In The Grove

News of Seagrove and Surrounding Communities Summer 2013

Events Calendar

Volume 4, Issue 2

Seagrove pottery shops celebrate anniversaries

People celebrate anniversaries in numerous ways. Some throw parties, some go on vacation and some have special dinners. In Seagrove, we fire up the kilns and the grills, open our doors and invite everyone to come celebrate with us. Three Seagrove pottery shops will be doing just that as they celebrate their shop anniversaries with special events this summer. Bruce and Photo provided by Lathams Pottery Janice Latham are celebrating the 20th anniversary of Lathams Pottery in a big way on July 13, from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. The open house celebration will feature new pottery items and old forms that havent been made in a while. Those pots will be specially signed to commemorate Lathams 20th anniversary. In addition to specially signed pots, there will be lots of door prizes. The Lathams are offering a 20 percent discount on their special day and will serve hot dogs and refreshments from noon until 2 p.m. As an added bonus, Lathams Pottery has a blueberry farm and the blueberries should be in season for the anniversary celebration. Lathams Pottery is located two miles north of Seagrove on U.S. Highway 220 Alternate. For more information, call (336) 873-7303 or email LathamsPottery@ embarqmail.com. Michle Hastings & Jeff Brown Pottery and Eck McCanless Pottery are located less than a mile from each other and both shops happened to open in the middle of July, a year apart. The potters will celebrate their shop anniversaries Photo provided by together on Michle Hastings & Jeff Brown Pottery July 20, from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Michle Hastings & Jeff Brown Pottery is celebrating its 3rd anniversary. The potters will demonstrate Cont. on next page

July
Through July 27 Big Red: Chrome Red & Other Red Glazes of the NC Piedmont at the NC Pottery Center (pg. 2) 13 Lathams Pottery 20th Anniversary Open House Celebration (pg. 1) 19 - 21 Christmas in July (pg. 2) 20 Michle Hastings & Jeff Brown Pottery 3rd Anniversary Open House (pg. 1) Eck McCanless Pottery Anniversary (pg. 2) Caldwell-Hohl Artworks Garden Party (pg. 2)

August
4 Special Presentation by John Burrison, Ph.D at NC Pottery Center (pg 2) 24 Luck Legacy 15th Annual Kiln Opening (pg. 3)

In this issue
Caldwell-Hohl Artworks Garden Party Christmas in July Special Presentation at NC Pottery Center Luck Legacy 15th Annual Kiln Opening Find Local Produce in Seagrove

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demonstrations from throwing on the 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. wheel, as well as Visitors are invited their signature to try turning on the technique of carving wheel or carving designs on pots agateware. Snacks through slip. They will be served and a will fire up the grill door prize will be at noon and have Photo provided by Eck McCanless Pottery offered. At 4pm, extended an open Eck will put down invitation for lunch. the clay and pick up his guitar to The pottery shop is located at play some of his favorite songs. 1423 NC Highway 705 in Seagrove. For more information, Eck McCanless Pottery is located at 6077 Old U.S. Highway 220 in visit www.GypsyPotters.net or Seagrove. Visit call (336) 873-1001. www.EckMcCanless.webs.com or Eck McCanless Pottery will call (336) 873-7412 for more celebrate its 2nd anniversary this information. year. Eck will offer hands-on shops can be picked up at the museum. For more information, call (336) 873-7887.

Lathams Pottery
2 miles North of Seagrove 7297 U.S. Hwy 220 S. - Asheboro, NC 27205

(336) 873-7303
LathamsPottery@embarqmail.com

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Caldwell-Hohl Artworks will host its annual Garden Party on July 20, from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. The event will feature garden art, flower vases and bird houses. Studio tours and light refreshments will be available. Artists Sherry Caldwell-Hohl and Bill Hohl will be joined by Nelda French for the special event. The shop is located at 155 Cabin Trail in Seagrove. For more information, call (336) 8799090 or visit www.CaldwellHohl.com.

