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Pottery tour at Dillsboro Arts & Crafts Market

There will be a pottery studio tour during the inaugural Dillsboro Arts & Crafts Market from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday, July 18, in downtown.

This market will showcase local potters, and offer a self-tour of the working pottery studios in Dillsboro. 

Annie Burrell of Rabbit Creek Pottery will be demonstrating the construction of fairy houses. Rabbit Creek Pottery offers a whimsical mixture of functional stoneware pottery and one of a kind raku hand built angels, saints and goddesses. Tree House Pottery showcases a wide variety of pottery created by Joe Frank McKee and Travis Berning, as well as work by several other potters. McKee will be on hand during the market, demonstrating and sharing his knowledge.

Riverwood Pottery features decorative and functional stoneware, porcelain and salt-ware created by Brant and Karen Barnes, along with daughter Zan. Stop by and visit with Karen, who will be demonstrating during the market. Connie Hogan of Tunnel Mountain Crafts will be demonstrating the trimming of yarn bowls during the festival. Dogwood Crafters showcases handmade treasures created by regional artisans who continue the old-time Appalachian craft traditions, with featured potter demonstrator Cheryl Thompson making slab pottery with doilies. 

Local potters David Gates, JoLynn Matthews, Susan Easton, Kay Wolf, Maria Gainey, Mayna White and others will be in attendance sharing their pottery, along with many other artists and crafters.

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