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  • Charlie Tefft - 09/01/2026

    At our September meeting Charlie Tefft will throw and cut fold a bowl into a butter dish lid. Sculpt a wren that sits on top as a handle. And create the base from a thrown slab. He’ll talk about how to size the bowl to fit a butter stick after the shrinkage of drying and firing. […]

  • Sam Oliver - 04/07/2026

    Sam Oliver is a studio artist based in Tryon, North Carolina, known for her expertise in slab building and surface decorating techniques. She received her BFA from Winthrop University in 2013 and went on to complete a special student study in ceramics at the College of William and Mary, where she also researched 16th and […]

  • Richard Heiser - 03/03/2026

    Richard Heiser Edenton Bay Clayworks Slab Me Silly I will be doing slab forms, in a couple different approaches… Slabs over forms, slab pieces built from patterns, combining forms, and carving, touching on Kurinuki that we have done over the years. There will also be decoration, firing techniques, included in the demonstration. BIO: BFA Western […]

  • Takuro Shibata - 12/02/2025

    Takuro Shibata is a ceramic artist originally from Japan, and currently lives in Seagrove, North Carolina which is the biggest pottery community in the U.S.. He holds a Bachelor of Engineering in Applied Chemistry from Doshisha University, Kyoto, Japan. After graduation, he became an apprentice of a potter in Shigaraki which is one of the […]

  • Bill Jones - 11/04/2025

    I grew up in an old stone farmhouse and from an early age found beauty in simple articulations of material. A loosely laid stone wall, a sketch done with a finger in damp sand, the haphazard stability of a quickly erected structure. As a potter, I work with simple materials and methods in a constant […]

  • Liz Paley - 10/07/2025

    Elizabeth teaches continuing wheel and glaze classes at Claymakers in Durham. Her clay creations have been exhibited in Strictly Functional Pottery National, the Charlie Cummings Gallery, Baltimore Clayworks, Cedar Creek Gallery, The Clay Studio (Philadelphia), and the North Carolina Botanical Garden Sculpture show, among other places, and have toured as part of the permanent collection […]

  • Anne Partna - 09/02/2025

    Throwing a closed form on a potters wheel takes a bit of mastering, but once you do, it opens up a whole new range of possibilities. From pumpkins to birds and cats – Anne will show how to utilize the closed form throwing technique to explore the sculptural side of ceramics.

  • Kyle Carpenter - 04/01/2025

    Kyle Carpenter was born and raised in Raleigh, NC. He attended the University of North Carolina at Asheville and received his Bachelor of Fine Arts degree in 2000. Kyle soon married and made his permanent home in Asheville. In 2002, he built a salt-kiln and made a studio at his home. In the spring of […]

  • Rose Hardesty - 02/04/2025

    Bio: Rose Hardesty is a visual artist who was born in Ventura, CA, and is currently living and working in Asheville, NC. She creates functional and sculptural wood fired ceramic pieces inspired by the natural world and informed by imagination. Her work seeks to marry seemingly disparate elements of the art and craft world, blurring […]

  • Kate Waltman - 11/05/2024

    Bio Kate Waltman graduated from Alfred University in 2010 and has been making pots in Seagrove ever since. Kate’s pots are made using local materials, boldly carved with organic patterns inspired by Art Deco design, and fired in a variety of atmospheric kilns. She is the owner and co-founder of The Triangle Studio, which houses several […]