A place to learn more about the process and inspirations while making pots at Ben Owen Pottery and more about our family as well as other events. Saturday, October 29, 2011. New Glazes from the Kilns for Fall. Monday, August 1, 2011. Ben Owen III Exhibit at Franklin Square Gallery. Franklin Square Gallery is located at 130 E. West Street, Southport, NC 28461. Thursday, April 14, 2011. As part of the Celebration .

Mitchell County, North Carolina. Wednesday, July 6, 2011. The Mitchell County Chamber has focused on both Craft and Outdoor Recreation in its promotions for the last several years with their Craft Your Adventure tag line.

Thursday, March 31, 2011. Saturday, March 19, 2011. Spent last week cooking and cleaning. The girls were home for Spring Break and brought two friends who could not travel to their homes, so four college girls for a week. We had a very nice time, took a trip to Cades Cove, but it really gets quiet when they are gone. Here is how the new shop is beginning to shape up. Wednesday, March 2, 2011. Shop is getting a cro.

Art by Debbie Lompa, Laurie Knopp and LuLu. Pottery, Note cards, Hand-made Journals. Saturday, July 30, 2011. Thursday, April 7, 2011. Here are some pictures of pieces in the store window. Monday, November 8, 2010. Some of my new stuff. Wednesday, October 13, 2010. Just out of the Kiln! Jeremy D.

I love mud, be it in the studio or the garden. My first foray into ceramics was in the 1970s. I took a long time off for things like raising children and having a career in the Washington, DC area. I got back into ceramics in 2000, taking classes from Fran Newquist at Manassas Clay where I eventually had a studio and sold my work. Monday, October 1, 2012. I threw out terra sigillata I had made in various colors. It was all made from XX Sagger clay and, when fired, crackled on e.