Pottery Blog

Pink to Blue? Who Knew!

by Carol | Oct 16, 2025October 16th, 2025 | Pottery Blog

Using local materials to create a stunning blue glaze As you probably know, I’m fascinated by clay and rocks, particularly by what I can create with...

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Charles G. Zug III

by Mark Hewitt | May 19, 2025May 19th, 2025 | Pottery Blog

In Memoriam Like George H. W. Bush, Charles G. Zug (known by most as Terry), attended high school at Philips Academy Andover in Massachusetts, went...

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Older dog, new tricks…new kiln, new glazes, new results!

by Carol | Nov 26, 2024November 27th, 2024 | Ceramic history & tradition, kiln openings, Mark's articles, Pottery Blog

Earlier this summer (2024) I decided to fire my gas kiln several times, rather than firing my old wood kiln. These would be the pots for sale at our...

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What is a ‘second?’

by Carol | Aug 22, 2023December 6th, 2023 | Mark's articles, Pottery Blog

In a perfect world, every pot I make comes out exactly the way I want it to, or better! And luckily, after over forty years of making pots, that...

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Building My Kiln

by Mark Hewitt | May 25, 2022June 1st, 2022 | Ceramic history & tradition, Mark's articles, Pottery Blog

In the late summer and fall of 1983, I built my first kiln here in Pittsboro, NC. It’s still standing, 107 firings later! With a big international...

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What’s in a Mark?

by Mark Hewitt | Dec 9, 2021December 31st, 2021 | Ceramic history & tradition, Mark's articles, Pottery Blog

What’s in a Mark?  Potters usually stamp the bottoms of their pots with an identifying mark known as a backstamp. There’s a wonderful organization...

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