The Owens family, Vernon, Pam, Travis and Bayle load a groundhog wood fired kiln at Jugtown Pottery near Seagrove, North Carolina.
(Photographs copyright 2023 by Dan Routh)
Loading the Groundhog Kiln
Category: Art
Cinco de Mayo
Mariachi Via Mexico NC performs in the square in Asheboro, North Carolina.
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Firing the Kiln
Joseph Sand Pottery. Randleman, North Carolina.
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Turning Pots
Joseph Sand Pottery. Randleman, North Carolina.
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Pottery Tradition
Pam and Vernon Owens along with their children Travis and Bayle continue the pottery tradition started by Jacques and Juliana Busbee in 1917 at their compound at Jugtown Pottery in northern Moore County near Seagrove, North Carolina.
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Big Pots and Little Pots
Morning at Joseph Sand Pottery. Randleman, North Carolina.
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Reynolda House Afternoon
Reynolda House Museum of American Art. Winston Salem, North Carolina.
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Loading the Gas Kiln
Pam, Travis and Boyle Owens load one of their gas kilns at Jugtown Pottery in northern Moore County near Seagrove, North Carolina.
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Glazing Pots
Pam, Balye and Bobby Owens glazing pots at Jugtowm Pottery in northern Moore County near Seagrove, North Carolina.
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Processing Clay
Traditional potters Jugtown Pottery still dig an process their own clay. Here Travis Owens grinds and mixes clay on a hammer mill near Seagrove, North Carolina.
(Photographs copyright 2023 by Dan Routh)
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