Cone 6...Wood!

Thanks to everyone who made it to last weekend's sale. It went great and lots of nice pots found nice homes. Now time for some
R & R...after this weekend's cone 6 wood firing at the Energy Exchange in Mitchell (or is it Yancey?) County, near Penland, NC.
My friend Teresa Pietsch, who is a resident there, organized a cone 6 wood firing in the Pallet Eater Heater wood kiln and I will have quite a bit of work in this experimental firing, for us that is. Another new thing for me, is that we will be get directional effects, which I haven't really done a whole lot of. So, super excited and I'll try to post some pics soon, that is if things turn out!

Happy Holidays everyone! See you on the flip side.

Fresh cookies and funky fly fresh potteries

6th Annual Holiday Open Studio Sale this weekend

December 9, Friday, 6 - 9 pm

December 10, Saturday, 10 - 4 pm

December 11, Sunday, 12 - 4 pm

 

Now that is a big stein!

Come on by for some cookies, drinks, 

and a whole lotta pots fresh out of the kiln.

Hope to see you there and Happy Holidays!

Directions to the studio 

(#4 The Glen, Chapel Hill, NC, 27514) 

are along the right sidebar

(919) 225 - 6160

Cup Shows Runneth Over

        So this Fall season has a overwhelming offering of cups and cup shows. I think Michael Kline said that he is in 4 shows, all focusing on cups. I have been invited to 3 and I wanted to let y'all know about them.  

The first is Cup:  The Intimate Object VII, an invitational exhibition by Charlie Cummings Gallery in Florida.  This is one incredible show, that opened earlier this week.  With around 600 cups, not only is it a massive showing of work but a technical feat to pull it off, and with such panache.  This show has the best ad that I have seen, I think ever, because I think it really draws out the hand of the user and the experience of an "intimate object".  The photo of Lindsay Rogers connects the handmade cup to the hand of the maker/to the hand of the user, which I think maybe a lot of show announcements still rely on the "this is the work" model.  I applaude Charlie's graphic designer and the concept of this ad, simply great!  Here is the link if you would like to check the show out:  Charlie Cummings Gallery.

                                                                                                                     Another great show of cups just opened online at Crimson Laurel Gallery in Bakersville, NC.  This show is entitled "Interpreting the Cup:  Process, Influence and Intent" and was curated by Jason Burnett.  There are a lot of great cups that run the spectrum from sculptural to functional.  Jason did a great job, and I am honored to be part of the show.  Check out the link:  Crimson Laurel Gallery.  Below is an image of one of my cups in the show, part of my new blue series, which I am pretty excited about and peeps have been responding to very positively.

And finally, my third cup show (actually 4th this year, earlier in the summer Carbondale Clay Center had a great show called "Pairings", which had local wineries and breweries pairing up show vessels with complementary beverages) is at The Artisan Gallery in Northampton, MA.   This show is titled "Consider the Cup:  Cup and Mug Invitational" and I do believe this is the 4th year.  My cups for this show are in the kiln as I type, heating up and hopefully doing wonderful things.  I have been in this show before, and I am very grateful to have sold well and be invited back to join an incredible list of ceramic artists.  Check out this link:  The Artisan Gallery.  The show opens next Friday, November 11, and I'll be rushing and packing my work to ship out early next week (Sorry, I'm late, Chuck and Patty!).

So, no shortage of opportunities to buy and admire vessels for your beverages, hope you find a favorite and support some lucky ceramic artist this Fall!  Autumnal blessings to everyone!

3 Guys* Landing in Chatham County!

Just a quick note to remind folks about the 3 Guys* and Some Pottery Sale this weekend, Friday, September 23 6-9pm, Saturday, September 24, 10-4pm and Sunday, September 25, 12-4pm.  You can go to www.dougdotsonpottery.com for more details and/or check out the 3 Guys* and Some Pottery Facebook page.  I'm including some teasers of the pots that will be around this weekend.  Come join me, Doug, Michael and Naomi for a fun time, refreshments and lots of nice potteries!    

A Very Full September

Long time posting, and not too much to say, except that I am under the gun to get work finished for the Mint Museum's 7th Annual Potter's Market Invitational next weekend, Saturday, September 10, 10-4 pm. I'm planning on having a good variety of pots, with a new "cooler" color combination, a blue terra sig with a rich, green translucent glaze. Pretty excited about this new palette.  I'm also excited to be invited for the fourth year in a row to be among 40 of North Carolina's best ceramic artists.  Come by and bring some friends. Check out www.mintmuseum.org for more details.




Another big event coming up very soon is the 9th Annual Three Guys* and Some Pottery Sale at Doug Dotson Pottery near Pittsboro, NC.  The sale includes the work of myself, Doug Dotson and our special guests this year, Michael Hunt and Naomi Dalglish of Bandana Pottery.  We are very excited that Michael and Naomi are joining for this year's sale, because they make such great work and they are great people to hang around with.  They are talking about having a klezmer concert for our Friday night Opening Reception, which should be a nice addition to the Chatham County evening.  The sale takes place Friday, September 23, 6-9p.m, Saturday, September 24, 10-4pm, and Sunday, September 25, 12-4pm.  Check out wwwdougdotsonpottery.com for more details and directions.  Come on down and bring a friend, we will have refreshments, great pots and possibly klezmer music the entire weekend!