Twenty interviews with
some of North Carolina’s most distinguished potters intimately
reveal the “aspirations and attitudes” of clay-working in a
contemporary, diverse tradition. From the “fast nickel” or the “slow
dime” and the practicalities of pricing and selling, to technical
discussions of kiln building, clay processing, throwing, glazing,
and firing, to the spirituality of the creative process and the
medium of clay as a “reflection of life,” potters from across the
state vivify the struggle and reward of their lives and work to
interviewers Michelle Francis and Charles “Terry” Zug III.
Luminous photographs by Rob Amberg complement the artists ’ own
words – revelatory of character and ripe with anecdote – in this
culmination of a documentary project by the North Carolina Pottery
Center to promote and protect North Carolina’s unique pottery-making
history.
A Word from Board
member Pam Owens
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