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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Pots, Purpose, and Place

by Mark Hewitt | Nov 7, 2020August 20th, 2021 | Mark's articles

WOODFIRE NC June 2017 Starworks, Star, NC Panel discussion: Pots, Purpose, and Place Mark Hewitt North Carolina is home to a tradition of great pots...

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What’s Your Hurry?

by Mark Hewitt | Sep 19, 2020August 20th, 2021 | Mark's articles

East Fork – The South What’s Your Hurry? by Mark Hewitt Back in 1983, my wife, Carol, and I travelled around the South visiting folk potters, some...

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