Volume 11 $3.00 - Catawba Valley Pottery and Antiques Festival

Volume 11
$3.00
15TH ANNUAL CATAWBA VALLEY POTTERY & ANTIQUES FESTIVAL
S C H E D U L E
2012
O F
E V E N T S
SATURDAY 9:00 AM - 5:00 PM
9:00 - 5:00
Festival shops benefiting the Catawba County Historical
Association and the NC Pottery Center
9:00 - 5:00
Exhibit: Committee’s Choice: Pots from Festival Organizers
11:00
Lecture: Daniel Johnston Thai Wheel Method
11:00 - 3:00
Pottery Demonstrations
1:00 - 4:00
Pottery and Antique Identification, Brunk Auctions
4:00
Door Prize Drawing
Photo Courtesy of Daniel Johnston
Program Credits
PROGRAM DESIGN
Don’t miss the Committee’s Choice Exhibit:
Pots from Festival Organizers
Jennifer Toney,
Nice Try Designs
CONTRIBUTORS
Julie Butler
Allen Huffman
Barry Huffman
Daniel Johnston
Sid Luck
Loy Sellers
Terry Zug
PRINTING
Village Printing,
Asheboro, NC
Owner:Allen Huffman
AD SALES
Julie Butler
Owner:Terry Zug
Owner:Sid Luck
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SPONSORS OF THE 2012
CATAW BA VALLEY POTTERY &
ANTIQUES FESTIVAL
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March 23-24, 2012
15TH ANNUAL CATAWBA VALLEY
POTTERY & ANTIQUES FESTIVAL
A presentation of the Catawba County Historical Association and the North Carolina Pottery Center
Catawba County Historical Association · P.O. Box 73 · Newton, NC 28658 · Phone: (828) 465-0383 · Fax: (828) 465-8477
North Carolina Pottery Center · P.O. Box 531 · Seagrove, NC 27341-0531 · Phone: (336) 873-8430 · Fax: (336) 873-8530
Welcome to the 15th annual Catawba Valley Pottery & Antiques Festival. The Festival committee is very
glad that you have joined us to celebrate our mile stone of providing one of the largest juried pottery and
antiques shows in the state of North Carolina for the past 15 years.
The Festival is:
A fundraising event that supports programming, exhibits and general operation needs for the
Catawba County Historical Association located in Newton, NC and the North Carolina Pottery
Center located in Seagrove, NC
An educational experience with an annual lecture and exhibit
Always held on the fourth Saturday in March
A not for profit committee comprised of volunteers
Attended by vendors from throughout the Southeastern US
The Festival committee wishes to thank:
Festival sponsor Peoples Bank and Tony Wolfe for their many years of support
Festival sponsor WNNC
Crown Plaza for the generous Potters Reception
Andrew Brunk and Brunk Auctions of Asheville, NC for the pottery and antique evaluations
Matt Jones, Daniel Johnston and Kim Ellington for the donation of pottery for the sponsor drawing
Village Printing of Asheboro, NC
Terry Zug for providing the annual program guide essay and other supporting materials as well
as the Educational Exhibit
Daniel Johnston for the 2012 educational lecture
Special thanks to Sid Luck for providing the materials needed for the pottery demonstration and
thanks to all the potters that participate - thank you Sid and Loy Sellers for always making sure
the program guide arrives at the Festival
Special recognition to the staffs of the CCHA and the NCPC for providing support to the
Festival committee
Sincere appreciation for all the program guide advertisers
On a final note, thank you for coming to Hickory, NC. The Festival has been fortunate to raise approximately $400,000 of support for the CCHA and the NCPC. Your attendance today continues to support
the committee’s mission of providing a venue for potters, dealers, and antiques enthusiasts to meet and
market their wares annually.
