Cousins in Clay 2020

Cousins in Clay

May 30-31, 2020

Saturday and Sunday 10:00am-5:00pm

Contemporary Ceramic Art Show and Sale

Clay Cousins are: 

Bruce Gholson. Samantha Henneke, Michael Kline, Kyle Carpenter, and Courtney Martin

Guest Clay Cousins are:

Minsoo Yuh, Sunkoo Yuh, and Soojong Ree

Demos both Saturday and Sunday afternoon

Potters Potluck Sunday at noon

Bulldog Pottery / Gholson and Henneke

3306 US Hwy 220 N

Seagrove, North Carolina 27341

Save the Date For:

Mountain Cousins in Clay

September 4-5, 2020 

Saturday and Sunday 10:00am-5:00pm

Contemporary Ceramic Art Show and Sale

Clay Cousins are: 

Michael Kline, Kyle Carpenter, Courtney Martin, Bruce Gholson, and Samantha Henneke

Guest Clay Cousins are:

Michael Connelly, Lydia Johnson, and Lindsay Rogers

Demos both Saturday and Sunday afternoon

Kiln Opening Sunday Morning at 11:00am

Michael Kline Pottery

4062 Snow Creek Road

Bakersville, NC 28705

Cousins in Clay : June 2-3, 2018 Seagrove North Carolina

Cousins in Clay

A Contemporary Pottery Show and Sale




Guest Clay Cousins 

Steven Godfrey and Todd Wahlstrom and Paul McMullan




Hosted by Bruce Gholson and Samantha Henneke 

with Michael Kline




Saturday 10:00am - 5:00pm

Sunday 10:00am - 4:00pm




On Saturday - June 2, 2018

 Sips -n- Such and Greek Music

 3:00 pm demo by Paul McMullan




On Sunday - June 3, 2018

Potters Potluck @ Noon -- All are Welcome

1:30-2:30 demo by Steven Godfrey and Todd Wahlstrom




Join us for this wonderful weekend about All Things Clay

Bulldog Pottery

3306 US Hwy 220 Alt

Seagrove, NC 27341

For more info. 336-302-3469 or 910-428-9728

bulldog @ bulldogpottery.com

5 miles south from the town of Seagrove's traffic light

look for the large blue water tower by our driveway

"Cousins in Clay" June 3-4 in Seagrove, North Carolina

"Cousins in Clay" 2016 - Seagrove - Bulldog Pottery - North Carolina

"Cousins in Clay" - Seagrove - Bulldog Pottery

7th Annual "Cousins in Clay", May 30-31, 2015 at Bulldog Pottery

Cousins in Clay

May 30-31, 2015

 Hosted by

Bruce Gholson

Samantha Hennke

Michael Kline

Honored Cousins for this year's "Cousins in Clay", Bulldog Pottery, Seagrove, NC

William Brouillard

Doug Peltzman

Adam Field

Henry Crissman

#CousinsInClay

7th Annual "Cousins in Clay", May 30-31, 2015 at Bulldog Pottery

Save the Date for 

"Cousins in Clay" - Bakersville - Michael Kline Pottery

September 5-6, 2015

 Hosted by
Michael Kline
Bruce Gholson
Samantha Hennke

Honored Clay Cousin
Justin Rothshank

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Dan Anderson - Cousins in Clay

Dan Anderson honored clay cousin for 

"Cousins in Clay" at Bulldog Pottery Seagrove, NC

Dan Anderson taught for 32 years at Southern Illinois University Edwardsville and retired from teaching in 2002 to become a full-time studio potter. Anderson’s pots combine his love of architectural shapes and his fascination for decal illustrations with his sparky sense of humor.  He finds his ceramics a joy to make and when he is finished with the final decal firing... he admits, there is nothing like them in the whole wide world.

We are excited to meet Dan and spend the weekend with him and his pots.  Brian Jones interviewed Dan Anderson last year on the "Jonescast" podcast.  Listening to the Dan Anderson interview on the Jonescast is a fun way to get to know Dan.  While you are there check out some of the other interviews as well.  

Dan will demonstrate on Sunday, June 1, 1:30 – 2:30pm and talk about his experiences as a potter and teacher.

May 31 - June 1, 2014
Saturday 10:00-5:00 and Sunday 10:00-4:00
Music on Saturday by Chronis Pou Vasilou
Blair Clemo demo on Saturday at 3:00pm
Music on Sunday Al McCanless and Michael Mahan
Potters Potluck at 12:00 Sunday - All are welcome
Dan Anderson demo from 1:30-2:30

hosted by Bruce Gholson, Samantha Henneke, with Michael Kline
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Bulldog Pottery is located at 3306 US Hwy 220 Alt. Seagrove, NC

5 miles south from the traffic light in the town of Seagrove.

