Ron Meyers - Cousins in Clay - Seagrove

Ron Meyers Covered Jars and Cups

We visited Athens, Georgia this past April, 2012 and were lucky to be able to spend some time with our honored Cousin Ron Meyers.  He will be here at Bulldog Pottery in a few weeks for our annual Cousins in Clay - Seagrove on May 26 and 27 (Saturday and Sunday).

4th Annual "Cousins in Clay" at Bulldog Pottery in Seagrove, North Carolina

May 26 and 27, 2012 

An Incredible Weekend with Ron Meyers, Judith Duff and All Things about Clay

Pottery Cousins: Bruce Gholson, Samantha Henneke, Michael Kline

Honored Guest Cousin Potters: Ron Meyers and Judith Duff

 Saturday, May 26: 10:00am - 5:00pm 

 Sunday, May 27: 10:00am - 4:00pm

Michael Kline: Brushwork Demonstration

Saturday at 2:00pm and Sunday at 1:30pm

Saturday: Chronis Pou Vasiliou and Matthew Beasley playing Greek Music.

Light Buffet throughout Saturday

Sunday: Potters Potluck @noon "All Are Welcome" bring your favorite dish

Close Up of  Ron's studio

Judith Duff - Tumblestacking Techniques

From the Ceramics Art Daily.... Judith Duff Shares her Tumblestacking Techniques and Train Kiln Plans

"Tumblestacking – stacking pots on top of one another in a kiln, separated only by wadding – is a popular way to load pots in atmospheric firings because it can influence the path of the flame and the marks it leaves on the pots.

This is the method Judith Duff uses in her train kiln to beautiful effect. Today, in an excerpt from the newly expanded Wood Kiln Firing Techniques & Tips: Plans and Instructions for Making a Wood-fired Kiln and Firing with Wood, Judith shares her firing method and the plans for her train kiln." – Jennifer Harnetty, editor.

To visit with Judith Duff and see her wood-fired pottery mark your calendar for the 4th Annual "Cousins in Clay" Seagrove, NC on May 26 and 27, 2012 at Bulldog Pottery. 

Bulldog Pottery is located 5 miles south of Seagrove on Hwy 220, Look for the bluewater tower.

Ron Meyers at the Huntington Museum of Art

This is a video of Ron Meyers talking about his work at a 2010 Walter Gropius Master Art Series exhibition at the Huntington Museum of Art inWest Virginia.

While at the Huntington Museum of Art in 2010,
"Ron Meyers presented a three-day workshop and demonstration on making spontaneous, casual, and useful wheel-thrown pottery. Forms such as cups, platters, lidded jars and teapots were demonstrated and discussed.  Participants also experienced his use of slips and under glazes for surface decoration." (this quote is taken from the Huntington Museum of Art's website)
to read more about the Walter Gropius Master Art Series and to find out about their next workshop (which is Randy Johnston in April with a guest presentation Warren MacKenzie) click here.




Come see Ron Meyers and his pottery along with the pots of Judith Duff, Michael Kline and hosts Bruce Gholson and Samantha Henneke at the:

4th Annual Cousins in Clay in Seagrove, NC 
At Bulldog Pottery, 3306 US Hwy 220 Alt North, 27341
Just 5 miles South of the town of Seagrove.

May 26, 2012: Saturday 10-6 and May 27, Sunday 11-4
Greek Music played throughout Saturday afternoon by Chronis Pou Vasiliou of Greensboro, NC
Michael Kline brush-work demonstration Sat and Sun

Sunday "Potters Potluck". Bring a dish! and join in some fun conversation.

Ron Meyers Covered Jar

Judith Duff- Seagrove Cousins in Clay May 2012

Judith Duff woodfired Clay Basket

Judith Duff will be one of our honored guest potters for "Cousins in Clay" at Bulldog Pottery in Seagrove, North Carolina.  Cousins in Clay is an intimate contemporary pottery sale that takes place on Memorial Day Weekend May 26&27, 2012. There will be quality time to spend with the potters and pottery collectors, as well as Greek Music and snacks during Saturday afternoon, and a potters potluck on Sunday! Michael Kline will have a brush demonstration both Saturday and Sunday (details and specific times to come)

We are very excited to have Judith Duff bring her beautifully textural, stone-like  pottery to Bulldog Pottery.

From WNC Magazine written by Angie Newsome

"Wrapped in deep earthen colors and subtle undulating grooves, Judith Duff’s pottery begs to be picked up and held. From orange tea bowls to platters stamped with seashells, her pieces are tactile, yet ethereal and organic, combining her background in clay with a passion for Japanese aesthetics. “Always growing through change,” the Brevard potter writes in her artist statement, “I value the unique and unusual.”

To read the complete article about Judith Duff visit WNS Magazine's website.

Judith Dudd altered wood-fired clay vase