2012 PLANNING COMMITTEE
Julie Butler, Brenda K. Cline, Marc Dagenhardt, Heather Deckelnick, Jane Gavin, Rebecca Hart, Melinda Herzog, Allen W. Huffman, Jr.,
Barry Huffman, Daniel F. Huffman, Charles Lisk, Betty Lohr, Sid Luck, Michelle Palmore, Jane Pekman, Jennie Pekman, Carol Preston,
Loy Sellers, Leslie J. Stogner, Celeste Watts, David Whitley, Terry Zug
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Most of our exhibitions at the Catawba Valley Pottery & Antiques Festival have
been tightly focused and frequently related to our guest speaker. Over the years
we have featured Catawba Indian pottery, Burlon Craig, pots for plants, face jugs,
earthenware, and the alkaline glaze. This year, however, we thought we’d do something different. The hard-working members of the Festival committee are obviously
passionate about pots. They have to be—they volunteer their time and labor, and
they meet all year round (well, we do take a few months off in the summer). So we
thought it would be interesting to ask each of them to select a favorite pot and then
explain their choice.
Owner: Marc Dagenhardt >
EXHIBITION: “Committee’s Choice:
Pottery from the Festival Organizers”
Most members of the committee live in the Hickory area, so it is not surprising to find a preference for
Catawba Valley pots and the alkaline glaze (Burlon and Don Craig, Annie Mae Hilton, Charlie Lisk,
Joe Reinhardt, Frank Seagle). But Seagrove scored
well too, with works by Sid and Jason Luck, David Farrell, and Crystal King. In all, only four pots
were not from North Carolina—two salt-glazed,
19th century forms from the Northeast, a Georgia
Rebecca pitcher, and a platter from Ireland decorated with designs from the Book of Kells. We are
clearly a parochial lot! Also noteworthy, only two
face jugs appear (and one snake jug too). The committee opted for more classic forms, like the jug, jar,
vase, and pitcher. But there are a couple of interesting figurals: an Uncle Sam holding an elephant
and a donkey, and one very realistic shoe (Loy
Sellers will have to explain that one).
Finally, only five antique pots appear, two from up North and three
from North Carolina. The committee
strongly preferred the work of contemporary potters and chose seven
made by regulars at the Festival. As
Marc Dagenhardt explains, “I chose this pot [a vase
by Matt Jones] because it is by a contemporary potter and to emphasize that works like it are readily
available at this show.”
Why do we collect? There are many reasons: a reaction against industry, a love of the handmade object, or nostalgia for an earlier time. Judging by their
comments, committee members collect pots primarily because they evoke strong personal connections. Jane Gavin purchased a 19th century jug from
Whately, MA, because “Whately” was her mother’s
maiden name (she’s lucky it wasn’t Seagle, or she
would have paid a lot more). For Brenda Cline,
her multi-handled vase was a special gift “commissioned by my husband Dale from dear friend and
potter Charlie Lisk. It was presented to me at
the 2008 Pottery Festival Preview Party.” Finally, Sid Luck, selected a Rebecca pitcher
as a memorial to Bobby Ferguson, “an old
friend of mine who was a north Georgia
potter descended from the Craven family in North Carolina.”
(Continued on page 10)
Owner: Jane Gavin >
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COMMITTEE’S CHOICE: POTTERY FROM THE FESTIVAL ORGANIZERS
Buying a piece of pottery in North Carolina is always much more than an economic transaction. After
all, we visit with potters in their shops and homes,
and frequently a close friendship results. Julie Butler chose a pitcher made by Sid Luck because it “has
been such an honor to work with him on the Festival
committee. His calm demeanor, sly wit, and no-nonsense manner not only make him an asset to our committee, but I certainly see his personality reflected in
his work.” Likewise, for Heather Deckelnick, “it was
with Sid Luck that my first true interaction with a
North Carolina potter was made.” Her monkey face
jug “began my now ongoing love and collection of
North Carolina pottery.” In short, for most of us buying a pot affirms a social bond, one that is continually
reaffirmed in the many kiln openings found all across
the state.
