In The Grove

News of Seagrove and Surrounding Communities December 2011

Events Calendar December
through January 9 Transparent Kiln at NC Pottery Center (pg. 4) through January 28 Collecting N.C. Pottery for 75 Years at NC Pottery Center (pg. 3) 10 Holiday Open House with the Seagrove Potters - several area shops participating (pg. 1) David Stuempfle Kiln Sale (pg. 2) 17 Donna Craven Holiday Open House (pg. 2) Bulldog Pottery Holiday Kiln Opening (pg. 2) Dean and Martin Pottery Holiday Kiln Opening (pg. 2) Ben Owen Pottery Holiday Chinese Red Kiln Opening (pg. 3) Chris Luther Pottery Kiln Opening (pg. 3) Seagrove Stoneware Holiday Kiln Opening and Sale (pg. 3) 17 & 18 Ouida Newell Kiln Opening and Christmas Open House (pg. 3)

Volume 2, Issue 11

Holiday Open House with the Seagrove Potters

The Seagrove Area Potters Association (SAPA) is kicking off its Patron Supporters program with a Holiday Open House with the Seagrove Potters on December 10. Patron supporters will enjoy many benefits, including exclusive invitations to Patrons Weekend events like the Holiday Open House throughout the year. Membership is $25 per year, and includes free admission to the Celebration of Seagrove Potters in the fall, invitations to Patrons Weekend events and an e-mail newsletter to keep supporters up-todate throughout the year. Patron supporters will receive discounts and other special offers at participating shops when they present their membership cards during Patrons Weekend events. More information can be found at www.DiscoverSeagrove.com. Several pottery shops will participate in the Holiday Open House with discounts, demonstrations and free prizes. Those shops will also be able to sign up patron supporters so that those interested can start receiving benefits immediately. Present a membership card to the following shops on December 10 to receive the benefits listed. These special offers are exclusive to patron supporters and will only be available during the Holiday Open House on December 10. Avery Pottery and Tileworks will offer studio tours and 20% off any one item in the shop. Ben Owen, III will demonstrate on the wheel from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. at Ben Owen Pottery. Cady Clay Works invites patron supporters to Make Your Own Wall Pocket. Patron supporters will be able to stamp, carve and texture their own wall pocket, pick their favorite glaze, and pick up the finished product in February. The cost is $25. Instructions are available from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Caldwell-Hohl Artworks will offer studio tours and a 10% discount. Crystal King Pottery will demonstrate face jug making techniques and will hold a drawing for a selected piece to be given away that day. Patron supporters who visit the shop will be eligible for the drawing. DirtWorks Pottery will offer refreshments and demonstrations on Raku firing techniques. Dixieland Pottery will serve simple desserts and offer a 15% discount on purchases of $10 or more. Dover Pottery will offer a 10% discount on pottery made by Dover, including handpainted plates and crystalline pieces. Eck McCanless Pottery will offer hands-on demonstrations and a 10% discount. Patron supporters are invited
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January
3 Seagrove Town Council Meeting - 7:30 p.m. To list your events in future issues of In the Grove, contact Rhonda McCanless at (336) 879-6950 or professional_page@rtmc.net

In this issue
Kiln Openings and Holiday Pottery Events New Exhibits at the North Carolina Pottery Center November Seagrove Town Council Meeting