Seagrove Christmas in July is July 19-21, from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. The event is sponsored by the Museum of NC Traditional Pottery, located at 127 East Main Street in Seagrove. The museum is offering demonstrations and refreshments. Participating shops will offer special edition Christmas-themed items. A list of participating

John Burrison, who has a doctorate in folklore and folk life from the University of Pennsylvania, will deliver a special presentation entitled, Clay Nation: Traditional Folk Pottery of the United States at the North Carolina Pottery Center (NCPC) on August 4, from 2 to 4 p.m. Burrison is regent professor and director of the folklore curriculum at Georgia State University in Atlanta. He is the curator of the permanent exhibition Shaping Traditions: Folk Arts in a Changing South in the Atlanta History Museum and of the Folk Pottery Museum of Northeast Georgia. He has also authored or contributed to several publications about folk pottery. The event is free and open to the public. An Cont. on next page

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RSVP is not required, but would be appreciated. RSVP via the NCPC Facebook page or by emailing info@NCPotteryCenter.org. Currently on exhibit at the NCPC is Big Red: Chrome Red and Other Red Glazes of the North Carolina Piedmont. Curated by Cindy Edwards, Tommy Edwards and Fred Johnston, this exhibit features a collection of historical and contemporary red glazes from across North Carolinas Piedmont. The exhibition ends July 27. The NCPC is open Tuesday through Saturday, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Admission is $2/adults and $1/students in grades 9-12. Students in grades kindergarten-8 are admitted free. The center is located at 233 East Avenue in Seagrove. For more information, visit www.NCPotteryCenter.org.

The Luck Legacy 15th Annual Kiln Opening is August 24, from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Visitors who are

present at 10 a.m. will be able to pick out pots as they are being unloaded from the Lucks Ware groundhog kiln. The event is Sid Lucks way of honoring his past and present apprentices, several of which will have their own items available for sale. Stop by Sid Luck poses in front of his for groundhog kiln with his some granddaughter, Madison Luck. new pots, fresh barbecue, cold drinks and live bluegrass music by Southern Magnolia. Lucks Ware is located at 1604 Adams Road in Seagrove. For more information, visit www.LucksWare.com or call (336) 879-3261.

DIRTWORKS POTTERY
CONTEMPORARY ART POTTERY
DAN TRIECE - POTTER
1226 HIGHWAY 705, SEAGROVE (336) 873-8979

Eck McCanless Pottery

Demonstrations available anytime!
6077 Old U.S. Hwy 220 Seagrove, NC 27341 (336) 873-7412

www.EckMcCanless.webs.com

Pottery By Frank Neef

Crystalline Glazed Porcelain

The potters from years ago supplemented their income and their diets by farming. Two Seagrove pottery shops are carrying on that tradition by cultivating farms that offer fresh eggs and produce to the public. If youve read past summer issues of In the Grove, then you may already be familiar with Lathams Pottery Farm and its

offering of fresh berries and other produce. This year the Lathams have focused on their blueberry farm and have plenty of juicy blueberries available for purchase. From time to time there will still be other produce available in the pottery shop, like tomatoes, okra, cantaloupe, watermelon and other fresh from the garden Cont. on next page

Decorative And Functional

258 E. Main St. Seagrove, NC www.PotteryByFrankNeef.com

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goodies, raised with no eggplant, artichoke, pesticides. Call (336) okra, zucchini, squash, 873-7303 to check the peppers and green availability of a onions. Fresh herbs particular item. include basil, chives, Lathams Pottery is cilantro, dill, sage, located two miles north parsley, mint, lemon of Seagrove on U.S. thyme, savory thyme Highway 220 and rosemary. They Alternate. The shop is also have fresh eggs open from 9 a.m. to 5 available from free p.m., Monday through range chickens. Photos provided by Saturday. You can visit the Thomas Pottery Thomas Pottery pottery shop on Farm also has lots of fresh local Saturdays and choose selections produce, grown as close as possible from the Fresh Picked Market or to organic. Heirloom and Nonplace an order by emailing GMO seeds are their top choices, ScottAndBobbie@ and they use no pesticides. Spring ThomasPottery.com. The shop is and fall vegetables include lettuce, open Tuesday through Saturday, broccoli, cabbage, potatoes, from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Its located carrots, beets, radish, Swiss chard, at 1295 South NC Highway 705 in kale and spinach. Seagrove. For more information, Summer vegetables include visit ThomasOrganicFarm. tomatoes, green beans, cucumbers, blogspot.com.

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