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I have been making functional pottery since 1991 and I never tire of making even the simplest cup. From slow moving wheel to application of fluid and silky slips and glazes to a soda firing that always produces surprises, the process provides endless fascination to me. The process culminates in meals with friends and family […]
All my life I have been drawn to art. My career as a medical illustrator spanned more than 30 years and I loved the intricacy and detail required for my artwork. Since retiring in 2001, I have chosen to express my artistry in clay because it offered the same opportunity for intricacy and detail plus […]
I love to throw. Clay on the wheel feels like silk beneath my hands. Spinning nothing into something, it is as close to working magic as I ever expect to get. My aim is to create a pot that is visually and tactilely welcoming — one that works well and is a joy to hold […]
Affordable, functional stoneware featuring plates, bowls, mugs, pitchers, platters, bird houses, bird feeders, and small tables with glazes reflecting impressionistic landscape, animal, iris and Christmas designs. All pieces are lead-free, oven and dishwasher safe. My work is inspired by life on our farm where I live with my family and a variety of animals including […]
— Making pots started for me as a way to relax from the stresses of my work as a clinical social worker. Because the process required both my physical and mental energy, I was able to focus on learning to throw without the distraction of work. Eventually, I traded psychotherapy for pottery and began taking […]
Mark Hewitt makes high-quality, award-winning pots in all price ranges. His traditionally inspired North Carolina salt-glazed and alkaline-glazed mugs, plates and bowls are a delight to look at and use, while his massive garden planters, jars and vases decorate a house or garden with a friendly warmth.
functional, ash-glazed stoneware and porcelain pots
The process of working with clay is alluring and even magical. I work for the satisfaction that comes from creating a well-balanced pot. It is not easy to achieve harmony between the shape of the pot, the glaze and the inner workings of the kiln, but when a great pot emerges there is nothing more […]
Art from another, more primitive time seems to have a power that comes from a closeness to nature and a directness of experience. My work transforms earth materials to look old, like the pieces have been made long ago. They have an unknown personal significance or meaning with which we can identify. Heat and smoke […]
Since the early 1990’s, North Carolina and its rich artistic community has been the crucible of my creativity. Canadian-born, I was raised on the wide open northern prairies and fell in love with clay soon after discovering the medium. I have spent 25 years working with it! I currently make my art in rural Chatham […]
Playing with clay and drawing were constant companions during my childhood. This eventually led me to attend the SF Art Institute and obtain a BFA. My path however started to diverge and I became a nurse for many years. Now that I’m retired I have turned back to making art and having been working with […]
I have been a Studio Potter for over 40 years. Working primarily in functional high-fired stoneware and porcelain. My work has been featured in dozens of gallery shows, primarily on the East coast. For many years I also owned and operated a regional craft gallery in the Adirondack mountains of Northern New York. Currently have […]
I’ve been working in clay since I earned my ceramics badge in Girl Scouts. Although I didn’t pursue life as a full-time artist until my retirement in 2015, I took ceramics classes in college, studied pottery while in the Peace Corps in Korea, joined a pottery coop in Los Angeles and took classes on and […]
I enjoy making something useful and attractive using my own two hands. I relish unearthing the hidden potential in a ball of moist clay and guiding its transformation into something beautiful and functional. The subsequent thrill and excitement of sharing the results of my work is a delightful part of making functional pottery. I respect […]
I have been a studio potter for over 50 years, and taught in academia for 35 years. In 2018, I retired after 24 years running the clay program at Tennessee Technological University’s Appalachian Center for Craft, a satellite campus of TTU and part of the School of Art, Craft, and Design. My wife Linda (an […]
