Pottery Trail

Nestled in the countryside of North Carolina you will find the largest concentration of working potters in the United States. Enjoy your day on a self guided driving tour down some of North Carolina’s scenic byways. Within a 20 mile radius there are over 50 pottery shops to visit. Set your own pace as you go from shop to shop. You’ll most likely be greeted by the potters themselves. Seagrove offers a range of pottery, from functional everyday use, contemporary, sculptural, folk art, to historical forms from the past.  Make plans to spend a day or two to discover Seagrove and experience the diversity of North Carolina pottery.

Seagrove is open year around! Come anytime! Shops are open nearly everyday of the week throughout the whole year.

Accessibility: 

Accessible parking available.

Here you will find popular selections, along with some very distinctive designs and styles. Seagrove Pottery Gallery is a unique place with functional, traditional, decorative, and sculptured pottery. The beautiful artistic pottery makes a great purchase and gift … as a beginning or addition to you exclusive artistic collection.

There are numerous more to see first hand onsite while visiting, so plan your trip, and let us be your first stop for the information and enjoyment, of the true art of hand-made pottery at it’s finest.

Accessibility: 

Accessible parking available. Tight spaces inside, wheelchair navigation may be tough.

Ben Owen III is a potter from Seagrove, North Carolina. His forefathers came to NC from England as early as the late 1700s to ply their craft and furnish storage jars and other utilitarian wares to early settlers. Like his grandfather, Ben III’s pottery reflects a foundation in traditional designs alongside Asian influences. Come visit our Retail Store located 7 miles southeast of Seagrove, NC. There is an onsite museums with centuries old pottery from around the world.

Accessibility: 

Accessible parking available. Gravel parking lot. Store, museum and artist studio are accessible.

Crystal King represents ten generations of handed down folk tradition in the Seagrove Area.  Her Parents apprenticed with the late Dot & Walter Auman at the original Seagrove Pottery which influenced her love and direction into Folk art.  Sculptural and figurative animal, folk life, and face jug themes are snippets of her most popular works.  With 25 years of pottery making as her full time work Crystal carries the tradition with love and enthusiasm

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Gravel parking lot, wheelchair accessible ramp.

ARTworks Vass is a labor of love that’s part Gallery, part Classroom, and part Artists’ Studios.  We long to be a place of Community where Artists and Art Lovers gather for inspiration, creativity, and conversation.

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Paved parking lot adjacent to the gallery and artist studio.

“Johnston & Gentithes was established in 1997.”

Fred Johnston and Carol Gentithes are ceramic artists lifting the gravity of clay to a higher form through the use of wild local clay and English porcelain. Johnston & Gentithes create both traditional and contemporary ceramic art that inspires and engages.

Accessibility:

Patrons must be able to use stairs to visit the gallery. Parking lot is gravel, grass and dirt.

Jugtown Pottery is a working pottery and an American Craft Shop located in a grove of trees and bamboo eight miles south of Seagrove, in Moore County, NC. It is just off Busbee Road, a road named for Jacques and Juliana Busbee, the founders of Jugtown. Both artists with a love of craft and form, together they created Jugtown Pottery, melding forms from ancient traditions with those developed in North Carolina. In 1917 they created The Village Store and Tea Room in New York City, and in 1922 they began stamping each piece with the circular Jugtown Ware stamp.

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Our supply shop also carries ceramics tools, equipment and supplies from top manufacturers. We encourage you to visit the outstanding local pottery shops in the area, then complete your experience by visiting Starworks Ceramics.

In addition to our clay processing and supply shop, Starworks Ceramics also hosts artists from around the world through our Residency & Internship Programs. Guest artists partner with Starworks to offer hands on workshops for the community, in addition to Artist Talks, demonstrations, and exhibitions.

Accessibility:

Paved parking lot, accessible parking. Ramp to the store, studio is accessible.

A list of all of our local Potters can be found on our pottery page.

Accessibility:

Each potter location is unique, if you have questions about specific potters, please contact them directly with accessibility requirements.