Look for the blue watertower

info at 336-302-3469 

"Cousins in Clay" Seagrove at Bulldog Pottery

"Cousins in Clay" Seagrove, May 31-June 1, 2014, Bulldog Pottery, NC

Our Honored Clay Cousins are Dan Anderson and Blair Clemo

"Cousins in Clay"

May 31 - June 1, 2014

at Bulldog Pottery in Seagrove, North Carolina

A Contemporary Pottery Show and Sale

Guest Clay Cousins 

Dan Anderson and Blair Clemo

Hosted by Bruce Gholson and Samantha Henneke with Michael Kline

Saturday 10:00am - 5:00pm

Sunday 10:00am - 4:00pm

On Saturday

 Sips -n- Such and Greek Music

at 3:00 pm demo by Blair Clemo

On Sunday

Potters Potluck @ Noon -- All are Welcome
at 1:30-2:30 demo by Dan Anderson

Join us for this wonderful weekend about All Things Clay

Bulldog Pottery

3306 US Hwy 220 Alt

Seagrove, NC 27341

For more info. 336-302-3469

5 miles south from the town of Seagrove's traffic light

look for the large blue water tower by our driveway

"Cousins in Clay" Seagrove, May 31-June 1, 2014, Bulldog Pottery, NC

The Cousins Are Coming To The Mountains!

We are getting ready to send out our announcement for our upcoming mountaintop pottery show up in Bakersville, NC at Kline Pottery! We thought it would be nice to give you a sneak peek of the card.

We're all very excited to host our pottery friends and "cousins in clay", Donna Polseno and Rick Hensley, from Floyd, Virginia here in Bakersville on the 24th and 25th of August. We also look forward to seeing as many of you as possible!

If you would like to receive a postcard announcement email Michael with your mailing address.

David MacDonald - "Cousins in Clay" - Seagrove, NC - June 1 & 2

David MacDonald will be one of our guest clay cousins for this years "Cousins in Clay" at Bulldog Pottery in Seagrove, NC. He is an emeritus professor of Syracuse University and makes pottery and lives in Syracuse, New York.  MacDonald received the Excellence in Teaching Award from the National Council on Education for the Ceramic Arts (NCECA) in 2011.

An excerpt from David MacDonald's artist statement.

"The nature of the art experience for me is one of self-discovery and communication. In one sense, it is a very private and personal journey in search of order, reason, reality and beauty. In another sense, it is a very public act in the attempt to express and share, with others, my realizations and discoveries."


He recently had a solo exhibition at the Everson Museum of Art in Syracuse, New York.
"For more than four decades, David MacDonald has masterfully created richly patterned utilitarian objects from clay that have come to symbolize tremendous integrity and endurance. Despite the national recognition MacDonald has earned for his superb work, he remains committed to, and most content when he is producing, functional works of art in beautiful forms that will be touched, held, and most importantly used by people who will admire and appreciate their inherent beauty."
— Everson Museum of Art, 2011

We are honored and excited to have David MacDonald come to Seagrove with his pottery for this years  "Cousins in Clay".  

"Cousins in Clay" June 1-2, 2013

Honored Clay Cousins

 David MacDonald 

Jack Troy

at Bulldog Pottery 

3306 US Hwy 220, Seagrove, NC 27341

June 1&2, Saturday 10-5 and Sunday 10-4

hosted by Bruce Gholson and Samantha Henneke

 with Michael Kline from Bakersville, NC

Cousins in Clay

"Cousins in Clay" - Seagrove, NC

"Cousins in Clay" at Bulldog Pottery in Seagrove, NC

"Cousins in Clay"

June 1 -2, 2013

at Bulldog Pottery in Seagrove, North Carolina

Special clay guests

David MacDonald and Jack Troy

Hosted by Bruce Gholson and Samantha Henneke and Michael Kline

Saturday 10:00 - 5:00

Sunday 10:00- 4:00

On Saturday

 Sips -n- Such and Greek Music

at 3:00pm duo throwing demo by Bruce Gholson and Michael Kline

On Sunday

Potters Potluck @ Noon -- All are Welcome

at 1:30 a few poems by Jack Troy

Join us for this wonderful weekend about All Things Clay

Cousins in Clay

Containment, a Poem by Jack Troy

Jack Troy Cup

Containment by Jack Troy

I have picked up, moved, shaped,

and lightened myself of many tons of clay,

and those tons lifted, moved, and shaped me,

delivering me to this living-space

I wake and move about in,

space perhaps equal to that I have opened and enclosed

in plate, cup, bowl, jug, jar.

