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Welcome to our Directory of Potters

As our mission focuses on North Carolina pottery, only North Carolina potters and ceramic artists who have chosen to submit a listing are listed in our directory. We hope this directory helps you along the way on your North Carolina pottery adventure!

Instructions for Submitting A Listing


Business Name
Potter Name(s)
Walt & Sindi Pafford
Business Description

In-home studio. Ceramic pottery designed functional as well as creative. Wheel-thrown and slab-built. Variety of work, mugs, bowls, and plates as well as phone holders and sculpture. Jug heads and planters.

County
Haywood
Physical Address
99 Inheritance Mtn Rd, Waynesville, NC 28785
Business Phone
828-734-6253
What is your shop/studio availability?
My studio/shop is open to the public.
Business Name
Potter Name(s)
Shawn Ireland
Business Description

I make wood-fired functional pottery for home use as well as sculptural and figurative candleholders.

County
Mitchell
Physical Address
134 Penland Rd, Bakersville, NC 28705
Business Phone
828-765-5737
What is your shop/studio availability?
My studio/shop is open to the public.
Potter Name(s)
Joey Sheehan
Business Description

I make and woodfire functional and sculptural ceramics in Walnut, NC. My work is a study of thousands of years of historical form with a contemporary take on surface.

County
Madison
Physical Address
231 Academy St, Marshall, NC 28753
Business Phone
804-512-8430
What is your shop/studio availability?
My studio/shop is ONLY open by appointment.
Potter Name(s)
Jennie Lorette Keatts
Business Description

Turning Mud Into Gemstones since 1999, hand made pottery cabochons layering Jugtown's glazes. The stones are set in sterling silver, accented with 14K gf, semiprecious stones, and bronze. One of a kind designs in a full line of jewelry.

County
Moore
Physical Address
330 Jugtown Rd, Seagrove, NC 27341
Business Phone
910-464-2653
What is your shop/studio availability?
My studio/shop is open to the public.
Business Name
Potter Name(s)
Gene Arnold
Business Description

Mud Duck Pottery makes functional and decorative high fired stoneware with ash glazes. A full line of lamps is available, and we will make custom lamps on request. We also have horse hair pottery in traditional and decorative shapes.

County
Surry
Physical Address
479 Old US 601, Mt Airy, NC 27030
Business Phone
336-325-9495
What is your shop/studio availability?
My studio/shop is open to the public.
Business Name
Potter Name(s)
Karen Newgard
Business Description

Hand carved salt-fired porcelain.

County
Buncombe
Physical Address
12 Riverside Dr, Asheville, NC 28801
Business Phone
828-606-0058
What is your shop/studio availability?
My studio/shop is open to the public.
Business Name
Potter Name(s)
Nancy Lewis
Business Description

Handmade in the Blue Ridge Mountains. Specializing in one-of-a-kind decorative vases and lamps. The glazing process is painterly, detailed, delicate, and time consuming. The work is done one piece at a time and multi-fired.

County
Watauga
Physical Address
282 W Grandview Hts, Boone, NC 28607
Business Phone
828-262-9817
What is your shop/studio availability?
My studio/shop is open to the public.
Potter Name(s)
Deborah Harris
Business Description

High-fired porcelain functional ware with traditional Chinese and Japanese glazes.

County
Orange
Physical Address
706 Wellington Dr, Chapel Hill, NC 27514
Business Phone
919-812-7893
What is your shop/studio availability?
My studio/shop is ONLY open by appointment and for kiln openings.
Business Name
Potter Name(s)
Steve Abee
Business Description

Steve Abee is dedicated to the traditional 19th-century methods of pottery making, such as digging local clays, using traditional wood-ash glazes, and burning his wares in a wood-fired, groundhog kiln.

County
Caldwell
Physical Address
2349 Mystery Trail Ln, Lenoir, NC 28645
Business Phone
828-640-0197
What is your shop/studio availability?
My studio/shop is ONLY open by appointment and for kiln openings.
Potter Name(s)
Rebecca Plummer & Jon Ellenbogen
Business Description

A full line of stoneware pottery for the home including dinnerware, serving pieces, bathroom sinks, and handmade ornaments.

County
Mitchell
Physical Address
1446 Conley Ridge Rd, Bakersville, NC 28705
Business Phone
828-765-2670
What is your shop/studio availability?
My studio/shop is open to the public.