The Potter's Eye: Art and Tradition in North Carolina Pottery

Classic North Carolina stoneware pots--with their rich textures, monochromatic glazes, and minimal decoration--belong to one of America's most revered stoneware pottery traditions. In a lavishly illustrated celebration of that tradition, Mark Hewitt and Nancy Sweezy trace the history of North Carolina pottery from the nineteenth century to the present day. They demonstrate the intriguing historic and aesthetic relationships that link pots produced in North Carolina to pottery traditions in Europe and Asia, in New England, and in the neighboring state of South Carolina.

With hundreds of color photographs highlighting the shapes and surfaces of carefully selected pots, The Potter's Eye honors the keen focus vernacular potters bring to their materials, tools, techniques, and history. It is an evocative guide for anyone interested in the art of North Carolina pottery and the aesthetic majesty of this resilient and long-standing tradition.

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• Carolina Clay: The Life and Legend of the Slave Potter Dave
• Raised in Clay: The Southern Pottery Tradition (Chapel Hill Books)
• Turners and Burners: The Folk Potters of North Carolina (Fred W. Morrison Series in Southern Studies)
• A Potter's Workbook
• The History of American Ceramics: From Pipkins and Bean Pots to Contemporary Forms, 1607 to the present
• Seagrove Potteries Through Time (America Through Time)
• Miller's: American Art Pottery: How to Compare & Value (Miller's Treasure or Not)
• Mastering Hand Building: Techniques, Tips, and Tricks for Slabs, Coils, and More
• Grant Wood: American Gothic and Other Fables