Building My Kiln
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...What’s in a Mark?
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...
THE MATERIAL SOUTH – Chandler Rock
South Carolina was home to an important regional pottery tradition in the nineteenth century, partly because of the clays and glaze materials found...Reflections on Firing 104, or Potting During a Pandemic
This has been the first time since I was in my 20’s that I’ve filled the kiln almost exclusively with my own work. It was more enjoyable than I’d...