Coaster Sale at Michael Kline Pottery

 

Michael Kline Pottery  

4062 Snow Creek Rd. Bakersville, NC 

Pincu Pottery Fall Events

Pincu Pottery - Offers a wide selection of handmade, functional pottery pieces inspired by nature. Potter Elise Delfield is also a faculty member at Southwestern Community College in the Heritage Arts program and has taught at John C Campbell Folk School . She is an active member of The Southern Highlands Crafts Guild.   Pincu Pottery offers classes to both adults and children during which you can learn how to make your own pots.  Individual instruction and pottery tools are also available.

October 7-8:  Elise will teach a workshop at Sawtooth School for Visual Art in Winston-Salem, NC. There is still room to register. This is a demonstration workshop, not hands-on, so everyone is welcome to come and watch and learn.

October 20-23:  Craft Fair of the Southern Highlands in Asheville NC at the U.S. Cellular Center in downtown – This is where you will find Elise selling her beautiful pottery to all those folks in need of gifts, for themselves or other.

November 4:   CLAY OLYMPICS!  Elise won it once. Can she do it again? Come watch her try!

November 5:  WNC Pottery Festival is THE BEST place to buy pottery. Come to Dillsboro NC and enjoy the beautiful scenery and amazing talent.

November 12: Southwestern Community College’s Ceramics Club will host the Heritage Arts Festival and Elise will be one of 2 Demonstrating artists.  Come support local crafts and the ceramic students of Southwestern (some of her students will be exhibiting)

November 25-26:  Stecoah Valley Artisan Drive About is an event featuring numerous artists who open their studios and offer light refreshments to those willing to drive the beautiful roads in Swain and Graham Counties and stop in to visit each participating studio.

MAKE YOUR OWN POTTERY (Special Event Notice!) 

Student made mugs

December 9 from 4-6 PM,  December 10 from 10 – Noon, 2016: Make a Mug / Beer Stein.   Call to Register! 828.488.0480 or email pincupottery@gmail.com. Make a mug and choose the color. Your mugs will be fired and ready for pick-up by December 19. $35 per mug / beer stein. 

Pincu Pottery is located in Bryson City NC

Penland Students Hold Empty Bowls Event This Week

November 2 - 6, 2015 at the Penland School of Crafts Coffee House:   Empty Bowls Project. Students in the clay concentration with Suze Lindsay and Kent McLaughlin are hosting an Empty Bowls event this week at the Penland Coffee House. Visitors can make a $20 donation to fight hunger, enjoy a simple lunch-time meal of soup prepared by the Penland kitchen, and take home a unique bowl made by a student in the class.

The Empty Bowls meal will be available at the Penland Coffee House from 11:00 AM to 4:00 PM.

photo courtesy Penland Sketchbook

The Empty Bowls Project  at Penland was started twenty-five years ago by Lisa Blackburn and John Hartom, who live nearby in Yancey County. The success of the project spread rapidly, and today communities around the globe join the Empty Bowls Project by offering a simple soup meal served in donated handmade bowls as a reminder of all of the empty bowls in the world. 

The money raised from each event goes to a hunger-fighting organization chosen by the hosts. The Penland project’s proceeds will go to Mitchell County Shepherd’s Staff, a non-profit organization providing food and heating assistance to Mitchell county residents in need.

Pincu Pottery Upcoming shows and events

• Open House and 2nds Sale May 2, 2015 at 10:00 AM – 4:00 PM Pincu Pottery, 80 North Carolina 28, Bryson City, NC 28713, Un ited States Annual Sale of not-so-perfect pots
   
• RAD Studio Stroll May 9, 2015 – May 11, 2015 Clay 5 Ways, River Arts District, Asheville, NC
  
• Decatur Art Festival May 23, 2015 at 10:00 AM – 6:00 PM Decatur, GA. Visit the Pincu Pottery booth set up with lovely pottery on display and for purchase.
  