< Owner: Leslie Stogner
Owner: David Whitley >
Unlike our ancestors who purchased pots for daily
use in their homes and on their farms, we are much
more likely to focus on the artistry of a well turned
form. Reflecting on a salt-glazed jug made by Jason
Luck, David Whitley observes that “this is a very
simple jug but well made. The form has been made
countless times, but when it is done right, it speaks
to you.” In like manner, Allen Huffman praises a jar
by Frank Seagle: “classic late 19th century Catawba
Valley alkaline glaze ‘look,’ with great shape and
glaze and light weight.” That “classic look”—a bold,
well balanced, neatly trimmed form with a richly textured surface—remains central today to North Carolina pottery. No other embellishments are necessary.
But there were early potters who went beyond necessity, like Annie Mae Ritchie Hilton, wife of Floyd
Hilton. Barry Huffman has featured a vase with floral
decoration by Annie Mae, and she explains why. “A
woman of her time and circumstance, she drew from
within herself an amazing flow of creativity. She created lovely vessels that moved her world, and ours, to
a softer, richer place. From the harsh realities of the
Depression, she left us a small but delightful garden
filled with mysterious pots.” We can hardly ask for
more.
< Owner: Barry Huffman
Owner: Loy Sellers >
We hope you will take the time to explore “Committee’s Choice” and read the full comments about
the pots on display. And if you have a moment, you
might thank the committee members for all the work
they do to organize this magnificent Festival, itself a
delightful garden.
Owner: Betty Lohr
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MORE COMMITTEE’S CHOICE
< Owner: Charlie Lisk
Owner: Allen Huffman
Owner: Heather Deckelnick
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Photo Courtesy of Daniel Johnston
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2 0 1 2 C ATA W B A VA L L E Y P O T T E R Y F E S T I VA L F E AT U R E D S P E A K E R
Daniel Johnston
Our speaker for 2012 is Daniel Johnston, a well-known
Seagrove potter, a macho maker of large jars, and a regular
at the Catawba Valley Pottery Festival. He is only the second potter to address us, the first being his former mentor,
Mark Hewitt. Daniel headed into pottery at an unusually
early age. At 16 he quit school and purchased a ten acre tract
of land on a rural hilltop in southern Randolph County.
Needing money to pay for his purchase, he then went to
work for J.B. Cole’s Pottery, where he learned the meaning
of production pottery. He estimates that he made 30,000
small pieces of pottery per year during a two-year stint! This
whetted his appetite to learn more, and so in 1997 he headed
east to Pittsboro to work alongside Mark Hewitt, an important apprenticeship that lasted for four years. Daniel also
took time off in 1999 to go to England and work for North
Devon potter Clive Bowen, who is particularly renowned
for his slip decorating.
Today Daniel works in his shop on that beautiful, green
hilltop that he wisely purchased so many years ago. Ably
assisted by Kate Waltman, John Vigeland, and Terry
Childress, he produces a great variety of stoneware forms,
ranging from tablewares to grave markers to giant planters,
and he fires his salt and alkaline glazes in a large, woodburning kiln. Like Mark he uses local clays because they
offer “a connection to the many potters that dug clay in the
Seagrove area before me. The variation and inconsistency
of minimally refined clay gives a richness and beauty to the
pots.” In the summer of 2010, Daniel launched an ambitious
Large Jar Project, during which he made 100 35-40 gallon
jars and jugs, using 11,000 pounds of clay, 800 pounds of salt,
and 30 cords of slab wood. On October 22 he lined these
massive forms up along the road in front of his shop, in what
has to be one of the most stunning displays of North Carolina pottery ever. You can see all phases of this challenging
project—from mixing the clay to the crowds that appeared
to buy the next day—on his excellent website
(www.danieljohnstonpottery.com).
Mark’s rigorous training prepared Daniel to open his
own shop, but he decided that he needed one more apprenticeship. Thanks to Mark and ceramic scholar Louise
Cort, in 2003 he was able to travel to Phon Bok, Thailand,
a remote region in the northeast, where he worked with
a traditional potter named Sawein Silakhom. Mostly
they produced large water jars and fish paste jars that
were essential to the daily life of local communities.