I am thankful no one ever

led me to the pit I'd help to make in Earth,

or showed me all the clay at once.

I'm grateful no one ever said, There.

That heap's about a hundred fifty tons.

Go make yourself a life.

And oh, yes, here's a drum of ink.

See what you can do with that.

I wouldn't have known where to begin.

This poem can be found on Jack Troy's website. The poem is from, "Calling the Planet Home" by Jack Troy. You can read more about his book of poems at Jack Troy's website. 

Cousins in Clay

Pottery Show and Sale

Special Guests are David MacDonald and Jack Troy

June 1-2, 2013

Saturday 10-5

Sunday 10-4

at Bulldog Pottery - 3306 US Hwy 220 Alt

Seagrove, NC

hosted by Bruce Gholson, Samantha Henneke, and Michael Kline

On Sat. light buffet, music, demos, poetry, & conversations about all things clay

On Sun.at noon is the Potters Potluck- all are welcomed

David MacDonald

David MacDonald - Platter

David MacDonald is a recently retired ceramics professor from Syracuse University, New York and will be our honored guest Cousin for the "Cousins in Clay" pottery event in Seagrove, North Carolina. 

Excerpt on Syracuse.com Media

"He believes inspiration occurs on a subconscious level. He says many of the patterns on his pieces are an amalgamation from different sources, but he strives for something special with each one.

“I just kind of want my work to look Africanesque, but I try to avoid copying African patterns verbatim.”

His intention is to “capture the essence of them, the structure the patterns are built around. Usually, it’s a grid,” he says. “Sometimes I take a pattern, then reinterpret it.”

Reinterpretation and repetition don’t end there. “An idea will start somewhere, and eventually it will mutate in the process of doing it over and over again."

(June 23, 2011) - from the article "Retired Syracuse University art professor David MacDonald, who had a solo show at Everson, says he backed into career as an artist in clay"

To read this article about David MacDonald in its entirety visit blogsyracuse.com

Cousins in Clay
Pottery Show and Sale

Special Guests are David MacDonald and Jack Troy

June 1-2, 2013

Saturday 10-5

Sunday 10-4

at Bulldog Pottery - 3306 US Hwy 220 Alt

Seagrove, NC

hosted by Bruce Gholson, Samantha Henneke, and Michael Kline

 Sat. light buffet, music, demos, poetry, & conversations about all things clay

Sun. at noon is the Potters Potluck- all are welcomed

Cousins in Clay 2013

Cousins in Clay at Bulldog Pottery in Seagrove, NC June 1-2, 2013

Save the Date June 1 and 2, 2013

for Cousins in Clay 2013

Seagrove, North Carolina

at Bulldog Pottery - Bruce and Samantha

Special honored guest Cousins are

David MacDonald 

and

Jack Troy

Cousins in Clay is hosted by Bruce Gholson, Samantha Henneke, and Michael Kline  

5th annual Cousins in Clay - Seagrove - June 1and 2, 2013

Also...

   Save the Date August 24-25, 2013

for Mountain Cousins in Clay 2013

 Bakersville, North Carolina 

 at Michael Kline's Pottery 

Special Honored guests

Rick Hensley 

and 

Donna Palseno

Cousins in Clay is hosted by Michael Kline, Bruce Gholson, and Samantha Henneke

3rd annual Cousins in Clay - Bakersville - August 24-25, 2013

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

Ron Meyers- Seagrove "Cousins in Clay" May 2012

The 4th Annual "Cousins in Clay" in Seagrove, North Carolina will be held on May 26 and 27, 2012 at Bulldog Pottery.  Bruce and Samantha are very pleased to announce their honored guest Clay Cousin Ron Meyers.

Ron Meyers is a retired ceramics proffessor and studio potter living in Athens, Georgia. He was one of Bruce Gholson's instructors at UGA .  (Bruce received his undergraduate degree from the University of Georgia in 1978.)  Ron Meyers shows his work all over the country and is a workshop favorite throughout the states.  I read an article about him on Critical Ceramics by Barbara Kirk about his show at the AKAR gallery in Iowa City, Iowa.   She mentions that an early passion of his was to be a professional cartoonists.  I found this to be very interesting because I can imagine stories behind his drawings. His animals have strong personalities, and I can continue to wonder what are they up to next after posing for their portrait with Ron.

Ron Meyers will be here at Bulldog Pottery on May 26 & 27, 2012 for "Cousins in Clay". You will be able to meet him and collect a piece of his pottery.

We will introduce our other honored Cousin in Clay guest soon.

Ron Meyers two cups

Jack Troy kiln opening this weekend Oct 29 2011

This weekend! October 29, 2011
Jack Troy's kiln opening!