Jennie Lorette Keatts on tue 20 may 03
I would like to add a note about Seagrove. There are a lot of great potters
in Seagrove, as well as a long tradition of pottery making. Seagrove is the
pottery capital of the US! The diveristy of potters is very wide and a lot
of them can be viewed on the www.discoverseagrove.com website. Also the
North Carolina Pottery Center is in Seagrove and is a great way to start
off a visit to the area. A day in Seagrove might not be enough!
Jennie Lorette Keatts
JLK Handcrafted Jewelry at Jugtown Pottery
Seagrove
Db Garner on tue 20 may 03
Let me be the first to welcome you to Seagrove. With over 100 shops and a
300 year pottery tradition there's lots to see. Everything from beginners
work to 9th and 10th generation Masters. You'll find open studios and
friendly people. You'll want to spend quite a few days here.
Please visit www.discoverseagrove.com and www.visitrandolph.org for info
on accommodations and other area attractions.
There are plenty of non pottery things for Hubby and the kids to do in this
area too.
I look forward to meeting you!
David Garner
Turn & Burn Pottery
Seagrove, N.C.
Joanna Jorgensen on tue 20 may 03
Dear All,
The kids, hubby, his parents and I are all trucking up to Cherokee North
Carolina for a much needed camping vacation. I have convinced my better
half that I cannot miss SeaGrove, and the Biltmore Estate in Ashville,
and he has agreed to work our vacation around it. I know that Penland is
in the Ashville area(isn't it?) but I was wondering if any clayarters
are in the area.
Joanna Jorgensen
Coconut Creek, FL
Gary Lee on tue 20 may 03
Hi Joanna
Yes, Penland is near Asheville. About 1 hour North of Asheville near Spruce
Pine. There are many (about 40) potters within a small radius of Penland.
Not to mention that Cynthia Bringle has her home and studio at Penland.
Biltmore Village and the Estate are right in Asheville. You would also want
to check out the Southern Highlands Craft Guild which is located on the Blue
Ridge Parkway (where the Parkway crosses over highway 70) in Asheville.
Seagrove is another matter. Seagrove is just outside of Asheboro which is
about 6 hours from Asheville. If you come up I-95 you could cut across to
Seagrove and then across to I-40 to Asheville and on to the Cherokee area.
Let me know if you have any questions. I am in Lincolnton, about 2 hours
from Penland and Asheville.
Gary
Rising Sun Pottery
Lincolnton, NC
Ian Smith on tue 20 may 03
You will have a wonderful time in NC - so many talented potters. I am
more partial to the potters in Western NC (around the Asheville area)
than to the Seagrove potters. While many of the Seagrove potters are
good, there is a liberal admixture of "cute" pottery.
If you go to Asheville/Penland area, be sure to visit Terry Gess,
Cynthia Bringle, Linda McFarling, Gay Smith, Suze Lindsay, and Mark
Peters to name a few. Try to squeeze in Doug Ruggles (sp?) if you can.
Then make a worthwhile trek to Judy Duff (in the Brevard area).
For directions, look on the internet for "Potters of the Roan" as well
as the "Weaverville Art Safari."
Karen on thu 22 may 03
First let me clarify.... Asheboro/Seagrove is Not six hours from
Asheville.... I'm from Raleigh which is only about 4-1/2 hours from
Asheville & I drive right thru Asheboro to get there...
Asheboro is a bit less than 1-1/2 hours from here (Raleigh)... Seagrove
is directly south of Asheboro off of Hwy 220/Interstate-73/74 (I think
those are the correct Interstate numbers...) Asheville should only be
about 3 hours or so from Asheboro.... or pretty close to that (barring
foul weather... =)
DO visit Asheboro & Seagrove... Make sure to stop at Turn & Burn
Pottery, it's only one block from the Only traffic light (which is new)
In Seagrove.... And the Museum is just up the street from Turn
& Burn... There are maps at both places of the potteries in the area
..... And plenty of things going on in Seagrove. There are TOOOO Many
potters to begin to tell you who all else to visit..... But depending
upon your interest anyone at Turn & Burn or at the Museum can help
you find who you'd like to see.... And the former mayor of Seagrove
is the master potter at Turn & Burn... =)
Recently I found out some of the other things to see & do around
Asheboro.... There IS quite a lot there..... The North Carolina Zoo for
one.... where the elephants are red (from the red clay baths they take =)
and I believe one of the only two Harley Davidson Motorcyle museums in
the world... And it truly is unrivaled in pottery history.... Jennie
& David can attest to that, and have here. They are part of the many
families steeped in the history of pottery right there in Seagrove. A lot
of the potter families there will tell you they are 5th or 6th generation
potters, but in actuality they are more like 9th or 10th.... They just
don't count all the generations.... =)
DO Go to the many wonderful potteries & crafts places in & around
Asheville, but make sure that you don't miss Seagrove either..... As for
the Biltmore...... well I could spend days there just reading &
studying the history of that beautiful estate.....
