Stephen Ferrell demonstrates molding a piece of pottery on the wheel.
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Arie Waldrop Meaders (d. 1989), Cleveland, White County. Interview recorded June 1981. Cleater James Meaders (d. 2003), Byron, Houston County. Interview recorded June 1981. Edwin Truitt Meaders...
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John V. Craven opened the original Craven Pottery in White County, Georgia in 1850. Several generations later, Billy Joe Craven (b. 1947) returned to the family tradition and established the current...
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Billy Joe Craven describes the birth of an enterprise. Billy Joe Craven, Craven Pottery, Gillsville, Hall County. Interview recorded June 1981. John V. Craven opened the original Craven Pottery in...
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By the age of 15, Nola Harris Campbell was well on her way to becoming a master potter. She learned how to make coil-formed pottery from another master potter, her sister-in-law Georgia Harris. Over...
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Billy Henson talks about the difference between using sand or glass in a glaze. A native of Lyman in Spartanburg County, Henson came from a long line of traditional potters. Both his grandfather...
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Billy Henson talks with Cinda Baldwin about Jones "Pete" Clayton's influence on him. A native of Lyman in Spartanburg County, Henson came from a long line of traditional potters. Both his grandfather...
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Billy Henson tells Cinda Baldwin why he was interested in reviving alkaline-glazed stoneware. A native of Lyman in Spartanburg County, Henson came from a long line of traditional potters. Both his...
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Billy Henson and Cinda Baldwin discuss the need for stoneware. A native of Lyman in Spartanburg County, Henson came from a long line of traditional potters. Both his grandfather, Jesse Vardry Henson...
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A native of Lyman in Spartanburg County, Henson came from a long line of traditional potters. Both his grandfather, Jesse Vardry Henson, and his great-uncle, David Carr Henson, were folk potters in...
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Dr. Charles Zug describes the chaos that occurs when Burlon Craig sells his pottery. Burlon Craig (1914-2002), Craig Pottery, Vale, Lincoln County, North Carolina. Craig is an example of the migration...