covered jars, mugs, cups, bowls, pitchers, serving bowls and platters. And a few surprises with Gholson’s fossil fish that are more than just bones, and Henneke’s bugs that soon become your friends.

Cady Clay Works will host "THE MASKED POTTERY" - a gallery show of handmade clay masks by owner Beth Gore. This mask series has been in the works for over two years and will represent several different approaches to the theme. Featured masks have been made from clay that has been carved, incised, layered, altered and embellished with found objects. Come join the fun! Refreshments will be served and shoppers can register for prize drawings. For additional information call 910-464-5661.

Cagle Road Pottery Kiln Opening: 9am-5pm Saturday; 1am-5pm Sunday

Cagle Road will have a kiln opening and also give a free $30.00 candle lantern with the purchase of $30.00 or more pottery, (as long as candle lanterns last)

Featured items will include their new work, garden sculptures, bird baths, wind chimes and much more. Stop in and enjoy refreshments, studio and house tours. Hours are 10am - 5pm each day.
Call 336-879-9090 or visit www.caldwellhohl.com for more information.

Crystal King Pottery: 10am-5pm Saturday

Stop in and browse our selection of bright red glazed vases and unique face jugs made by the King’s, and receive a 10% discount on such items at purchase. Small animal hand-building demonstrations will be going on throughout the day by “Grandma Peggy”. Crystal King will be joining her parents at King’s Pottery for annual family wood- fired kiln opening. (See King’s Pottery listing for further info.)

Foo Dog

Dean and Martin Pottery invites you to come and view our new series of work for Spring 2009. We will have many fresh and exciting forms, both functional and sculptural. We will also be introducing new visually engaging designs and surfaces.
Jeff will have teapots, decorative serving bowls, mugs, unusual vases and jars. Stephanie has made a new series of hand-built boxes, wall art, 'flower child' cups, coiled forms and many serving pieces.

Raku demonstrations and special kids event (12 and under, 10am-4pm) hands on clay and wheel experience!

Join Sherry & Randy to celebrate their 20th anniversary in the pottery business! Specially signed pieces for Spring Kiln Opening, refreshments, demonstrations and tours.

ver Pottery Dover Dover Pottery Kiln Opening: 10am-5pm Saturday; 10am-4pm Sunday

Eck McCanless turning demonstrations both days. Drawing for an exquisite piece of crystalline pottery!

at our shop as well as having a booth at Blue Moon Gallery on Saturday. We will be featuring our spring line of water fountain/bird baths, glass topped tables, gazing balls for the garden as well as our collection of one-of-a-kind pieces. Open Saturday and Sunday the 18th & 19th 10-5.

I'll be stocking up my shelves with a variety of pots focusing on my "soul pots" -- pots designed to absorb and release positive energies of love and kindness. I'll making tree soul pots, southwestern soul pots, wood-fired soul pots, local clay soul pots, horse hair soul pots and anything-else-I-can-think-of soul pots. For more information, visit my blog at FromTheGroundUpPots.blogspot.com as the weekend approaches.

Pottery open house with demonstrations and a kiln opening. Light refreshments will be served.

We will have vivacious new work. Try our complimentary handcrafted oatmeal cookies along with thirst quenching refreshments.

Turning Mud Into Gemstones: JLK Jewelry at Jugtown continues with the over 10 year tradition of creating beautiful jewelry from the stones made at Jugtown. New styles, new collaborative works with Pam Owens and a nice variety of jewelry await you on your trip to Jugtown! Updates will be seen on: www.jlkjewelry.com

King’s Pottery Kiln Opening: 10am-5pm Saturday

Held at Beautiful setting around wood kiln.Take a step back in time and view pots fired in the same tradition as the early potters who settled in Seagrove. Join Terry, Anna, & Crystal King and view some of the freshly fired pieces from their wood-fired kiln. This is a once a year event and will feature vases, and functional ware; as well as one-of-a-kind animals sculptures, and unique face jugs which are made especially for the salt finishes.

King's

We will have numbered, limited edition pieces for this event and give out signed certificates of authenticity with their purchase.

Latham's Pottery will be Having Open House and Kiln Opening with Pottery Demonstrations, Refreshments and Door Prizes. Unloading Kilns with NEW and Special item out just for this weekend.
What makes this weekend so great is the customers get to bring their family out to meet the potters and their family, learn the heritage behind this tradition that been here for over 200 years.
You can see the love and passion of pottery in the the piece we make. To start of with a simple ball of clay and see the finished product is amazing. The benefit is to see that customer buy the piece with the same passion and return again and again. Please come out and join us for a Great Eventful weekend at Latham's Pottery.

In Celebration of Spring in Seagrove, Will McCanless invites you to visit his gallery and studio to check out all of his latest work. Come out and see what Will has been working on throughout the winter. This weekend you will find new hand painted designs, bold new crystalline colors, and fresh new Seagrove Red forms.

