Preview tour of the barn/showroom at sunset before the Holiday Kiln Opening 12/2/2021

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Carol takes a walk down to the barn/showroom at sunset and gives a brief preview tour of the pottery that will be for sale at the upcoming Holiday Kiln Opening ~ December 4&5 and Dec 11&12, 2021. "The barn is glowing," and the sun is "setting on the Big Pots." Take a moment to enjoy this beautiful winter evening that makes us grateful, yet again, to live in this peaceful place and be able to share it with our friends and customers who come from far and wide for the Kiln Opening Sales.

Mark Hewitt: 2015 Balvenie Finalist for the ACC Fellowship Awards

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This video gives a glimpse into Mark Hewitt's pottery craftsmanship. Mark Hewitt was selected by The Balvenie as a 2015 finalist for the American Craft Council Rare Craft Fellowship Awards.

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Potter Mark Hewitt, ORIGINS episode

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www.craftinamerica.org. Potter Mark Hewitt segment. ORIGINS episode PBS premiere: October 7, 2009.

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Jugtown & Mark Hewitt Pottery

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Jugtown Pottery, a working pottery and an American Craft Shop, is located in Seagrove, NC in the community of Westmoore. It was started in 1917 by two artists from Raleigh, North Carolina who shared a love for pottery, Jacques and Juliana Busbee. Today Jugtown still follows the same approach to pottery as laid out by the Busbees. Master potter, Vernon Owens, with his wife Pamela and son, Travis, follow the same approach to pottery as Jugtown did when it began in 1917. They are to pottery much like Ford is to cars — a family business whose pieces have evolved in style yet have remained incredibly true to its roots.

Potter, Mark Hewitt, throwing a 5 lb. stoneware jar

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It takes a high level of skill to turn a lump of five pounds of clay into a lovely bulbous jar. In this video you can see the process Mark goes through to center the clay and carefully pull the clay up to the desired height, and create a robust, appealing shape. He meticulously creates the rim, and ever so gently lifts the newly form pot off the wheel and onto a waiting ware board. Mark sells his pottery at his studio in Pittsboro, NC and online at .

Mark has been potting for nearly 40 years, originally from England and a student of renown pottery, Michael Cardew. Since moving to NC in 1983 Mark has trained over 25 apprentices, most of whom now have pottery studios of their own.

Livia Marin

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Livia Marín Firmani, artista visual. La artista propone al espectador acercamientos diferentes hacia objetos cotidianos industrializados que son el material fundamental o modelo para sus obras. Estos son seleccionados bajo un criterio que contempla que el objeto debe ser pequeño, de bajo costo, de uso masificado pero a la vez pasa por desapercibido dentro del contexto general de su uso. En sus instalaciones ha usado vasos plásticos desechables, piezas de parquet, lápices labiales, partes de objetos comunes como botellas de bebidas. Por medio de ellas estudia las posibilidades de las nociones de modelo, molde, copia y original dando por resultado la construcción de montajes que responden a una estricta organización escénica y que se transforman a la vez en piezas nuevas y originales.