Please join us for our Spring Kiln Opening at Curry Wilkinson Pottery! This is a special time of year where we open up to the public our large wood fired kiln. Functional salt glazed/wood fired pottery in a variety of shapes and colors will be for sale, so come ready to shop for your home…. Read More →
How two local artists are sharing their love of tea and pottery with Chapel Hill
Vitamin O: Chapel Hill Community Clay Studio
By Alicia Stemper/Vitamin O for the Orange County Arts Commission Chapel Hill’s Community Clay Studio is an incredible asset serving over 100 people a week. The facility is immediately behind the community center on Estes Drive, although access is from Plant Road off Franklin Street. Nine potter’s wheels, three kilns, experienced instructors, and programming from… Read More →
Vitamin O: Sasha Bakaric
By Alicia Stemper/Vitamin O “I love the feel of bare clay,” says ceramic artist Sasha Bakaric. She therefore uses terra sigillate, an ancient technique, instead of glaze to finish her creations. Glaze, essentially melted glass, transforms clay into “a completely different media” and “what’s attractive about clay is gone.” Terra sigillate means pressed earth. Sasha… Read More →