Blog – The Village Potters Clay Center

The Lure of Porcelain

May 7, 2019May 7, 2019 by Lindsey

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Clay is the foundation of everything a potter makes. Each type of clay has unique properties and enticing potentials. Colors range from deep dark reds to the starkest of whites. Each clay comes with a surfeit of joys and challenges. The mother of all clays is porcelain. Oh, the joy…

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Bob Brotherton: Celebrating His Life as a Potter

April 8, 2019April 8, 2019 by Lindsey

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Bob Brotherton was a gentle man who loved life and as a potter lived it to the fullest. Many were not able to have the privilege to know and love him because he lived and worked a quiet life on his mountaintop over Canton, NC. He enjoyed a peaceful life…

Skilled and Driven: Katie Messersmith is a Potter with a Passion

March 6, 2019March 7, 2019 by Lindsey

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The day Katie Messersmith touched clay for the first time in high school, she knew her life was on a new path. The clay had her. She had found her passion. Katie looked for every opportunity to study clay. She worked and studied at an Art Center in Kentucky making…

Remembering Shawn Roberson

January 7, 2019January 8, 2019 by Lindsey

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It is with a heavy heart that we share the loss of one of our loved students here at The Village Potters, Shawn Roberson. Shawn was loved dearly by all who knew him. When he strolled into the studio he carried joy and gentleness with him. I first met Shawn…

One of a Kind: The Joy of the Commission Part One

November 6, 2018November 7, 2018 by Lindsey

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It is pure joy when I walk into the studio in the early morning and feel it’s welcoming warmth against the crisp November chill outside. But even a greater joy is that today I will work on a very special piece. It’s a large piece, filled with challenges of creativity…

You Know What They Say About Many Hands

October 4, 2018October 8, 2018 by Lindsey

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The Village Potters Clay Center is located along the French Broad River. Most days, this ancient river looks rather lazy from where we sit, and in the summertime we see hundreds of tubers floating on its waters, basking in the sun. Recently, during the last week of summer, we were dealing…

Going BIG!

September 2, 2018September 5, 2018 by Lindsey

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There is a point in a potter’s journey with clay when it is time to rise to greater challenges in skill and creativity. For Tori Motyl, an amazing, contemporary potter, that time is now. She is skilled and she knows her aesthetic. So when she signed up for my class, BIG: Throwing…

Bernie Segal: A Man of Openness, Honor and Creativity

July 5, 2018July 8, 2018 by Lindsey

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Bernie Segal, Sculptor, Potter, Fencer, Teacher, Mentor, Retired Army Sergeant, Father, Loving Husband and one of the original Village Potters passed away on June 7th, 2018. He and his devoted wife, Jeanne, moved to Washington state one year ago. Already in his eighties, he said he “needed to be closer…

Student Highlight at The Village Potters: Hannah Barry

June 5, 2018June 23, 2018 by Lindsey

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When you take a class at The Village Potters, you get to share your creative exploration with diverse and interesting people. On Monday nights at The Village, in a class that is always full, you will find eight potters over their wheels working with focus and determination. They may have…

It’s All About The Clay

May 1, 2018May 1, 2018 by Lindsey

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Every artist, every maker, every craftsperson knows that the materials they work with are the foundation for everything they make. For the potter, it is all about the clay! Anytime potters are gathered clay is sure to come up in conversation. “What clay do you use? Do you have any…

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