Daniel went there, he explains, because he wanted
to get back to the roots of pottery making, to
experience a true folk tradition where there
were no curators or exhibitions or
concerns about aesthetics. In essence,
this would have been like going
back to Seagrove in the 19th
century and working for J.D.
Craven or Evan Cole.
On Saturday morning at 11:00AM, Daniel will discuss
his work in Thailand and on the Large Jar Project, using
color images to illustrate his points. And then he will
demonstrate how to turn a large jar with coils on an
authentic Thai wheel (essentially two sections of a
tree trunk with a wooden pin between them).
You don’t want to miss this presentation!
Photo Courtesy of Daniel Johnston
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A L P H A B E T I C A L
VENDOR NAME
A Little Above the Bottom
BOOTH #
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V E N D O R
VENDOR NAME
BOOTH #
L I S T I N G
VENDOR NAME
BOOTH #
Farm House Pottery
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Odd Designs
106
A. Griffin Pottery
107
Freechild Studio
13
Ole Fish House Pottery
65
A. V. Smith Pottery
76
From the Ground Up
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Out of the Ashes Pottery
20
Aberson Pottery
113
Gary Mitchell Pottery
89
P. Rowe Pottery
72
Addington Pottery
64
Hallyburton Pottery
62
Paradox Pottery
114
Adrienne Dellinger Pottery
67
Hamilton Williams Clayworks
60
Phil Morgan Pottery
50
Haventree Antiques
27
Potters Pond Pottery
52
American Spirit Antiques
92-93
B. R. Hilton Pottery
25
Heafner Pottery
112
Pottery by Eugene
Bailey’s Pottery
115
Hog Hill Pottery
26
Pottery by Leslie Jamison
Barbara Miller Pottery
94
Jack T. Maness Pottery
73
Pottery by Sybil
Batton Clayworks
35
JCR Designs
117
Potteryman
Black Dog Pottery
38
Jeff Young Pottery
97
Puzzle Creek Pottery
Bolick and Traditions Pottery
36
Jim Spires Pottery
104
Ram Pottery
51
Bristow Pottery
55
JLK Jewelry at Jugtown Pottery
105
Ray Pottery
77
Brown’s Pottery
70
John Saunders Pottery
102
Red Clay Gallery
28
Caldwell-Hohl Artworks
96
Jones Pottery, Ltd.
40
Rising Fawn Folk Art Gallery
122
Catawba Indian Pottery
84
Joseph Sand Pottery
32
Roberts Southern Pottery
45
Catawba River Trader Antiques
78-80
23-24
111
22
11-12
100
Kaye T. Waltman Pottery
87
Rose Hill Pottery
120
Chad Brown Pottery
58
Kathy Richards Pottery
61
Sandhills Pottery
71
Chad Smith Pottery
19
Keeping Room Antiques
41
Seagrove Stoneware
68-69
Charles Lisk Pottery
10
King’s Pottery
3-4
Sedberry Pottery Inc
8
Charlie Tefft Pottery
49
Kovack Pottery
110
Stacy’s Folk Art Pottery
39
Claysmith Pottery
109
Lane & Hamilton Antiques
108
Steve Abee Pottery
33
Cornell Art Pottery
53
Leftwich Pottery
85
Tammy Leigh Pottery
1-2
Leicester Valley Clay
14
The Great White Oak Gallery
66
Courtney Long
Crocker Folk Pottery
124
30-31
Liberty Stoneware
88
Throw and Sew
Cross Creek Pottery
59
Little Mountain Pottery
54
Tom Phelps
Crystal King Pottery
5
Lovejoy Pottery
83
Triple C Pottery
95
CVCC Potters’ Workshop
99
Lowery
101
Turpin Pottery
48
Daniel Johnston Pottery
86
Luck’s Ware
37
Turtle Island Pottery
McWhirter Pottery
44
Uwharrie Crystalline Pottery
16
W.M. Hewitt Pottery
81
Walker-Mourglea Pottery
121
David Blackburn
46-47
56
118-119
74-75
Dean and Martin Pottery
90
Michel Bayne Pottery
6
Dedmond & Guseman
63
Moose Hollow Pottery
116
Doe Ridge Pottery
29
Mosquito Hawk Pottery
78
