Charles G. Zug III by Mark Hewitt | May 19, 2025May 19th, 2025 | Pottery BlogIn Memoriam Like George H. W. Bush, Charles G. Zug (known by most as Terry), attended high school at Philips Academy Andover in Massachusetts, went... Read More
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 BlogEarlier 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... Read More
What is a ‘second?’ by Carol | Aug 22, 2023December 6th, 2023 | Mark's articles, Pottery BlogIn 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... Read More
Building My Kiln by Mark Hewitt | May 25, 2022June 1st, 2022 | Ceramic history & tradition, Mark's articles, Pottery BlogIn 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... Read More
What’s in a Mark? by Mark Hewitt | Dec 9, 2021December 31st, 2021 | Ceramic history & tradition, Mark's articles, Pottery BlogWhat’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... Read More
THE MATERIAL SOUTH – Chandler Rock by Mark Hewitt | Nov 22, 2021December 30th, 2021 | Pottery BlogSouth Carolina was home to an important regional pottery tradition in the nineteenth century, partly because of the clays and glaze materials found... Read More