Ceramics

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 exquisite, wheel thrown pottery in a wide range of shapes and prices. Since 1983 he has created traditionally inspired North Carolina salt-glazed and alkaline-glazed mugs, plates and bowls that are a delight to use and enjoy, while his massive garden planters, jars, sentinels and vases decorate a home, office or garden with […]

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 […]

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 […]

My work in ceramics seems to be constantly evolving and has recently changed from low relief ceramic vignettes to sculptured animal heads.  I like researching the symbolism of a particular animal to find  meaning and context in which to place it. At the same time  I also  make utilitarian items such as dishes and mugs.  I […]

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 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 […]