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Mark Hewitt

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.

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The 1999 International Woodfire Conference: Tradition Is The Future

By Mark Hewitt

I wonder, are there degrees of traditionalism? Are some traditional potters more traditional than others? There is no litmus test to determine whether someone is a traditional potter, no seal of authenticity verifying membership. So what is at the core of tradition?

Sixth North Carolina Pottery Conference March 5, 6, 7, 1993

By Mark Hewitt

Above the commode in Dwight Holland's upstairs bathroom reads a placard, "Ideas won't keep, something must be done about them." Six years ago an idea was floated to try to gather a 11 of North Carolina's potters together to watch some pottery movies, and thanks to the efforts of Dwight and the late Dorothy and Walter Auman, the idea was expanded and the First North Carolina Pottery Conference was organized.

The Impact of the Japanese Folk Craft Movement on 20th-Century American Ceramics

By Mark Hewitt

Pots, Purpose, and Place

By Mark Hewitt

Contemporary wood-firing potters are inevitably representative of a continuum of past practices, and as such we speak to the complexity of our past and present.

Charles G. Zug III – In Memoriam

By Mark Hewitt

North Carolina has had an unusually long association with pottery, and its current thriving position owes much to Terry, who died on January 19th, 2025, aged 85. His scholarship and advocacy combined to create enthusiasm within the ranks of potters, customers, collectors, and regional and state institutions that continue to this day.

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