Walter Fleming Pottery
7
Dogwood Antiques
34
Mud Duck Pottery
91
Wayne Hewell Pottery
103
Down to Earth Pottery
57
Mud Puppies Pottery
123
Wood’s Wheel Pottery
82
East Fork Pottery / Alex Matisse
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North Cole Pottery
42
Ellington Pottery
98
Not Your Average Antiques
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B O O T H L AY O U T & V E N D O R S
2012 Catawba Valley Pottery & Antiques Festival
SHOW ENTRANCE
BOOTH #
VENDOR NAME
SHOW ENTRANCE
BOOTH #
LOCATION
VENDOR NAME
LOCATION
1-2 ........... Tammy Leigh Pottery · Hickory, NC
20 ............ Out of the Ashes Pottery · Hickory, NC
3-4 .......... King’s Pottery · Seagrove, NC
21 ............ Farm House Pottery · Reidsville, NC
5 .............. Crystal King Pottery · Asheboro, NC
22 ............ Pottery by Sybil · Granite Falls, NC
6 .............. Michel Bayne Pottery · Lincolnton, NC
23-24 ...... Pottery by Eugene · Cowpens, SC
7 .............. Walter Fleming Pottery · Statesville, NC
25 ............ B. R. Hilton Pottery · Newton, NC
8 .............. Sedberry Pottery, Inc. · Bakersville, NC
26 ............ Hog Hill Pottery · Vale, NC
9 .............. From the Ground Up · Robbins, NC
27 ............ Haventree · Raleigh, NC
10 ............. Charles Lisk Pottery · Vale, NC
28 ............ Red Clay Gallery · Clover, NC
11-12 ........ Potteryman · Gillsville, GA
29 ............ Doe Ridge Pottery · Boone, NC
13 ............. Freechild Studio · Knightdale, NC
30-31 ....... Crocker Folk Pottery · Gillsville, GA
14 ............ Leicester Valley Clay · Leicester, NC
32 ............ Joseph Sand Pottery · Randleman, NC
15 ............ East Fork Pottery / Alex Matisse · Marshall, NC
33 .............Steve Abee Pottery · Lenoir, NC
16 ............. Uwharrie Crystalline Pottery · Seagrove, NC
34 ............ Dogwood Antiques · Morganton, NC
17-18 ....... A Little Above the Bottom · Swannanoa, NC
35 .............Batton Clayworks · Asheville, NC
19 ............. Chad Smith Pottery · Lawndale, NC
36 ............ Bolick and Traditions Pottery · Lenoir, NC
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BOOTH #
VENDOR NAME
BOOTH #
LOCATION
VENDOR NAME, LOCATION
37 ............. Luck’s Ware · Seagrove, NC
83 ............ Lovejoy Pottery · Wendell, NC
38 ............ Black Dog Pottery · Asheboro, NC
84 ............ Catawba Indian Pottery · Rock Hill, SC
39 ............ Stacy’s Folk Art Pottery · Asheboro, NC
85 ............ Leftwich Pottery · Mills River, NC
40 ............ Jones Pottery, Ltd. · Leicester, NC
86 ............ Daniel Johnston Pottery · Seagrove, NC
41 ............. Keeping Room Antiques · Charlotte, NC
87 ............ Kaye T. Waltman Pottery · Seagrove, NC
42 ............ North Cole Pottery · Sanford, NC
88 ............ Liberty Stoneware · Liberty, NC
43 ............ Not Your Average Antiques · Asheville, NC
89 ............ Gary Mitchell Pottery · Conover, NC
44 ............ McWhirter Pottery · Burnsville, NC
90 ............ Dean and Martin Pottery · Seagrove, NC
45 ............ Roberts Southern Pottery · Weaverville, NC
91 ............. Mud Duck Pottery · Mt. Airy, NC
46-47 ...... David Blackburn · Asheboro, NC
92-93 ...... American Spirit Antiques · Murphy, NC
48 ............ Turpin Pottery · Homer, GA
94 ............ Barbara Miller Pottery · Lenoir, NC
49 ............ Charlie Tefft Pottery · Greensboro, NC
95 ............ Triple C Pottery · Eagle Springs, NC
