river arts district – The Village Potters Clay Center

You Know What They Say About Many Hands

October 4, 2018November 21, 2021 by Sarah Wells Rolland

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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…

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…

Nurturing a Crafted Life

August 2, 2017November 21, 2021 by Sarah Wells Rolland

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by Sarah Wells Rolland How You Can Support Our Emerging Potters on their Journey Choosing to be a potter requires a creative spirit, a strong work ethic, long hours, and a wild capacity to dream. Here at The Village Potters we have created an environment that fosters these qualities in our…

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17 Questions with Hannah McGehee

May 2, 2017November 21, 2021 by Sarah Wells Rolland

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The Village Potters is pleased to feature the multi-talented and multi-faceted ceramic artist, Hannah McGehee, for our 17 Questions series. Hannah also happens to be one of our studio apprentices. We have had the pleasure of working with her since October 2015. We hope you enjoy getting to know Hannah as much as…

It’s a Beautiful Day in Our Neighborhood

February 28, 2017November 21, 2021 by Sarah Wells Rolland

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The Village Potters are a wonderful creative community teaming with amazingly generous people. Now our block is growing and we are thrilled! Wedge Brewery Co., 12 Bones Smokehouse, and RAD Skatepark are now in our back yard, literally! So, come visit us and see the amazing pots being created here…

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…

Digging Deeper: Get a Grip.

June 1, 2016November 21, 2021 by Sarah Wells Rolland

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Oh the handle…that small piece of clay that makes all the difference in the ever popular mug. The handle serves great function on a drinking vessel….to keep our sensitive hands from the heat and to assist an ease of motion to our mouths. Almost every day there is a brief…

Studio Stroll at The Village Potters

November 3, 2013November 21, 2021 by Sarah Wells Rolland

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November Studio Stroll will take place Saturday & Sunday, November 9-10, from 10am-6pm. At The Village Potters, you'll find at least one of us demonstrating some facet of our production process between 10am - 2pm. In addition, we're very excited to welcome some of our friends as guests: Saturday, November…