MARK HEWITT North Carolina Pottery Pair of Mugs
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The pottery of Mark Hewitt combines the utilitarian influences of early North Carolina potters with the traditions of artisans from the Northeastern U.S., England, and Asia to create unique works of art that draw immediate attention in any setting. His work has been described in articles in the Smithsonian magazine and the Wall Street Journal, appeared on the covers of the December 2004 issues of "American Craft" and "Clay Times" magazines, among others, and has been exhibited and collected internationally. Mark has written a wonderful chapter entitled "The Poetry in North Carolina Pottery" in the book "North Carolina Pottery: The Collection of the Mint Museums." He was a co-curator of an exhibit at the North Carolina Museum of Art entitled: "The Potter's Eye: Art and Tradition in North Carolina Pottery", an exhibition for which he provided detailed annotations and interpretations of the displayed 19th century pots. He is the co-author of "The Potter's Eye" book based on the museum exhibit. Mark's pottery is wood-fired in the traditional manner in a groundhog kiln on his property in Pittsboro, North Carolina. Up for auction today is a pair of Mark Hewitt mugs with a speckled brown glaze further embellished with glass drips (done by placing stained glass in diamond-shaped impressions in the clay, allowing them to melt during the
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