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September Issue 2003
The Center for Craft Creativity and Design in Hendersonville, NC, Offers Tea Time Talk for Sept. 2003
The Center for Craft Creativity and Design in Hendersonville, NC, presents a Tea Time Talk, on Sept. 9, 2003, at 4pm at the Conference Room of the Kellogg Conference Center next door. Mike Harmon of Buffalo Creek Weavers and Mark Peters of Pine Root Pottery will be discussing their work. Refreshments will be served, and the gallery will be open from 1 - 5pm.
This Talk is in conjunction the Center's current exhibition, Blue Ridge Potters and Weavers, on display through Sept. 26, 2003. The show features the Buffalo Creek Weavers of West Jefferson, NC, and eleven potters from Bakersville, NC, including several members of The Potters of the Roan.
Mike Harmon of Buffalo Creek Weavers (www.doubleweave.com) is a sixth generation weaver. His Great-Great-Grandfather, James Goodwin began weaving in a silk shed in Macclesfield, England in 1812. The Goodwins came to America in 1837 and operated various mills in Virginia, West Virginia, Tennessee and Georgia.
John Goodwin, Mike's Grandfather, taught Mike weaving at the family business Goodwin Weavers in Blowing Rock, NC. John had traveled throughout the Southern Appalachians creating pattern drafts from historic coverlets. The Goodwin Weavers produced sixty of these patterns until the business closed in 1990. Now the family tradition continues at Buffalo Creek Weavers in West Jefferson where Mike is using the old family looms from the 1880's and the historic patterns to produce quality coverlets, throws, pillows, and tote bags.
Mark Peters holds a Masters of Fine Art from the University of Tennessee in Knoxville. He works out of his studio, Pine Root Pottery (www.pinerootpottery.com) in Bakersville. Peters also teaches workshops, participates in craft fairs, and serves as Chairman of the Potters of the Roan, a guild of professional potters living and working in the Bakersville area.
Peters' says the following about his work,
"My pottery is a collaboration between me, the clay, and
the fire. I work with the clay's inherent qualities to make objects
that are complimented by the wood firing. I am inspired by processes
in nature such as wind, gravity, and erosion. I try to incorporate
these aspects in my work. My pots are meant to be held and used.
I hope they bring enjoyment through their use".
The Center for Craft, Creativity and Design, a regional center
of the University of North Carolina, is located at the UNC Asheville
Katherine Kellogg Center in Hendersonville.
For more information, contact the Center
at 828/890-2050 or on the web at (www.craftcreativitydesign.org).
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