Born in Stoke-on-Trent, England, Mark Hewitt is a descendant of the directors of Spode, a fine china manufacturer. He apprenticed with Michael Cardew and later with Todd Piker in Connecticut. In 1983, he set up a pottery in Pittsboro, North Carolina, where he used local clays and bent North Carolinian folk traditions into a contemporary style. Hewitt has received numerous prestigious awards and is a former president of the board of directors at the North Carolina Pottery Center in Seagrove, North Carolina.
