Twice a year, master potter, Mark Hewitt, hosts an open studio event, called a ‘Kiln Opening’ to present the pots from his most recent firing. This is the 111th firing… Read More →
Go See This: Hewitt Pottery Holiday Kiln Opening
“There’s a history behind having these kiln openings in North Carolina that goes back to the Moravians,” says Mark Hewitt. “There are even records of colonial militia men being called in to regulate the unruly pottery buying crowds back in the 1780s.”