Nc face jug history books

For centuries, african americans have utilized face jugs and is a symbolic item of african american material culture. Burlon bb craig pottery rare double snake jug famous for face jug look. Mar 20, 2017 mark displays a particularlyfine example of an alreadyrare american stoneware form. Lot 28 two pottery books and a western nc retrospective lot 29 nc folk pottery, burlon craig face jug catawba county 19142002 lot 30 two western nc face vessels. Face jugs depicting caricatures, particularly the multicolored ones, are not commonly produced by other potters because of the skill and time it takes to craft the image and the many firings required for the different colored glazes. Ugly face jugs of north carolina history and seagrove potter. This charlie west face jug features a unique accoutrement of the cigar stub being smoked to the last puff. Brown started making ugly face jugs, bowls and other pottery artworks. Mikes jugs sale quickly at each of the wood kiln openings. The first comprehensive ceramic history for the state, this book examines the largely vanished world of folk.

I love to engage with their fascinating history and watch mine change a little from year to year. No one is 100% certain of how it originated, but two stories in particular seem to capture some of the mystique surrounding these oddly humorous creations. He is known for making traditional wares like those of his great grandparents, j. Each face jug created by the flowers family is individually hand thrown before a face is painstakingly added. We know this from a picture of harvey with his head next to one mocking it in a joking manner if these were to be spirituel. Mark displays a particularlyfine example of an alreadyrare american stoneware form. Tourists flock to the brightly colored ugly face jugs and hear the story of the face jug origin. Nov 15, 2008 the artist, quoted in ragan robinson, feats of clay. They were finely turned on the potters wheel and their facial features were hand sculpted and applied. This face jug was designed and created by ben watford, new bern, north carolina potter. The history of face jugs starts all the way back from the fourteenth century. Mar 28, 2012 i researched one of the items from the flea market a jug thats made to look like a scary cartoon of a black persons face. Of the many crafts indigenous to the mountains of north georgia and western north carolina, the most interesting is the face jug.

I researched one of the items from the flea market a jug thats made to look like a scary cartoon of a black persons face. North carolina face jugs by patrice hamilton on prezi. Face jugs are a carolina tradition, and theyre usually not racist. Ugly face jugs of north carolina history at seagrove. Rare and important edgefield, south carolina, face jug. North carolinas pottery is as varied as the states people, with a history that is equally expansive. Onehandled pottery jug, dark brown glaze with green rutile runs.

Burlon started putting faces and snakes on various forms including. The more she learned about face jugs, the more intrigued she became. Schedule of new pots available and events at jugtown. Mans pottery jugs are much in demand, winstonsalem nc journal, november 15, 2008 title devil face jug. Neolia rarely makes face jugs and is not a big fan of making them. Native to the carolinas, the face jug is the most unique piece of southern pottery. Get the best deals on face jug art pottery from north carolina pottery when you shop the largest online selection at. They soon traced it to moore county and found, along with orange and earthenware, salt glazed wares being made by the local potters. She knows the history behind every piece of pottery. Brown, the founder of browns pottery and javans brother, made the companys first devil jug in the early 1920s, which he placed outside the stores door to attract attention. With an unusuallypronounced nose and particularly wellexecuted design, this is a.

Jugtown pottery is open year round, tuesday saturday 8. The books homepage helps you explore earths biggest bookstore without ever leaving the comfort of your couch. In the mountains of georgia and the catawba valley of north carolina, ugly faces, snakes, and devils were added to market jugs beginning in the late 1800s. What attracted me to face jugs was the beauty and earthiness of the glazes, and the fact that every piece is unique, just so charming and whimsical, she says. Brown is credited with making the first devil face jug in the region. Traditions pottery north carolina pottery 4443 bolick road lenoir, nc 28645 phone. Contemporary southern face jug makers huffman, barry gurley on. Quillan lanier meaders never understood the huge popularity of his face jugs, saying that the people who bought them must be just crazy to start with the news and observer, north carolina, 1993. Ugly face jugs of north carolina history and seagrove. Marvin and lynn are self taught potters from lancaster sc. Ben alden watford greater good gallery, art in north. Face jugs show influences from african, german, english, and american indian precedents. He uses all hand dug nc clay for his pottery and can.