Pincu Pottery - inspired by nature, made for use.   Elise Willa Pincu Delfield is a full-time studio potter and pottery instructor, living and working in beautiful Bryson City, North Carolina. A member of the Southern Highland Craft Guild, Pincu Delfield's pottery has been published in several books and has found its way to Europe, Asia and Australia. 

Weaverville Art Safari this Weekend includes Mountain Crafts and Open Studios

Erin Janow Pottery

April 27 - 28   Weaverville Art Safari  A free, self-guided tour of artists' home studios in the scenic area surrounding the villages of Weaverville and Barnardsville. Weaverville is located just 10 minutes north of Asheville.

Visitors are granted direct access during Safari weekends to the home studios of a wide variety of local artists and a few visiting artists. The Art Safari will be preceded, as usual, by a gala preview party and silent auction on Friday night.

Kathy_Lightcap jewelry

NC art and crafts can be viewed and are available for purchase during this tour and include many fine art mediums such as Jewelry, Glass Art, Paintings, Garden Art, Sculpture, Pottery, Furniture, Fiber Arts, woodworking and more. As experienced art collectors have noted, a major benefit of studio tours is direct-from-the-source pricing, enabling visitors to benefit from the Art Safari as a way to find unique and beautiful art treasures at reasonable prices.

Turtle Island Pottery Show and Valentine Sale

February 16 - Turtle Island Pottery offers a full house of individually handcrafted functional wares, art pottery and sculptures. As always, yoou can call to see the showroom on any other day ( 828-669-2713 ). Turtle Island Pottery House is located off Bat Cave Road in Old Fort NC. 

Odyssey Ehhibit in the Main Gallery at The Folk Art Center

January 12 - April 21: Exhibition by the Odyssey Center for Ceramic Arts at The Folk Art Center. Both sculpture and functional ceramics made by teachers and students at the Odyssey Center will be showcased in the Folk Art Center Main Gallery.

Odyssey, located in the River Arts District of Asheville, is an educational center and member of the Southern Highland Craft Guild. Under the stewardship of Highwater Clays, The Odyssey Center "is a school and studio which promotes understanding, appreciation and professional development in the ceramic arts". The Center includes a Gallery which exhibits new work by instructors, residents, members and student assistants. The Gallery serves to inspire and educate the community and ceramic students about the nature of clay and the variety of ways clay can be used, enjoyed and valued. Exhibits are continually changing and include five unique shows throughout the year.

The Odyssey Center for Ceramic Arts is located at 236 Clingman Avenue in the River Arts District of Asheville NC.
Learn more about Asheville arts and crafts on the Asheville NC Visitor Guide.

Last Chance to See the BMAC Clay Studio Exhibit

The Black Mountain Center for the Arts Clay Studio, including students and teachers, will be presented at the Center’s Upper Gallery. The BMAC Clay Studio Exhibit and Pottery Market will continue through January 18, 2013.

WNC Pottery Festival today in Dillsboro

November 3  WNC Pottery Festival This event Showcases the work of more than 40 highly skilled potters from 13 states. A variety of clay art styles will be presented. |

Works by festival organizers and Dillsboro potters Joe Frank McKee & Travis Berning of Tree House Pottery, and Brant Barnes of Riverwood Pottery who has been featured on HGTV will be highlighted. The event is juried and the lineup of potters is impressive. $3 ticket includes a chance in a raffle; kids under 12 admitted free

Learn more about Dillsboro NC HERE

Weaverville Art Safari

October 26 and 27-28   Weaverville Art Safari   A self-guided driving tour of the various local artists' studios. The fall tour includes 44 artists working in many fine art mediums including Jewelry, Glass Art, Paintings, Garden Art, Sculpture, Pottery, Furniture, Fiber Arts and more.

The Friday night (Oct 26) Gala Preview Party allows visitors to meet participating artists and preview their work – and to make some decisions re what studios they want to visit over the weekend. It’s also a fundraiser for the Art Safari. The party includes a silent auction of works donated by each artist, lots of great door prizes, heavy hors d’ouevres, music and a cash bar.