Old Gap Pottery invites visitors to see their unique style of Raku Pottery being fired throughout this Special Open House Weekend while visiting their studio/showroom at 944 N.C. Hwy. 705 , one mile east of Seagrove and the North Carolina Pottery Center

Potts Pottery Spring Kiln Opening: 9am-5pm Saturday; 12pm-5pm Sunday

New assortment of wood ash glazes and tableware fresh for the spring!

Kiln Opening and and Special Sale in the gallery. We have also now officially opened our house as a Bed and Breakfast and can provide accommodations for overnight guests coming to the 18th and 19th events.

The Thomas Pottery Spring Kiln Opening features their newest pottery designs to compliment your home. Special features this year are a variety of planters, vases, unique wall hangings and wall pockets. Also featuring whimsical cat, rabbit, frogs and chicken planters, garden labels, and garden stakes. All ready for spring planting! Come enjoy tours of the studio, demonstrations and refreshments. 10:00am-5:00pm Saturday and Sunday
Bobbie Thomas

Uwharrie Crystalline Pottery Kiln Opening: 9am-5pm Friday & Saturday; 10am-4pm Sunday

Turning Demonstrations. People interested can make they own piece and we'll finish it and ship to them.
Snacks (Cake , Cookies Brownies )
Local Wine will be available for sampling Door Prizes

will serve refreshments to our customers and have many new and unique items out specially for the weekend.

As a part of the area-wide "Celebration of Spring", we will be demonstrating decorating techniques on pottery all day from 9 am - 5 pm. We will also have a kiln opening this day.

Whynot Pottery will participate in the Celebration of spring along with their fellow Seagrove potters. Joining Mark and Meredith at Whynot Pottery, on Saturday from 10am-2pm will be Bill and Dianna Osmolski of Green Acres Ranch, Seagrove, NC. Bill and Dianna will have fresh free range eggs and their freezer ready, locally raise, beef and pork for sale. Do not miss the opportunity to meet and buy local meat along with a pot from Whynot Pottery.

will serve refreshments to our customers and have many new and unique items out specially for the weekend.

Seagrove, NC..... Following the very successful Celebration of Seagrove Potters last November, the potters of Seagrove are again preparing for a community event showcasing the authenticity of the pottery capital of the US.

On April 4th, a group of Seagrove potters will gather at the North Carolina Pottery Center (www.ncpotterycenter.com) to jointly fire the double chambered wood kiln. This will offer visitors an opportunity to watch the process, as well as view potters demonstrating the process of creating pieces of work. Takuro Shibata, Director of STARworks Ceramics in nearby Star, NC, states "STARworks Ceramics is excited to donate our local clay mixed here in Star for the potters to use to make pieces to be fired in the kiln at the NC Pottery Center. This is a community event and using local clay is an element that makes this firing unique to Seagrove."

These events will coincide with the ending of the Owen/Owens Show, on April 4, the exhibition showcasing one of the original extended Seagrove families, which has been on display since January. Members of the families will be performing their wonderful mountain music and there will be an opportunity to have your catalog signed by the exhibition participants from 1:00pm to 4:00pm. This day will offer a variety of events from education to historical, all designed to offer the visitor a first hand experience of authentic Seagrove. Pam Owens, NC Pottery Center Board member and Jugtown potter states, "The state of North Carolina is amazing for it's pottery and this day will showcase not only a longstanding family tradition that spans  North Carolina, but also an authentic Seagrove experience. The community kiln firing complements this exhibit and is a wonderful coming together of potters and a sharing of knowledge and ideas, an opportunity for the public to experience the community spirit of the Seagrove Potters and support the North Carolina Pottery Center."

The experience doesn't end on the 4th though. On the 18th and 19th of April, Seagrove potters are planning kiln openings and special events in their shops. The Celebration of Seagrove Potters web site www.celebrationofseagrovepotters.com and the Seagrove Area Potters Association web site www.discoverseagrove.com will showcase all the events taking place in Seagrove over this weekend, aptly dubbed the Celebration of Spring in Seagrove, which quite aptly coincides with Earth Day!

The kiln that was fired at the NC Pottery Center on the 4th will be unloaded during the week of April 18 and each participating potter will donate one of the pieces to the  Pottery Center's fund raising auction taking place on Saturday April 18th. The annual fund raising auction is a crucial event for the Pottery Center with proceeds from the auction helping to keep this very important museum and educational center open and operating. A Silent Auction will be held from 2:30 to 4:00 with light refreshments from 4:00 to 5:00. The Live Auction starts at 5:00, all the events are free and open to the public

The Celebration of Seagrove Potters is a gathering of diverse clay artists joining forces to showcase the traditional and contemporary pottery of the historic Seagrove community. Our goal is to maintain the authenticity of Seagrove pottery by working together in a community effort 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 first hand Seagrove experience. Our first joint event was the Celebration of Seagrove Potters, November 21-23, 2008, which was a resounding success. Please visit our blog www.CelebrationofSeagrovePotters.blogspot.com to view our final presentation of the event. Seagrove potters working together to bring people to Seagrove!