As folk art, face jugs have become a significant feature in the history of africanamerican art. Dimensions by 8 this is the rarest billy henson face jug ncpottery has ever come across and owned, the blind face jug was the named given it. The face jug became known as ugly jugs in the 1920s and was often used to store alcohol. Thomas davies pottery and are suspected to be slavemade. Just a few decades ago, face jugs were thought of as a charming folk art made by white potters in georgia and north carolina during the 20th century. Cole pottery is the pottery shop that neolias father, the late potter ar cole, opened decades ago. The brown family is said to be the oldest face jug making family in the nation. Neolia cole pottery face jug seagrove nc nc pottery.

History detectives researches the site where the plumber first found this pottery, to see if there could be an underground railroad connection. Face jug art pottery from north carolina pottery for sale. There has been a continuum in the interest of face jugs throughout the 20th century primarily centered on two prominent potters, burlon craig and lanier meaders. Based upon the way it was created, this was by design, possibly upon the request of a collector or something that inspired billy one day. Jugtown pottery began in 1917, after the chance discovery of an orange pie dish by jacques and juliana busbee, artists from raleigh, nc. The practice of making face jugs spread thoughout south carolina and into georgia, north carolina. This is the africanamerican face jug oral history as it was passed down in my family, the mcdowellposton family. Allman makes face jugs, swirl ware, and a variety of other pottery items. Face jugs combine the utilitarian influences of early regional pottery with the unique imagination of individual pottery makers. The meaders family pottery has made face jugs since it opened in 1893, using locally dug clays, footpowered wheels, and homemade glazes.

Traditions pottery north carolina pottery from blowing. Invaluable is the worlds largest marketplace for art, antiques, and collectibles. Face jugs have been made in nc since the early 1800s. The history and tradition behind these expressive little jugs make them a wonderful gift or addition to any pottery enthusiasts collection. Still, theres no question that a 60centimetretall ugly jug is not the kind of thing you would really want hanging around your house. Free shipping on many items browse your favorite brands affordable prices. In our budget for the year we get very little funds to buy materials for the art room. The most unique piece of southern pottery is the face jug. No one knows for sure when the first face jug was created, but around the mountain region of north carolina, face jugs began to be created for the storage of moonshine around 1810. Every april, american folk art honors a wild pottery tradition that began regionally in the early 1800s.

My wife and i have been making face jugs since the early 1980s, each one is hand formed and hand signed, and have a personality. Two 2 burlon craig north carolina, 19142002 folk pottery jugs including large face jug. Tourists flock to the brightly colored ugly face jugs and hear the story of the face jug. We keep a good selection of new pieces in the sales cabin through regular firings. During the civil war, the local potteries and slaved labor mass produced clay wears like pitchers and plates for the confederate army. The history of the production and use of these objects is still shrouded in. In terry zugs book, turners and burners, burlon craig is quoted as saying.

A history of american face jugs proctoring information. Later, the british toby jug was a popular form, that became massproduced. All pottery is microwave, oven and dishwasher safe. Considered choice are any that can be traced to the catawaba valley, north carolina and edgefield county, south carolina. The museum shop, operated by the museums membership group, the north carolina museum of history associates, is a great place to purchase souvenirs and gifts that reflect the heritage and traditions of north carolina merchandise at the museum shop has been chosen to reflect the collection of the north carolina museum of history and to help tell the story of north carolina and its people. These great hand made mini face jugs are the coolest. Face jug pottery places to know conclusion face jugs were made for various reasons. The first time diane aurit encountered catawba valley pottery face jugs, she was not. Some of the bestknown vessels come from north carolina, south carolina and. Seagroves collectible face jugs the globe and mail. This piece is a devil jug, with pointed ears, slanting eyes. This special face jug stand 12 inches tall to the top of the cork and is 7 inches wide.

Face having bulging eyes, ears, and open mouth with three porcelain teeth. Ben allman was born in the catawba valley of nc and is among the next generation folk pottery artists. Browns pottery first opened its doors starting in 1924 when charlies grandfather the late davis p. May 28, 2012 the origins of the face jug, a folk tradition among african american potters in the south, remain obscure. Etsy is the home to thousands of handmade, vintage, and oneofakind products and gifts related to your search. The jugs became uglier in an attempt to identify the contents and frighten children. Here youll find current best sellers in books, new releases in books, deals in books, kindle ebooks, audible audiobooks, and so much more. Get the best deals on craig pottery when you shop the largest online selection at.

Javan brown probably crafted this face jug in his own workshop in valdese, north carolina. Catawba valley north carolina is the place for amazing face jugs. See more ideas about pottery, face jugs and north carolina. Buy north carolina pottery for sale at auction invaluable. The first nc face jugs were produced by harvey reinhardt ca.