Featured Artist: Lori Theiault, Potter

Lori Theriault was filmed at last weekend's Southern Highland Craft Fair demonstrating and discussing her theme, "Homemade is better on Handmade"

Historic Pisgah Forest Pottery Celebration Today

July 20-21  Celebration at Pisgah Forest Pottery -  Pisgah Forest was established in the early 1920s as the third pottery of Walter B. Stephen. Stephen's potting began in 1904 and he established North Carolina's first art pottery, Nonconnah, in Skyland in 1913.

Several things are remarkable about this site. It has been preserved by Stephen's step-grandson, Thomas Case, virtually as it was in the 20s and 30s. The original equipment, kilns, glaze containers, etc. are as photographed in that era. Also his contributions to American ceramics are nationally recognized. His two most important are his crystalline glazes, the first developed in the South, and his cameo decorations of American folk life scenes. On the cameo works he recalled his early days in the west near the Sioux Indians.

Free guided tours of the pottery and demonstrations of Stephens's early pottery techniques by Rodney H. Leftwich, author of the book on Pisgah Forest Pottery. .These talks will be informal and ongoing both days. Located 3 miles south of I-26 exit 33 ( Biltmore Square Mall). Follow Hwy. 191 past the Arboretum and Parkway. Event is on the left.

Asheville Art Museum Lunchtime Art Break

July 13, 12:00 - 1:00 at the Asheville Art Museum, 2 S. Pack Square in Asheville NC:  Ancient Forms, Modern Minds: Contemporary Cherokee Ceramics. This is an Artist-Led Tour and Discussion Cherokee potter Joel Queen, whose works are featured in the current exhibition Ancient Forms, Modern Minds. 

Joel Queen, corn bowl

Among the Eastern Band of the Cherokee Indians there are a wide array of talented artists working in different media. In this exhibition, the Museum explores ceramics made by contemporary artists who blend contemporary and traditional designs and techniques.

The Asheville Art Museum offers a series of gallery talks and presentations, "Art Breaks", designed to engage Museum visitors in dialogue with staff members of the Curatorial and Education departments, Museum Docents and special guests such as featured artists.

Featured NC Artist: Annie Singletary

Artist:   Annie Singletary
Media:  Ceramics
City: Black Mountain NC

Artist Statement:  "I am a functional ware potter living in Black Mountain, North Carolina. The practical focus of my work is to create utilitarian pottery with mostly porcelain clays and a wide variety of unique glazes. In my most recent work I am using a variety of colors to enhance the textural, organic surfaces. My pieces are designed for giving and they represent a convergence of the dual passions for creation and service. I imagine the works as vehicles for hospitality, as they offer and receive simultaneously. I like to consider the pots in the context of what they are destined to hold and how they will fit into ever changing design trends. Pottery has a timeless element because of its deep history and that is important to me as I strive to make the pieces that are also relevant to my love for interior design."

Mother's Day Event in the River Arts District

May 12    Oh Mother!  at the Odyssey Center in Asheville's River Arts District.   A celebration of Mother's Day at the Center for Ceramic Arts. 10 AM - 6 PM all day events include Raffle to win a piece of art by Michael Parry; Delicious Refreshments;  Over 40 featured Artists;  Gifts for Mom complete with flowers and wrapping. Live music by Maggie and the Romantics.

Featured Artist: Akira Satake

Artist: Akira Satake
Media: Clay

Location: Curve Studios, 12 Riverside Drive, River Arts District in Asheville NC

About: Satake was a music producer in New York City, overworked and stressed-out. In search of a little relaxation, he took a pottery class and as the expression goes, the rest is history. Thanks to an invitation from a cousin for a visit Asheville Satake and his family discovered the "community" they were seeking. Two years ago he moved his studio to Curves at the River Arts Districe.

His work shows the power of nature's forceswith a style representing the collaboration between himself, clay and fire. He thinks of landslides, the wind dusting through the desert, volcanoes and other natural occurrences nature continually surprises the human eye with. He is influenced by and respects traditional pottery, but strives to create his very own style, with depth over his creations. Read more about Akira Satake HERE.