50 ............ Phil Morgan Pottery · Seagrove, NC
96 ............ Caldwell-Hohl Artworks · Seagrove, NC
51 ............. Ram Pottery · Creston, NC
97 ............ Jeff Young Pottery · Vale, NC
52 ............ Potters Pond Pottery · Knoxville, TN
98 ............ Ellington Pottery · Vale, NC
53 ............ Cornell Art Pottery · Landrum, SC
99 ............ CVCC Potters’ Workshop · Hickory, NC
54 ............ Little Mountain Pottery · Tryon, NC
100 .......... Puzzle Creek Pottery · Bostic, NC
55 ............ Bristow Pottery · Eagle Springs, NC
101 ........... Lowery · Catawba, NC
56 ............ Throw and Sew · Elkin, NC
102 ...........John Saunders Pottery · Hudson, NC
57 ............ Down to Earth Pottery · Carthage, NC
103 ........... Wayne Hewell Pottery · Gillsville, GA
58 ............ Chad Brown Pottery · Seagrove, NC
104 .......... Jim Spires Pottery · Wooster, OH
59 ............ Cross Creek Pottery · Seagrove, NC
105 ...........JLK Jewelry at Jugtown Pottery · Seagrove, NC
60 ............ Hamilton Williams Clayworks · Valdese, NC
106 ...........Odd Designs · Wagram, NC
61 ............. Kathy Richards Pottery · Lincolnton, NC
107 ........... A. Griffin Pottery · Shelby, NC
62 ............ Hallyburton Pottery · Durham, NC
108 .......... Lane & Hamilton Antiques · Raleigh, NC
63 ............ Dedmond & Guseman · Lawndale, NC
109 .......... Claysmith Pottery · Candler, NC
64 ............ Addington Pottery · Hendersonville, NC
110 ........... Kovack Pottery · Seagrove, NC
65 ............ Ole Fish House Pottery · Seagrove, NC
111 ............ Pottery by Leslie Jamison · Hickory, NC
66 ............ The Great White Oak Gallery · Seagrove, NC
112 ........... Heafner Pottery · Cherryville, NC
67 ............ Adrienne Dellinger Pottery · Charlotte, NC
113 ............Aberson Pottery · Concord, NC
68-69 ...... Seagrove Stoneware · Seagrove, NC
114 ........... Paradox Pottery · Horse Shoe, NC
70 ............ Brown’s Pottery · Arden, NC
115 ........... Bailey’s Pottery · Lancaster, SC
71 ............. Sandhills Pottery · McBee, SC
116 ........... Moose Hollow Pottery · Thomasville, NC
72 .............P. Rowe Pottery · Greensboro, GA
117 ............ JCR Designs · Asheville, NC
73 ............. Jack T. Maness Pottery · Asheboro, NC
118-119 .... Tom Phelps · Floyd, VA
74-75 ...... Turtle Island Pottery · Black Mountain, NC
120 .......... Rose Hill Pottery · Dallas, NC
76 .............A. V. Smith Pottery · Sanford, NC
121 ........... Walker-Mourglea Pottery · Vale, NC
77 ............. Ray Pottery · Seagrove, NC
122 ...........Rising Fawn Folk Art Gallery · Lookout Mt., TN
78 ............ Mosquito Hawk Pottery · York, SC
123 ........... Mud Puppies Pottery · Sylva, NC
79-80 ...... Catawba River Trader Antiques · Lincolnton, NC
124 .......... Courtney Long · Morganton, NC
81 ............. W.M. Hewitt Pottery · Pittsboro, NC
82 ............ Wood’s Wheel Pottery · Raleigh, NC
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CATAWBA VALLEY POTTERY & ANTIQUES FESTIVAL
PREVIEW PARTY - 2012
The Catawba Valley Pottery & Antiques
Festival presents the Friday Night Preview Party from 7-10pm. The party is a
fundraiser for the host institutions: the
Catawba County Historical Association
and the North Carolina Pottery Center. An
evening of entertainment, the event features a great barbeque dinner, music and
an early buying opportunity.