North Carolina is unique in that it is geographically the southermost
northern state & the nothernmost southern state. This puts it in the
unique position to have some of the most diverse flora & fauna in any
given state in the union.... Some that is not found anywhere else in this
country.....or even the world....
If you have any other questions about North Carolina... or want more info
feel free to e-mail me or you can also call 1-800-Visit-NC which is the
number for Travel & Tourism. They'll send you info about sites to
see, free brochures, maps & other info, including places to camp
throughout the state...
Enjoy your visit to North Carolina..... There is Much to see & do all
throughout the state. From the mountains to the coast.... and that goes
for potters as well.....
karen
(from Raleigh, North Carolina..... and too long absent from keeping up
with clayart.... =)
Billie Mitchell on thu 22 may 03
i would like to second what dave garner had to say about seagrove. i travel
to greensboro all the time. and i always and i mean always take a trip to
seagrove at the very least on my way home. they are a freindly lot and have
much to offer. you can see work from beginners to the very masterful of
pottery. be sure to stop off and see dave at turn and burn. he will greet
you with a smile and offer advice on where to go for your interests. dave
is a great friend to me and a wonderful person. the first time i went there
i spent 6 hrs there and only visited 9 studios. everytime i go back i add a
new one besides my favorites to visit. so if i was you i would go to
seagrove and plan to spend some time.. its a big thumbs up!
billie mitchell
artistswc@bellsouth.net
Brenda Anderson on thu 22 may 03
I have been to Seagrove. My daughter who lives in NC took me there as a
treat. I visited the place when I was first getting into pottery. I
couldn't get enough of the place and had a million questions to ask. The
folks were friendly and warm as most North Carolinions are. It is a great
place.
Scotland has some great potters also. There is a map of all the potters in
the highlands--don't remember the name of the council which puts it out.
If you ever get a chance to go there, you'll have a great time.Talk about
interesting---------
Brenda
"He is the potter, we are the clay-----------"
----- Original Message -----
From: "Billie Mitchell"
To:
Sent: Thursday, May 22, 2003 7:01 AM
Subject: Re: North Carolina Potters
> i would like to second what dave garner had to say about seagrove. i
travel
> to greensboro all the time. and i always and i mean always take a trip to
> seagrove at the very least on my way home. they are a freindly lot and
have
> much to offer. you can see work from beginners to the very masterful of
> pottery. be sure to stop off and see dave at turn and burn. he will greet
> you with a smile and offer advice on where to go for your interests. dave
> is a great friend to me and a wonderful person. the first time i went
there
> i spent 6 hrs there and only visited 9 studios. everytime i go back i add
a
> new one besides my favorites to visit. so if i was you i would go to
> seagrove and plan to spend some time.. its a big thumbs up!
>
> billie mitchell
> artistswc@bellsouth.net
>
>
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cafish47 on thu 22 may 03
Penland: Barking Spider Pottery (Rebecca Plimmer and Jon Ellenbogen),
Cynthia Bringle, Tracy and Catherine Dotson, Nicholas Joerling, Jane Peiser
Bakersville: Boonetail Pottery (Shane and Lisa Mickey), Dianne
Borde-Sutherland, Cadel Studios (Melisa D. Cadell), Fork Mt. Pottery
(Suze Lindsay and Kent McLaughlin), Yvonne Hegney and Thom Kitteridge,
Shawn Ireland, Picket Fence Pottery and Fine Art (Jan V. Welch), Pine
Root Pottery (Mark Peters), Rock Creek Pottery (Will Ruggles and Douglas
Rankin), David Ross, Sedberry Pottery, Slagle Studio and Gallery (Ron
Slagle), Gertrude Graham Smith (Gay Smith), Snow Creek Pottery (David
Ross), Stinson Pottery (Lisa Stinson), Two Trees Pottery (Joe Comeau)
Burnsville: Grover's Pots and Rocks, McFarling Pottery, Pond Branch
Pottery (Michael Rutkowsky), Sky Pottery (Kathy Sky), The Pot Hole
(Danielle LeHardy), Tzasi Turrou, Cane River Pottery (Holly Walker)
Spruce Pine: Linda J. Sharpless
I was just at a workshop with Suze Lindsay and Kent McLaughlin and this
came off a page they gave us.
There's also a website:
www.pottersoftheroan.com
Most of these people are not clayarters.
joanna@IWANTCOMPHAX.COM wrote:
>Dear All,
>The kids, hubby, his parents and I are all trucking up to Cherokee North
>Carolina for a much needed camping vacation. I have convinced my better
>half that I cannot miss SeaGrove, and the Biltmore Estate in Ashville,
>and he has agreed to work our vacation around it. I know that Penland is
>in the Ashville area(isn't it?) but I was wondering if any clayarters
>are in the area.
>
>
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