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event on Saturday, February 11 from 9
a.m. until 5 p.m. Light refreshments will
be served.
Uwharrie Crystalline Pottery will have Visit the museum for more
a grand opening at their new location at information, or contact them at (336) 873-
126 East Avenue in 7887 or ncpottery122@embarqmail.com.
Seagrove on
February 5 from 9
a.m. until 5 p.m.
437 N. Broad Street
To help Seagrove, NC 27341
celebrate the event, The North Carolina Pottery Center (336) 873-8066
potters William and (NCPC) will host “Tea Time: Series I”
Pamela Kennedy from February 25 until April 30. An artist
will serve a chili reception will be held on February 26 from
3:30 – 5:30 p.m.
DIRTWORKS
lunch and have a
kiln opening. The NCPC is partnering with The POTTERY
The new shop is Imperial Centre for the Arts and Sciences,
just a few yards away from the old shop, Greenhill Center for NC Arts, Grovewood CONTEMPORARY
but will provide more room for the potters Gallery, Cedar Creek Gallery, NC Crafts
Gallery and Penland School of Crafts to
ART POTTERY
to expand their business and display their
wares. They look forward to doing more host the exhibition.
Raku firings in the future thanks to a new Functional North Carolina teapots and DAN TRIECE - POTTER
permanent location for the Raku kiln. tea cups made by over 70 potters from
For more information, contact across the state, including several from 1226 HIGHWAY 705, SEAGROVE
Uwharrie Crystalline at (336) 873-7532. Seagrove, will be featured for the event. (336) 873-8979
A “High Tea” will be offered during
the reception, which will allow visitors the
Dover Pottery
321 Dover Pottery Drive, Seagrove
chance to sample teas and tea finger foods.
Several Seagrove area pottery shops (910) 464-3586
Dewey’s Bakery in Winston Salem, and
will be participating in Winterfest at Todd and Holland Tea Merchants from
individual shops on February 19 & 20. Forest Park, Illinois will sponsor the Open
Participating potters will have newly reception, which is free and open to the Tues. - Sat.
stocked shelves with items made after the public. 10 a.m.
busy holiday season. Many will debut The NCPC is open Tuesday through until
new shapes, colors and designs. Various Saturday from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. For more 5 p.m.
potters will serve refreshments and information, call (336) 873-8430 or visit
perform pottery demonstrations. www.ncpotterycenter.org.
The Museum of N.C. Traditional www.doverpots.com
Pottery will hold an open house for the
Upton Accounting, Inc.
Professional Accounting Service
Seagrove Professional Village
Jugtown Pottery is orange pie dish and 508 North Broad Street
rich with history and tracing it back to Moore Seagrove, North Carolina 27341
tradition. The Owens County. The couple (336) 873-7690
family – Vernon, Pam, loved the pots they Fax: (336) 873-7650
Travis and Bayle – keep found in the area and
up the Jugtown tradition opened the Village James P. Upton, III E.A.
Accountant
by continuing to make Store in Greenwich
pots that adhere to the Village, N.Y. as a way Enrolled to Practice Before the
Internal Revenue Service
Busbee aesthetic, while to market N.C. pottery.
incorporating their own The store played an Westmoore Pottery
individual styles. integral role in creating 4622 Busbee Road, Seagrove, NC 27341
That aesthetic came exposure and keeping 910-464-3700
out of the N.C. pottery L - R: Bobby Owen, Pam Owen, the Seagrove pottery
tradition, according to Vernon Owen, Bayle Owen and tradition alive and well
Pam. The potters at Travis Owen during that time.
Jugtown make their Henry Chrisco,
wares using full continuous lines to create Rufus Owen, James Owen and J.W.
classic shapes and made-to-use forms, said Teague, all of which had their own wheels
Pam. and kilns, were the first potters to make
Jacques and Juliana Busbee founded pots for the Village Store.
Open Monday - Saturday from 9 - 5
Jugtown Pottery in 1917 after finding an Cont. on next page www.westmoorepottery.com
The Busbees decided they wanted to Haywood Community College. She
go beyond the utilitarian shapes and glazes makes pots when she’s home on vacations. Jugtown Pottery
that were indicative of the area at that Vernon’s brother, Bobby does all the
time, and began hiring potters to work for glazing and clay mixing. 330 Jugtown Rd.
them. They hired J.H. Owen, Charlie The Jugtown showroom is the original Seagrove, NC
Teague and Ben Owen. showroom built when the shop was 27341
In 1960, John Mare bought Jugtown founded. In addition to pottery, the shop
(910) 464-3266
and hired Vernon Owens, J.H. Owen’s also sells the wares of over 65 other artists
grandson. When Mare died in 1962, and craftspeople. Tues. - Sat.
Vernon leased the shop until it was sold to One of those artists is Jennie Keatts, 8:30 - 5:00
Country Roads, Inc. in 1968. In 1983, Pam’s sister. Jennie makes pottery stones
Vernon bought the shop and has run it and beads at Jugtown and uses them for www.jugtownware.com
with his wife, Pam since. her line of jewelry, JLK Jewelry. To see
The couple opened Jugtown Museum, examples of her work online, visit
which is located next to the showroom, in
1988. The museum is probably the best
www.jlkjewelry.com.
Jugtown will be participating in the
PREVO DRUGS
place to find out more about Jugtown’s Valentine’s on Busbee Road event on Independent Pharmacists that Care About You
history and see examples of pots that were February 11 & 12. 510 North Broad Street
made at the shop throughout the years. To find more information about Seagrove, NC
Each member of the Owens family Jugtown, visit www.jugtownware.com. (336) 873-8246
makes their own pots from start to finish. The shop is located at 330 Jugtown Road,
Vernon, Pam and their son, Travis all just off of Busbee Road in the Westmoore M-F 8:30 - 6:00
work in the shop full time. Their community. Sat 9:00 - 1:00
daughter, Bayle is studying weaving at
Jerry P. Moore, PharmD.