This highly detailed little red devil jug was hand crafted by charlie brown, an eighth generation potter from arden, nc. In north carolina, whimsical pieces such as face jugs or ugly jugs are almost purely twentieth century in popularity. This is the rarest billy henson face jug ncpottery has ever come across and owned, the blind face jug was the named given it. This masterpiece was created by west in cleveland, ga at his studio.

One reason that the ugly faces were made on the jugs was to put them at gravesites to scare the evil spirits away. The history of southern face jugs starts with slave potters in the edgefield region of sc before the civil war. The tradition of pottery with faces dates back to egyptian and mesopotamian times and appears in many other cultures thoughout history. No matter what youre looking for or where you are in the world, our global marketplace of sellers can help you find unique and affordable options. From american indian tribes to 20thcentury seagrove pottery, north carolina offers a remarkable range of ceramics. Leland is the author of two books a place for joe and the vanishing coast. Face jug art pottery from north carolina pottery for sale ebay. North carolinas clayrich soil made it a prime location for pottery production. I am a k4th art teacher, this project i am working on is with my fourth grade students. F or centuries, african americans have utilized face jugs and is a symbolic item of african american material culture. When i first read about the edgefield face jugs i was taking an african art history class at. These two face jugs came to the smithsonian in 1922 from the estate of a wealthy collector. Early european examples date from the th century, and the german stoneware bartmann jug was a popular later medieval and renaissance form.

This special face jug comes complete with a cork stopper. Dimensions21 by 8 literally the tallest face jug ncpottery has ever owned, at about 8 g. For more than 20 years, craig was the only working potter in the catawba valley, the sole representative of the tradition, crafting utilitarian pieces and experimenting with artistic work like face jugs and pots with snakes around the handles. Folk art pottery face jug double handled form with green alkaline glaze. Our pennsylvania contributor has a startling piece of art a ceramic jug with eyes, nose, ears and teeth bared in a grimace. Face jugs made by one of the first black potters, known only as dave the slave, fetch the highest prices, but some of the most dramatic are the fireenginered devil jugs, complete with horns.

There are examples in the pottery of ancient greece, and that of precolumbian america. For a personnel reply send a photo, along with history, size and any. Face jug pottery charlie brown keeping a 8th generation. Kings pottery is located near the small town of seagrove nc, the seagrove area has a pottery history that goes back more than 250 years so if you like history, if you like folkart, your going to love our facejugs. These face jugs were made in the area of edgefield s. The artwalk friday reception is april 3 from 5 to 8pm.

Traditions pottery north carolina pottery from blowing rock nc. The history of the production and use of these objects is still shrouded in mystery and controversy. Handmade pottery by ben watford of new bern, north carolina is on exhibit at greater good gallery along with a collection of watfords books for sale. Salt glaze wares were produced by adding salt to the kiln near the end of. Edgefield county south carolina united states of america. After moving to north carolina, she was eager to learn about the traditional arts in her new state. There are conflicting accounts, multiple stories, and varying theories about the 1st face jugs in the us. These racist knickknacks show theres still a market for. Brief history of southern face jugsafricanamerican face jug oral history was passed down from generation to generation. Some historians have linked these jugs to african ritual artifacts, others to imported european figural vessels. Face jug history following are several face jugs which are attributed to the bf landrum, miles mill and col. In fact, the browns have been making their signature face jug pottery longer than any other pottery venture in the countryfew family businesses can boast of. We are a title one, over 80% free and reduce lunch, high needs school. Ben alden watford greater good gallery, art in north carolina.

Craigvale,ncdouble face,2handle,3color swirlrare mint. Born in 1985, son of vernon and pam owens, travis began making pots at age 2. In contrast to the standard production items of the timeutilitarian jars, jugs, and churns face vessels are relatively scarce. A rare neolia cole face jug, from cole pottery, made in 1984. Though burlon craig made some face jugs in the 1930s, both he and lanier meaders, of georgia, are attributed to making the face jug popular in the late 1970s. Georgia and western north carolina, where they were produced sporadically. Online store updated february 19 with new pieces from our two most recent firings. Mar 18, 2011 from jug to jug, shelf to shelf, wall to wall, her office overflows with face jugs, grouped according to the potters who made them, including steven abee, don craig, kim ellington, charlie lisk, and joe reinhardt. Africanamerican art and ritual in 19th century south carolina opens friday and runs through dec.