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to try their hand at the wheel or at carving Ecks signature Agateware pottery. Fireshadow Pottery will offer a 15% discount. From the Ground Up will serve organic coffee and muffins, and offer a 10% discount. Great White Oak Gallery will demonstrate the art of making pots, serve light refreshments and offer a 10% discount on purchases of $100 or more. Johnston & Gentithes Art Pottery will offer a hands-on lesson with Fred Johnston on how to make a tea bowl and a 10% discount on purchases of $100 or more. Lathams Pottery will demonstrate how they make their popular pottery baskets. Michle Hastings & Jeff Brown Pottery will offer demonstrations, light

refreshments and a 20% discount on one item in the shop. Rockhouse Pottery will offer demonstrations and a 25% discount. Smith Pottery will feature special holiday items and winter-themed patterns, and will offer refreshments. Thomas Pottery will offer studio tours, refreshments and a free ornament to patron supporters. Westmoore Pottery is giving patron supporters a free Christmas ornament ($3 value) and an additional ornament for every $25 spent on December 10. Williams Pottery will offer a 10% discount. Whynot Pottery and Acacia Art Tiles will offer a 5% discount on purchases up to $100 and a 10% discount on purchases of $100 or more.

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David Stuempfle Pottery will hold a Kiln Sale on December 10, from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. The sale will feature new wood-fired works from Stuempfle and special guests, Takuro and Hitomi Shibata, Adam Landman and Anne Prtna.

David Stuempfle Pottery, located at 1224 Dover Church Road is open by appointment only and on days of kiln sales. To find out more information, visit www.StuempflePottery.com. More information about Takuro and Hitomi Shibata and their shop, Studio Touya can be found at www.StudioTouya.com. Adam Landman and Anne Prtna own Blue Hen Pottery. Updates about their shop can be found on Prtnas blog at www.BlueHenPottery.wordpress.com. Donna Craven Pottery will hold a Holiday Open House on December 17, from 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. The event will feature new pots from the wood kiln,

refreshments and more. The pottery shop is located at 2616 Old Cox Road in Asheboro. For more information, visit www.DiscoverSeagrove.com. Bulldog Pottery will hold a Holiday Kiln Opening on December 17 from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Potters, Bruce Gholson and Samantha Henneke invite you to come see the latest and hottest Bulldog pots of 2011, fresh from the kiln. The event will feature new Moka Glaze pottery. Bulldog Pottery is located 3306 U.S. Highway 220 Alternate in Seagrove. More information can be found at www.BulldogPottery.com and www.BulldogPottery.blogspot.com. Dean and Martin Pottery will hold a Holiday Kiln Opening on December 17, from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. The event will feature new works by potters, Jeff Dean Cont. on next page

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Jugtown Pottery
330 Jugtown Rd. Seagrove, NC 27341 (910) 464-3266 Tues. - Sat. 8:30 - 5:00

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and Stephanie Martin in shino glazes, Dean and Martins Stardust pattern, and yellow and copper red patterns. Refreshments will be served, as well. Dean and Martin Pottery is located at 7739 Nathan Lane in Seagrove. For more information, visit www.DeanAndMartinPottery.com. Ben Owen Pottery will have its annual Holiday Chinese Red Kiln Opening on December 17, from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. The opening will feature an abundance of Chinese Red and a few pieces of his new Stardust glaze. A preview with refreshments will be held from 9 a.m. to 9:50 a.m. An online preview will be posted on December 16 after 3 p.m. Ben Owen Pottery is located at 2199 South N.C. Highway 705 in the Westmoore Community. For more information, visit www.BenOwenPottery.com. Chris Luther Pottery will hold a kiln opening on December 17 from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. New glazes and shapes for 2012 will be introduced into the showroom.

Chris Luther Pottery is located at 4823 Busbee Road in the Westmoore community. For more information, visit www.ChrisLutherPottery.com. Seagrove Stoneware will hold their annual Holiday Kiln Opening and Sale on December 17 from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Potters, David Fernandez and Alexa Modderno will celebrate the season with a 10% Christmas discount, refreshments and pottery demonstrations. Seagrove Stoneware is located at 136 West Main Street in Seagrove. More information can be found at www.SeagroveStoneware.com. Ouida Newell will hold a kiln opening and Christmas Open House on December 17 & 18, from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. The event will feature a fresh kilnload of Newells wood-fired, salt glazed pots, Terry Childresss Asian-inspired big pots and 12 of Daniel Johnstons big jars from his 100 Pots in 100 Days series. Light refreshments will also be served. Newells studio is located at 268 Stone Gate Circle in Carthage. For more information, e-mail OuidaNewell@gmail.com or call (910) 695-5647.
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The North Carolina Pottery Center (NCPC) celebrates the 75th Anniversary of the Mint Museum as an art institution with the special exhibition, 75 Years of Collecting North Carolina Pottery. The exhibit will be on display until January 28, 2012. In this exhibition, the Mint acknowledges the vital role of collectors, past and present, in making its North Carolina pottery collection one of the largest and most important in the country. The exhibition includes both ceramics from the museums permanent

