Welcome to my Home Studio

Welcome to my Home Studio
Hard at work
I would like this blog to help me become closer to the people that buy and enjoy my pottery.
When you come to my website, you only get to see the finished pottery.
This blog is to bring you into the joys and frustrations of the creation and the failures.
I hope to document some of the process that go into the making of the pottery, and I hope you will add your comments and especially tell me how you are using your pottery.
Pat
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Pat Parker's Stoneware Pottery
Unique hand made gifts
Web Site: http://www.stonewarepottery.net/
Email address: Pat@stonewarepottery.net
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Saturday, August 1, 2009

Back from the most amazing trip and ready to start Fresh and Inspired.





Last month my DH and I took a car trip for our vacation.
First to Epcot, then to Atlanta to the aquarium and zoo. A trip to Smoky Mountain park and then up to N Carolina, Seagrove near Asheboro to see all the pottery and the North Carolina Zoo and then to Colonial Williamsburg and Bush Gardens.
Everything was terrific, but today I want to talk about the "Remarkable Potters of Seagrove".
The Seagrove area is one of the largest communities of potters with the longest continual history of pottery making in the United States. The area is home to more than 100 potters Of which we saw about 20. The potters were so friendly and helpful that it was hard to stop talking and get away to visit the next.
While we were there, we also visited the Seagrove Potters Museum and the North Carolina Pottery Center. We took photos of the double-chambered wood kiln,
We spent two days and three nights at the Duck Smith House Bed and Breakfast in the heart of Seagrove, right in the middle of all the potteries. We stuffed ourselves with Stuffed French Toast, on one morning and Fresh Blueberry Pancakes on another. The Duck Smith House is a 1914 farmhouse which was remodeled in 2005 by two sisters who had a vision of keeping the farmhouse feel but with a little more elegance and warmth.
I would definitely recommend this trip for all that love pottery:>) I know I came home refreshed and ready to pot!!!

1 comments:

Gina said...

Sounds like a fabulous trip! And you found a perfect place to stay!