Last Saturday my friend and I visited this show in Hickory, NC for the first time.
And being the kind of potter that I am, I looked for inspiration, as well as learning the techniques of the pottery which I admired. So my photos are as biased as I can get...just my favorites.
With the usual photographer's disclaimer, I'm leaving out the ones I liked but had fuzzy pictures.
I'll be posting more pottery show displays every week now, as I keep going to them. They are FUN!
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| JCR Designs, Asheville, NC |
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| JCR Designs, Asheville, NC |
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| Banfield Pottery, Forest City, NC |
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| Banfield Pottery, Forest City, NC |
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| Nelda French Pottery, Seagrove, NC |
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| Nelda French Pottery, Seagrove, NC |
Yes, we asked how she glued the goblets to the bases...good old E-6000. She said she just broke off the stems of glass, and connected these goblets that way. A potter we enjoyed talking with!
Secrets of the craft are often shared willingly with anyone!
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| Pottery by Eugene, Cowpens, SC (a husband/wife team in a double size booth) |
We enjoyed seeing the diversity of decoration by Mr. & Mrs. Eugene. I carefully found that everything had been hand done, including little logs and trees in some scenic paintings.
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| Pottery by Eugene, Cowpens, SC (a husband/wife team in a double size booth) |
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| Pottery by Eugene, Cowpens, SC (a husband/wife team in a double size booth) |
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| Pottery by Eugene, Cowpens, SC (a husband/wife team in a double size booth) |
More to come! Much much more!
Nelda and I were in the Co-op of Seagrove Potters together. She is a such a wonderful and kind person. I believe the photo above her goblets are also her pots, not Banfield.
ReplyDeleteA lot of Seagrove potters go to Hickory and advertise as such, which means we have a dead weekend here in town. :-(
Thanks Michele...so glad to have correction so right potter gets attributes. YES, we saw lots of Seagrove potters...and I'll have some more pics in a few days. I enjoyed meeting Nelda, though I'm sure the day was a blur for her and she won't remember me. No problem, I'll keep track of her work! It's beautiful.
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