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Digging Deeper: Reviving the Apprenticeship
Apprentice: Tori (DiPietro) Motyl throwing big! There are so few experiences these days where the dissemination of information comes only from direct experience. We most often turn to the internet to...
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We Are Social Creatures
By Sarah Wells Rolland We are social creatures. We need one another and draw from one another every day. Here at The Village Potters, we are an intentional creative community, dedicated to each other’s...
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It’s a Beautiful Day in Our Neighborhood
The Village Potters are a wonderful creative community teaming with amazingly generous people. Now our block is growing and we are thrilled! Wedge Brewery Co., 12 Bones Smokehouse, and RAD Skatepark...
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Julia Mann: A Natural Mentor
By Sarah Wells Rolland On any given day at The Village Potters you will find potters working hard at their craft and pushing their creative edge and skills to the limit. If you look more closely you...
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17 Questions with Hannah McGehee
The Village Potters is pleased to feature the multi-talented and multi-faceted ceramic artist, Hannah McGehee, for our 17 Questions series. Hannah also happens to be one of our studio apprentices. We...
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17 Questions with Tori Motyl
The Village Potters is pleased to feature the amazingly dedicated and talented, Tori Motyl, for our 17 Questions series. Tori also happens to be one of our studio apprentices who we have been fortunate...
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It’s Your Turn!
Creating a memory. Learning something new. Smiles. Laughter. Discovery. As a “Create Your Own Workshop” instructor, I have been able to celebrate many special occasions with couple’s and individuals’,...
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Nurturing a Crafted Life
by Sarah Wells Rolland How You Can Support Our Emerging Potters on their Journey Choosing to be a potter requires a creative spirit, a strong work ethic, long hours, and a wild capacity to dream. Here...
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Building the Dream
CLICK HERE TO WATCH OUR INVITATION VIDEO. By Sarah Wells Rolland I love clay. It moves so sweetly in my hand. It is as if the clay wants to take on a new shape. And me, I am connected, whole, present....
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Rosie, the big and beautiful
By Sarah Wells Rolland Rosie is our very BIG beautiful pot, full of hope, love and empathy. Her beginnings started in November of 2016. As many have, we’ve had some unique challenges over the past year...
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Give Yourself a Creative Start to 2018!
Our students are what make our community so special. We have students in our advanced studies program that have moved here from as far away as California and Maui. We also students who touched clay...
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All Things Are Made New
If you have ever built your home, remodeled a space or even reorganized your closet then you know that you have to make a huge mess before you have something great. It can be a challenge on many...
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New Digs, New Directions, New Staff
With our new classrooms we are creating new classes designed to stimulate individual creative paths. We are so excited to announce that Angelique Tassistro is joining our staff and will be offering...
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Clay Saves Lives by Tracy Hawkins
At The Village Potters, we are attracted to the beauty of clay. It is moldable and can create priceless objects of art, as well as everyday functional ware. We have a connection with clay and the...
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Open House and You’re Invited
We are excited to invite all potters, pottery lovers, or pottery curious folks to our Open House on Saturday, May 12, 2018 from 11am – 4pm. We are celebrating our latest expansion of resident potters’...
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It’s All About The Clay
Every artist, every maker, every craftsperson knows that the materials they work with are the foundation for everything they make. For the potter, it is all about the clay! Anytime potters are gathered...
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Student Highlight at The Village Potters: Hannah Barry
When you take a class at The Village Potters, you get to share your creative exploration with diverse and interesting people. On Monday nights at The Village, in a class that is always full, you will...
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Bernie Segal: A Man of Openness, Honor and Creativity
Bernie Segal, Sculptor, Potter, Fencer, Teacher, Mentor, Retired Army Sergeant, Father, Loving Husband and one of the original Village Potters passed away on June 7th, 2018. He and his devoted wife,...
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Going BIG!
There is a point in a potter’s journey with clay when it is time to rise to greater challenges in skill and creativity. For Tori Motyl, an amazing, contemporary potter, that time is now. She is...
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You Know What They Say About Many Hands
The Village Potters Clay Center is located along the French Broad River. Most days this ancient river looks rather lazy from where we sit. In the summertime we see hundreds of tubers floating on its...
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