Mariachi Via Mexico NC performs in the square in Asheboro, North Carolina.
(Photographs copyright 2023 by Dan Routh)
Cinco de Mayo
Category: Art
Firing the Kiln
Joseph Sand Pottery. Randleman, North Carolina.
(Photographs copyright 2023 by Dan Routh)
Turning Pots
Joseph Sand Pottery. Randleman, North Carolina.
(Photographs copyright 2023 by Dan Routh)
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.
(Photographs copyright 2023 by Dan Routh)
Big Pots and Little Pots
Morning at Joseph Sand Pottery. Randleman, North Carolina.
(Photographs copyright 2023 by Dan Routh)
Reynolda House Afternoon
Reynolda House Museum of American Art. Winston Salem, North Carolina.
(Photographs copyright 2023 by Dan Routh)
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.
(Photographs copyright 2023 by Dan Routh)
Glazing Pots
Pam, Balye and Bobby Owens glazing pots at Jugtowm Pottery in northern Moore County near Seagrove, North Carolina.
(Photographs copyright 2023 by Dan Routh)
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)
Turning Pots
Jacques and Juliana Busbee created Jugtown in 1917. The tradition they began has been continued and developed by the Owens family, Vernon and Pam, their son Travis and daughter Bayle. I visited on a morning as they were turning new pieces at their pottery in Northern Moore County near Seagrove, North Carolina.
(Photographs copyright 2023 by Dan Routh)
