Firing Team Introducing Wood Ash Firing together is the Best: A Back HistoryWhen we built this sweet kiln in 2016 I had no idea what joy and connection she would bring. We have fired her 23 times now and every time we have worked hard, shared meals, laughed, swapped stories…
As part of our NC Woodfire PreHeat celebration, Sarah Wells Rolland will be demonstrating her skills and techniques in Throwing Big Pots on Saturday, May 21 beginning at 11AM. In conjunction with the PreHeat, be sure to see our special Exhibit and Sale: "Kazegama Women" featuring works by Sarah, as…
by Dearing Davis, Red Clay Halo Pottery The Village Potters is unique and wonderful in that we have a variety of options when it comesto firing our pieces. We have seven electric kilns, a raku kiln, a car-sized gas kiln (Bertha), and a new Geil kiln (Glorifred). We are even in…
Resident Potters • Gallery of Work • Feature Gallery • Spotlight Gallery • Featured Artists The Spotlight Gallery features exquisite large works by Sarah Wells Rolland, and stunning paintings by Jenny Buckner.
The process of creating with clay is boundless. One can throw on the wheel, hand build, sculpt, add, subtract, stretch and push the medium into any kind of idea. Sarah Wells Rolland and Catherine Jarosz have both been using all these techniques each in their own way. Cat Jarosz makes…
Things are really busy at The Village Potters. There are pots everywhere! Kilns are firing up and then cooling down. No one wanted to fire during this heat wave, but The Southern Highland Craft Fair is next week starting July 19th and we all are going to be there. We…
We're building inventories, to keep our beautiful, contemporary gallery filled with fine ceramic art. We're building a reduction kiln, which has been very exciting for those of us who will fire it. We're building community within our own Riverview Station, with our first building pot luck. How wonderful to meet…
The work of a potter holds a glimpse into the story of the artist’s life. The very nature of a potters work is found in an evolutionary process. I have had the privilege of devoting my life’s work in a daily creative pursuit with clay. A life devoted to one…
Join us for a four-hour blast of holiday cheer and great savings on incredible works! All of The Village Potters will be offering special discounts on their works, plus we're so happy to be accompanied by Johnny Harwood & friends with his jazzy interpretations of holiday classics. And yes, Virginia,…