Tickets for the Preview Party are sold in
advance due to the planning required.
Tickets are not sold at the door. Invitations are mailed to previous attendees. A
sign-up sheet may be found at the door
prize table if you would like your name
added to the invitation list for next year
or call 828-324-7294.
THANK YOU!
Thank you Sigmon Stringers for making music with and for us at the Preview Party.
www.SigmonStringers.com
Special thanks to Brenda Cline and Betty Lohr for all of
their hard work organizing the annual Preview Party.
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The North Carolina Pottery Center is proud to be a partner in the Catawba Valley Pottery Festival. The Catawba County Historical Association and the Pottery Center share
an appreciation for the history, heritage and ongoing tradition of pottery-making in
North Carolina. Together, we work to promote public awareness of this great tradition.
Potters were essential craftsmen in most states until the late nineteenth century, but the
Industrial Revolution forced the majority of them out of business. In North Carolina, however, the wheels never stopped turning. Excellent clays, strong family networks, and a
remarkable ability to adapt to new tastes in a changing marketplace enabled the potters to
survive hard times and once again flourish. In the last fifty years, the state has become a mecca
for young potters from across the country, creating a new and diverse generation to grow that
clay heritage.
The Center, which opened in 1998, was made possible by pottery advocates from across the
state and beyond, with more than $750,000 in capital funds through state government. During
the past ten years, the Center has received funding support from the North Carolina Arts Council, Randolph County, our membership, grants, the annual benefit auction , and the Catawba
Valley Pottery Festival.
NCPC serves a diverse audience which includes the general public, school groups, special tour
groups, collectors, scholars, and most importantly, the Center represents the more than 1,000
North Carolina potters and their wide-ranging and diverse styles and traditions. We continue to
develop opportunities to increase economic growth within pottery-related communities.
In 2011 some 7,600 adults and children toured the Center’s exhibitions and attended workshops, lectures, artists’ receptions, and related activities. Visitors came from 48 states and
21 foreign countries, clear testimony to the fame of the North Carolina
pottery tradition. We invite you to visit our current exhibit at the Center,
“What’s Upstairs? Seeing the NCPC’s Hidden Treasures,” which showcases our permanent collection. Come on Saturday, March 10 and April 14,
from 12-2 for a lecture and pottery identification clinic.
Museum Hours: Tuesday - Saturday 10 am - 4 pm
Business Hours: Monday - Friday 8:30 am - 5 pm (Closed major holidays)
Email: info@ncpotterycenter.org
Phone: (336) 873-8430
www.ncpotterycenter.org
Mailing Address: P.O. Box 531 Seagrove, NC 27341
Manager: Paulette Badgett
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The Planning
Committee would
like to say “Thank You”
to the volunteers who
create the beautiful
flower arrangements
for the Festival
each year!
Make plans to attend
the 16th Annual
Catawba
Valley
POTTERY & ANTIQUES FESTIVAL
March 23, 2013
Always the 4th weekend in March
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Views from previous Catawba Valley Pottery & Antiques Festivals
Photos Courtesy of Catawba County Historical Association
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Photo Courtesy of Daniel Johnston
Limited Edition
T-SHIRTS & TOTE BAGS
2012
VENDOR BUSINESS
CAR D DI R ECTO R Y
are now available at the
Catawba Valley Pottery & Antiques Festival.
Featuring images of vessels made by legendary Southern traditional
potters, a new design will be offered for sale every two years.
Start your collection today!
*Supplies are limited.
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