This shop was one of my firsts and one of my favorites! Frank is a stunning artist! The gallery set…read moreup in his home is bright and full of beautiful, intricate designed pottery. Porcelain vases, trays and more- gorgeous crystalline glazes and the piercing lattice designs just added another dimension to these works of art. The price point is also that of an artist- crystalline glazes take a lot of testing and precise firing temps. I am just starting to dabble in glaze making and I have learned more about crystalline glazes over the last year. I bought a small tray as a keepsake and I hope to splurge in the future on a bigger piece! Frank's neighbor pottery shop was one of my other favorites! This is a wonderful stop on the pottery tour!

It's a very nice place to relax!! Music, Trivia Night, open mic, food & drink! Also a shop with…read moremany beautiful glass & clay items which you can purchased. They are all handmade at Starworks. There is workshops.

I'm still in shock over how extraordinary this Studio/Gallery/Supplier/Taproom/Coffee Bar/Theater…read moreand more was to visit! I CANNOT recommend enough! If you are and artist or an art enthusiast, you truly need to make the trip to StarWorks. I wanted to enter though the front- there is a giant sculpture out front that was already dazzling me before I made it inside! Walking through the giant front doors- the gallery/shop space inside was incredible! Art everywhere- pottery, glass, metal and more! It was overwhelming! I browsed and John came over with the look- like he knew he was stuck there, lol. I happily sent him through the double doors to find the tap room. Go enjoy beer, while I skip around and explore this place! Behind the first storefront room, there is another gallery space set up that is part gallery and part museum and throw some science in there too. Great information on local clays. Starworks is also a clay supplier- with local clays. Behind that space, there is the hot shop- glass blowing. Live demos are going on throughout the day and they had numerous glory holes and annelears. I was nerding out since I took a couple of classes for glass blowing and know more about the process than the average person. I saw that over the summer they had John "Sleepy" Moran working in the hot shop!!! I was so jealous. Downstairs- I joked it was the dungeon, you find the pottery everything. They have the testing studio, studio for residents, gally space, kiln room and outside- more kilns. The pottery supply store is downstairs on the backside of the building too. I snagged some pottery tools and went home with wild clay! The new Catawba clay! A mossy green look when wet- I bought some for myself and two fellow potters at home and I am grateful I will be back in March so I can grab more!!! I befriended one of the Residents and bought a couple of sake cups from him direct. Things I didn't explore- the metal shop. My sculpture class at school was metalworks and I love metal pours! I also know they have theater space- but I can only guess that was upstairs. There was also a huge event space in between the main store/gallery and the tap room. We had to walk through it a couple times. They were setting up for a fundraising gala that evening! They hold huge events here- you should check them out if you are traveling near here. You never know what you will find! My only suggestions- I think the bathrooms need an artistic makeover- I went into the one on the taproom side & more artsy t-shirts for Starworks. They had some generic ones, but they weren't in my size. I can't wait to stop back in!!!

Giant blue hen statue on the roadside tells you- you have arrived! Anne is the woman behind Blue…read moreHenn Pottery & her work! I had seen that she did a collaboration with other women potter's in the area for a big fundraising event & the figures she created have this powerful, regal feel. Goddess, empress, high priestess... she has several in her shop of various sizes in addition to her lovely bee themed series! She's a bee keeper in addition to a potter, small business owner and who knows what else this powerhouse has going on! I remember being so impressed the first time I met her. She took me right out to show me her kiln she was unloading! Turns out, we share a common friend outside of Seagrove. Michael Cottrell. My school professor! They go way back. Very small world. Shop small, support your artists!

Really cool pottery here. Specialize in the use of horse hair, although not alone in this concept…read moreas you see other places with it too, this guy really focuses on it. Beautiful outcomes. Just wish he weren't so pro-army, I mean, I was glad he was glad to support the troops and wanted to keep thanking the manchild I was with, but still, it was a little weird at the end. I should have bought something, but I was in the mood to get mugs and this was more oh-so-pretty and less oh-so-functional.

Had a memorial piece done for our dog using his hair. It's beautiful. The owners are so kind,…read morethey told us how happy they were to be able to do this for us. They will do any type of hair and they also do feathers. This is a process done by American Indians using horsehair. A must stop when you are in the area.

This place has great pottery with a nice atmosphere. Always my first stop when I'm looking for…read morepottery, their stuff is durrable and well made.

Another suggestion from my dear friend Kathy- when I drive out to Triple C, go a bit further and…read morecheck out Teague's Frogtown- generational potter & worth the visit! Christy at Triple C even called ahead to make sure they were open! I do love rural America. Not only did i find something, we also traded & she snagged an extra piece from me. This quiet interaction was so sweet. Shop small, support your artists! This shop is a gem, she's low on stock right now, but she's back in the studio! She'll have more work real soon. I love her flowers!!!

The owners (Fred & Jean Teague) are friends with a couple in our church, and today was the 2nd time…read moreI've been there. They had just come back from a camping trip, but they opened up just for our church group. Several people in our group said that the prices were good. Good folks....

There is a Seagrove Pottery shop/studio tour map and Potts Pottery is listed as an "Appointment…read moreOnly" Kiln unloading stop, when in fact Mrs. Potts has a little shop on site that was open when we drove by! I loved her little shop and really loved getting a little perspective from a generational potter. Both her mother's and father's family were potters and she was one of five kids who were raised making pottery and feeding the farm animals. She talked to me about how as a small kid- you would make 100 coaster a day to start. Once you were consistent enough, you could move onto bowls. Her shop was filled with production pottery and I felt a little sad that this was work for these families and not the artistic outlet that pottery is to me. She also shared one technique I had never heard of and now I am itching to try! I picked out two little syrup pitchers from her shop- I thought they were adorable and our Bed and Breakfast was using them- so I was inspired to bring some home with me. I truly enjoyed this little stop and Mrs. Potts made a lasting impression on me!

Love their people cups. Life is too short to take too seriously. Make great coffee mugs and gifts…read morefor loved ones. These are easy people to work with. Friendly and helpful.

Why Not stop in??? The property is lovely- the pond we drove past reflecting the fall leaves, just…read morea gorgeous view. We tried to go on a Wednesday at 4:30 and passed the owner as he was going out to the roadside sign to change the sign to closed. No worries- we made it back on Friday before departing and I was thrilled we did. There were lots of little pots I wanted but one particular glaze combo reminded me of a night sky or the spots on a whale shark. John was in agreement that it was our favorite! Truly- the mug I bought is a favorite from the entire trip! WhyNot add this shop to your stops on the pottery tour?!? You should!