The above bean pot was made by Sid Luck and auctioned off on Saturday afternoon. He received special permission to draw the Luck's Beans emblem on this hand thrown bean pot. This design cannot be reproduced on any pottery without a signed agreement from the company. This piece is very special.
This past weekend at the Historic Luck's Cannery, 60 of the Seagrove Potteries joined together in one place for the convenience of our pottery collector friends to shop and say hi to us and us to them. There are about 75 potteries located in the countryside around the town of Seagrove that are open on a daily basis for visitors to come to our workshops. This is one time a year that we get together in one location. This year was special for us, and we are looking forward to working together towards next year's Celebration.
James Foods will be opening up a grocery store in the future, adjacent to where the Celebration took place. I don't know the details, but we are excited about having a local grocery store. James Food helped out in getting the building ready for the Celebration.
Through the past months of planning for the Celebration, Bruce and I met people that we have not had a chance to meet, and became closer with people that we were acquainted with.
As potters, we work all and almost every day making pots, managing our shops, and many other tasks to maintain our businesses. By the time we finish up in the studio it is rare to have anytime left to interact socially. It is hard to find the time to get out and meet others, let alone sit on the couch for an occasional movie. Because of the Celebration, I feel that we will grow even closer here in Seagrove. This will be done through communication and reaching out to work with one another. We are a close knit, and caring group of people living here in Seagrove. The Seagrove potters come from a diverse background of pottery philosophy and history. That strong prominent historical presence, and the current rich diversity of styles, contributes to making Seagrove an amazing pottery destination. Yes I am going on and on, but I can't help myself. I just want to convey to those who are reading this, that what has happened in Seagrove these past several months, in establishing the Celebration of Seagrove Potters, is a positive move for the community.
I ducked out of our booth to go to the ladies room. I grabbed the camera to take some shots. I found proud potters standing by their pottery, potters talking with people, and others wrapping their pottery for happy new pot owners.
Here some of the potters that I came across. There were many more I wish I had been able to take images of, but I had to get back to help Bruce. There is always next year to add to our archive.
Margie Nance Windsong Pottery
Meredith Heywood and her sister of Whynot Pottery
Blaine and Laura Avery of Avery Pottery and Tileworks
Carolyn Poole of Rockhouse Pottery
Alexa Modderno and her daughter of Seagrove Stoneware
Eck and Rhonda McCanless of Dover Pottery
Amanda, Pat, and Gordon of Cagle Road Pottery
This is Terry Hunt of Cross Creek Pottery.
John McNeill of Old Hard Times Pottery
Chad Brown
Fred Beane of Old House Pottery, He is the oldest potter here in Seagrove
Bruce is in there somewhere, he is the one in the maroon flannel shirt.
Michael Mahan of the Ground Up Pottery doing a pottery demostration
David Garner of Turn and Burn
Joe Foster of Jakes Pottery
Georgia and Byron Knight of Ole Fish House Pottery
Phil Pollet of Old Gap Pottery
Morgan Hatfield of Hatfield Pottery
Travis and his mom Pam of Jugtown Pottery
Lisa and Chris Luther of Luther Pottery
Bruce and Janice of Latham's Pottery
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