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December Issue 2006
NC Pottery Center in Seagrove, NC, Offers Works by Roan Mountain Potters
The North Carolina Pottery Center in Seagrove,
NC, is hosting the exhibit, Potters of the Roan, on view
from Dec. 1, 2006, through Mar. 24, 2007, in Center's Galleries
I & II.
Roan Mountain is one of the highest and most beautiful sections
of the Appalachian Mountains. Beneath the Roan, a group of fourteen
potters, defined by geography and joined by commonalities of creativity,
friendship and a need to enhance their livelihood, have joined
together to share resources and promote their work.
The mission of the Potters of the Roan is to promote a greater understanding and appreciation of contemporary North Carolina mountain pottery and includes both emerging and nationally recognized potters: Mark Peter's Pine Root Pottery is perched on a western slope of the Roan, near the community of Buladean. Fork Mountain Pottery, studio and home of Suze Lindsay and Kent McLaughlin, is on Fork Mountain Road. Gertrude Graham Smith Pottery and showroom is located in a barn on the side of Cane Creek not far from her farmhouse. Shane Mickey Pottery is only a short drive down Cane Creek from Gay's pottery. Slagle Studio Gallery is in an old tobacco barn just off the main road, on land owned by Ron Slagle's family for generations.
Melisa Cadell's Cadell Studios is in Loafer's Glory, next door to Bonnie & Clyde's Drive-In. Sedberry Pottery, signaled by Ken Sedberry's signature black lizard on the sign and bright red roofs on the house, studio and showroom, is also in Loafer's Glory. Bandana Pottery is owned by Michael Hunt and Naomi Dalglish and named after the community of Bandana. Andersen Pottery, also in Bandana, is surrounded by meadows, pastures and woodlands, an inspiration for the work of Stanley Mace Andersen. LZS Pottery is a third Bandana-area studio. Liz Zlot Summerfield shares her large workspace with her husband, a glass artist. Jerilyn Virden Ceramics is in the Snow Creek community on Slagle Road. Snow Creek Pottery, founded in 1977 by David Ross, is one of the oldest studios in the area.
The mission of the North Carolina Pottery Center is to promote public awareness of and appreciation for the history, heritage, and ongoing tradition of pottery making in North Carolina.
For more information check our NC Institutional
Gallery listings, call the Center at 336/873-8430 or visit (www.ncpotterycenter.com).
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