Asheville NC – The Village Potters Clay Center

Potter Spotlight: Ruth Fischer Rutkowsky

September 5, 2022September 5, 2022 by Lori

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Ruth Fischer Rutkowsky is highly creative and created for community. She has been a resident potter with The Village Potters Clay Center (TVPCC) for almost a year. However, her journey into clay long precedes us. She has been a potter for well over a decade, mostly creating work in conjunction…

New Digs, New Directions, New Staff

February 6, 2018November 21, 2021 by Sarah Wells Rolland

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With our new classrooms we are creating new classes designed to stimulate individual creative paths. We are so excited to announce that Angelique Tassistro is joining our staff and will be offering classes in her own style. She has been a friend of The Village Potters since our small…

Digging Deeper: ‘Kazegama: the inaugural firing’

October 4, 2016November 21, 2021 by Sarah Wells Rolland

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After hours, days, and months of work the Kazegama kiln has been completed! And she is quite a beauty. The inaugural firing of the Kazegama took place this past weekend and it was a beautiful sight. It was certainly an instance in which it ‘took a village’ to make it…

From Our Hands to Your Home

February 27, 2015November 21, 2021 by Sarah Wells Rolland

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The Village Potters have been busy this winter making pots, teaching classes and making plans to expand the Teaching Center with a mentoring program later this year. With years of experience at the wheel, this amazing group of potters have entered their fourth year as a “collective”. Their prime location…

Studio Stroll: June 8-9!

May 28, 2013November 21, 2021 by Sarah Wells Rolland

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Join us for ongoing demonstrations, and see the newest pieces to be pulled from the kilns. A great time to begin or add to your collection of fine, handmade ceramics!

Upcoming Master Series Workshop in March

February 18, 2012November 21, 2021 by Sarah Wells Rolland

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The Village Potters Master Series Presents: Slab Construction and Surface Design with Barbara Knutson "Hanging onto my roots while finding new directions" Barbara is a gifted potter and teacher. Her career spans many decades working in Vermont, North Carolina and now, Florida. This is two days of demonstrations in hand…

It’s the Season for New Endeavors!!!

October 16, 2011November 21, 2021 by Sarah Wells Rolland

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Bowl By Village Potter and Instructor, Lori Theriault Everyone is given a creative edge. Many of us have nurtured this most of our lives and others want to get on the creative path as soon as possible. The Village Potters Teaching Center is ready to share and contribute to your journey. A class with clay is a…