collection and exceptional loans from local collectors. The objects were carefully selected to represent all the major pottery centers of the stateThe Piedmont, Catawba Valley and the mountains are PREVO DRUGS represented, as are most of the states Independent Pharmacists that Care About You family dynasties of potters, such as the Coles, the Cravens, the Owens and the 510 North Broad Street Reinhardts. Seagrove, NC More than 75 examples by some of (336) 873-8246 the great potters of the past, including M-F 8:30 - 6:00 Burlon Craig and Oscar Bachelder, will Sat 9:00 - 1:00 be on view, as well as wares by some of the most exciting Cont. on next page Jerry P. Moore, PharmD.

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ceramic artists working in North Carolina today. The Transparent Kiln will also be on display at the NCPC through January 9, 2012. The exhibit is a collaboration between East Carolina University students, the Estonian Academy of Art, Blue Hen Pottery and the NCPC. Students from the university and the academy visited Seagrove in November for a kiln-building workshop at Blue

Hen Pottery. Once the kiln was built, students fired pots they made during their visit. The exhibit displays the pots exactly as they were placed inside the kiln during the firing. The NCPC is located at 233 East Avenue in Seagrove. Hours of operation are Tuesday through Saturday, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. For more information, visit www.NCPotteryCenter.org or call (336) 873-8430.

December 17 & 18 10 a.m. - 5 p.m. 268 Stone Gate Circle Carthage, NC 28327 (910) 695-5647

During the November council meeting, there was a public hearing on off-premise signs. The matter was brought to the towns attention because a local business had two signs on its building one for the business in town and another for a business outside of town. Mayor Allen Hale said he spoke with George Patton, Planning and Zoning director for Randleman, about the matter. Patton consults with Seagrove on a need basis. According to Patton, there is a law that a business cannot advertise with a sign for another business that is in a different town, said Hale. The issue was tabled until the next meeting. Hale also informed council members that the Central Carolina Soccer Club (CCSC) contract for H. Clay Presnell Memorial Park had been turned in by town attorney, Bob Wilhoit. According to Hale, the contract was not what the town had voted on. Commissioner David Fernandez made a motion for fellow park commissioner, Ruby Mullin and himself to meet with CCSC president, Ray Chrisco to discuss the contract so that all parties can be informed. Fernandez also made a motion to table the issue until the

next meeting so that Chrisco could be present to discuss the contract with council members. Both motions were unanimously passed. Police commissioner, David Garner spoke with council members about the Seagrove Police Department vehicles. The town has three police vehicles, and though all are in pretty bad shape, one is worse than the others, according to Garner. Garner suggested going through the budget to try to find money to buy a replacement car. He said he was determined to get a replacement without raising taxes. Lastly, commissioner Mike Walker, who is also on the Seagrove Ulah Water District board, said the water district is donating land to the town for a recycling center. Aaron Carter from the Randolph County Department of Public Works spoke with council members back in May about the possibility of a convenience site in Seagrove. Carter said Randolph County would cover the cost of building a recycling center if Seagrove could provide the lot. The county will also cover the cost of hiring someone to oversee the site.

Featuring wood fired, salt glazed pieces from Ouida, and pots made by Terry Childress and Daniel Johnston

Happy Holidays!
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