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Jugtown Pottery

330 Jugtown Road

Seagrove, NC 27341

Open:

Tuesday-Saturday,

8:30-5:00

910-464-3266

jugtown@mindspring.com

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Jugtown Pottery, a working pottery and an American Craft Shop, is located in a grove of trees and bamboo eight miles south of Seagrove, NC in the community of Westmoore. It is just off Busbee Road, a road named for Jacques and Juliana Busbee, the founders of Jugtown. Both artists, with a love of pottery, they began stamping Jugtown pieces in 1922, after running a Tea and American Craft shop in New York City beginning in 1917. Today Jugtown follows the same approach to pottery as laid out by the Busbee's. Owner, Vernon Owens, recipient of the NC Folk Heritage Award and the NEA National Heritage Fellowship, wife Pam, and son Travis are the main potters; while Bobby Owens mixes clay and glazes the pieces. Form comes first, a simple continuous line, then a complimentary glaze and occasional decoration. These handmade pieces that are either wood or gas fired. Drawing from the tradition, you will find traditional jugs and candlesticks in wood fired salt glaze http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q3PMebAVV6k&feature=related   and frogskin, and tableware's in green, blue, brown and gray. You will also find deceptively simple vases, bowls and jars in glazes made with wood ash, local clays, copper reds, greens and iron earthtones.

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Kiln Unloading Schedule

Saturday January 23-Tobacco Spit with Red, Copper glazes, Cornwall Stone, Crow mugs and more!

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Travis will be participating in this Exhibit

"New Generation of Seagrove Potters"

February 6, 2010 - April 10, 2010

Artist Reception:

Friday, February 12, 2010   5:30-7:30 pm 

(Free to the public)

http://www.ncpotterycenter.com/exhibitions1.htm

 

                                                                      

The Sales Cabin

Jugtown Museum

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ML Owens

The Potters How to Find Us Interesting notes