Visiting North Carolina – Page 13 – "Carolina Arts Unleashed"

From the Ashes of Many Kilns, Seagrove, NC, the Center of Pottery in North Carolina, Rises Every Spring

April 5, 2012December 4, 2014 by admin

Now that’s something to think about. When you finish scratching your head – I’ll explain. When you have to write about annual events, unlike the organizers who can just slap a number in front of the event’s name – we in the media – the elite media – have to come up with a clever ... Read More

The April 2012 Issue of Carolina Arts is Now Ready to Download

April 1, 2012December 4, 2014 by admin

The April 2012 issue of Carolina Arts is up on our website at (www.carolinaarts.com) – all 79 pages of it. Our largest issue ever and we’re offering a special feature related to our cover on Pages 42 & 43. We had over 82,000 downloads of the March 2011 issue. We ask that you help us ... Read More

Spring Flowers Came Early this Year But You Still Have Time for “Daffie Days” at Bulldog Pottery in Seagrove, NC – Mar. 30 – Apr. 1, 2012

March 28, 2012December 4, 2014 by admin

Don’t be caught “lion” around at the end of March or being an April “fool” by missing Daffie Days at Bulldog Pottery this weekend. “Daffie Days,” Bulldog’s spring kiln opening, will be held March 30 through April 1, 2012, from 10am-5pm each day. Potters Bruce Gholson and Samantha Henneke created the annual event to welcome ... Read More

Taking a Look at Marketing Techniques in the Carolinas The Press Release

March 13, 2012December 4, 2014 by admin

This year we’re taking a detailed look at how the visual art community in the Carolinas is marketing itself. This is based on a piece I first posted atCarolina Arts Unleashed on Jan. 12, 2012. I borrowed a technique from comedian Jeff Foxworthy who tells his audience – “You might be a redneck if….”. I ... Read More

The March 2012 Issue of Carolina Arts is Now Ready to Download

March 1, 2012December 4, 2014 by admin

The March 2012 issue of Carolina Arts is up on our website at (www.carolinaarts.com) – all 72 pages of it. We had over 81,000 downloads of the February 2011 issue – 3,000 less than in January. Which is logical since we had a few less days in February. We ask that you help us bring ... Read More

NC Pottery Center in Seagrove, NC, Announces Results of The Potter’s Palette Fundraiser

February 17, 2012December 4, 2014 by admin

As I have said before – this is the kind of art auction fundraiser that I can get behind and support and it turns out to have been a very successful idea – one soon to be copied by other non-profits. But, this will be the NC Pottery Center’s for the time being. Here’s the ... Read More

A Trip to Seagrove, NC, to a Fundraiser for the NC Pottery Center – The Potter’s Palette – Feb. 4, 2012

February 8, 2012December 4, 2014 by admin

As is usually the case – many planets have to come into alignment for Linda and I to be able to go somewhere together. I hate it when I have to go somewhere without her and she hates it even more than I do, but it just so happened that the Feb. 2012 issue of ... Read More

The February 2012 Issue of Carolina Arts is Now Ready to Download

February 1, 2012December 4, 2014 by admin

The February 2012 issue of Carolina Arts is up on our website at (www.carolinaarts.com) – all 68 pages of it. We had over 84,000 downloads of the January 2011 issue – a new record. We ask that you help us bring the news about the Carolina visual art community to others by spreading the link ... Read More

North Carolina Pottery Center in Seagrove, NC, Offers The Potter’s Palette – Something Different – Feb. 4, 2012

January 31, 2012December 4, 2014 by admin

Here’s an opportunity to purchase something unique and help the NC Pottery Center at the same time. Imagine owning a painting – yes, I said painting by Mark Hewitt, Cynthia Bringle, or Vernon Owens – great potters, but not known as painters – other than painting glazes on their pots. Now that would be a ... Read More

The Potter’s Palette………..A Different Spin on Creativity and Fundraiser for the NC Pottery Center in Seagrove, NC – Feb. 4, 2012

January 16, 2012December 4, 2014 by admin

Seagrove, NC……And someone said that making a tile is as close to a painting as a potter can get – how wrong they were! The NC Pottery Center presents “The Potter’s Palette”, featuring over 80 12” x 12” canvases done by prominent NC clay artists. Clay artists from around the state were invited to produce ... Read More