Samantha Henneke posted an article on Around and About with Bulldog Pottery - Nov 27, 2009, 6:45 am
... some in our shop for the weekend. Ed and Gloria will be here to greet the Seagrove visitors. All is well and Happy Thanksgiving to you. Check out Tom Starland's blog at Carolina Unleashed....
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Samantha Henneke posted an article on Around and About with Bulldog Pottery - Nov 26, 2009, 1:38 pm
Well we were very happy and relieved this morning with how our "masterpeices" for the Carolina Designer Craftsmen came out. We have decided to put the crab handled urn into the CDC Masterworks displa...
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Samantha Henneke posted an article on Around and About with Bulldog Pottery - Nov 25, 2009, 6:30 pm
GM3YRNGZ87RG Above I am carefully glazing in and around all of the handles Yesterday we glazed the three large handled urns that we made for this weekend. The 40th annual Carolina Designer Craftsmen i...
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Samantha Henneke posted an article on Around and About with Bulldog Pottery - Nov 25, 2009, 10:43 am
Bruce is waxing the bottom of the pots in the image above The past few days have been super busy. Here are the highlights of loading the Moka glazed pottery into our gas kiln. We finished glazing on...
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Samantha Henneke posted an article on Around and About with Bulldog Pottery - Nov 22, 2009, 12:32 pm
Bruce and I took on a project for this coming Carolina Designer Craftsmen. We have judged the timing a bit close, but that is what happens sometimes in our studio. Yesterday when I got home from the...
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Samantha Henneke posted an article on Around and About with Bulldog Pottery - Nov 21, 2009, 6:34 am
I wanted to load some images up from last night. I need to go eat my oatmeal and back to the Luck's Cannery to set up for this morning. Last night was a lot of fun and we all enjoyed ourselves....
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Samantha Henneke posted an article on Around and About with Bulldog Pottery - Nov 20, 2009, 8:37 am
The North Carolina Pottery Center has a display table at the entrance with historic NC Pottery books and other NCPC information including membership. Last night Ed and I went back to the Luck's Ca...
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Samantha Henneke posted an article on Around and About with Bulldog Pottery - Nov 19, 2009, 5:23 pm
We unloaded a kiln this morning with our art pottery glazes. Bruce and Ed are at the Luck's Cannery setting up the booth. When they get back we will go back over with some more pots that Gloria ...
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Samantha Henneke posted an article on Around and About with Bulldog Pottery - Nov 19, 2009, 9:47 am
Here is the pair of 16" vases that came out of Ben Owen's kiln yesterday. Donna Craven threw these bottles and Samantha glazed them.The crystalline piece below came out this past Tuesday. Bruce th...
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Samantha Henneke posted an article on Around and About with Bulldog Pottery - Nov 16, 2009, 4:53 pm
... Gloria is helping to clean the functional pots which we will put our Moka glaze. These pieces will be ready for the Carolina Designer Craftsmen show in Raleigh on Thanksgiving weekend. Ed is mak...
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Samantha Henneke posted an article on Around and About with Bulldog Pottery - Nov 15, 2009, 2:23 pm
We found a kiln to put our collaborative vase pair into (Donna's thrown vases and Dotty Sam's glaze combo). Ben Owens is loading a reduction kiln today and said he had room along with his 20"...
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Samantha Henneke posted an article on Around and About with Bulldog Pottery - Nov 14, 2009, 1:35 pm
We unloaded a few large vases this morning along with some cups.
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Samantha Henneke posted an article on Around and About with Bulldog Pottery - Nov 12, 2009, 5:36 pm
I read the the above statement and was moved. I wanted to thank the sponsors this year of the Celebration of Seagrove Potters. I also want to thank all of those hard working Seagrove Potters on the ...
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Samantha Henneke posted an article on Around and About with Bulldog Pottery - Nov 11, 2009, 6:18 pm
Samantha Henneke and Donna CravenBruce took some of our clay over to Donna's last week and she threw these two beautiful vases for Samantha to decorate. Below Dotty Sam is busy finishing up one o...
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Samantha Henneke posted an article on Around and About with Bulldog Pottery - Nov 11, 2009, 9:39 am
Donna Craven dropped off two beautifully elegant bottles yesterday for us to glaze. These are for the upcoming Celebration of Seagrove Potters Gala one-of-a-kind collaborative auction. Since our Mo...
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Samantha Henneke posted an article on Around and About with Bulldog Pottery - Nov 10, 2009, 9:07 am
While finishing up some bowls yesterday the logistics of the pottery process dawned on me. I ran down the hill to fill Bruce in on my latest thoughts about our firing schedules. Why don't we cha...
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Samantha Henneke posted an article on Around and About with Bulldog Pottery - Nov 8, 2009, 8:26 pm
Here are some pictures of us from a couple of days ago and yesterday working in the studio. Most of the pots are now drying with some more to trim and finish. We have found ourselves trying to beat...
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Samantha Henneke posted an article on Around and About with Bulldog Pottery - Nov 6, 2009, 8:36 pm
Bruce received a special package today in the mail. A package that made him very happy. The twelve year old clogs on the right are now officially retired. Something we have been meaning to do for a ...
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Samantha Henneke posted an article on Around and About with Bulldog Pottery - Nov 4, 2009, 7:01 pm
Will from McCanless Pottery came over this morning to sign a collaborative piece that Bruce threw last week. Maxwell wanted to contribute to the moment and felt that Will needed help to steady himsel...
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Samantha Henneke posted an article on Around and About with Bulldog Pottery - Nov 3, 2009, 8:39 am
Bruce has been working on throwing four large urns in preparation for the upcoming Masterworks display at the Carolina Designer Craftsman Fine Craft and Design Show (CDC). These urns are the beginning...
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Samantha Henneke posted an article on Around and About with Bulldog Pottery - Nov 1, 2009, 9:09 am
We have been following the British Museum on Twitter. If you Twitter I recommend following the British Museum's Twitter. They recently have been focusing on their Day of the Dead events. There ...
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Samantha Henneke posted an article on Around and About with Bulldog Pottery - Oct 28, 2009, 6:54 pm
It was very pretty outside today. It is so nice to have the sun come out after the grey days we have been experiencing. Though I was very happy yesterday that the grey was mixed with rain. We sure d...
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Samantha Henneke posted an article on Around and About with Bulldog Pottery - Oct 27, 2009, 8:04 am
We are filling out tables with pots. It has been a busy month for us and it sure feels good to see some shapes coming off of the wheel and onto the table. I have finished this group of porcelain vas...
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Samantha Henneke posted an article on Around and About with Bulldog Pottery - Oct 24, 2009, 9:14 pm

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Samantha Henneke posted an article on Around and About with Bulldog Pottery - Oct 21, 2009, 10:05 am
Yesterday we visited the Mint Museum of Art. Our last day out before studio lock down. We need to throw, throw, throw.... We arrived there at 10:00am to listen to a lecture about Rockingham Potter...
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Samantha Henneke posted an article on Around and About with Bulldog Pottery - Oct 17, 2009, 8:27 pm
We thought that we would share with you a blog that we like to visit periodically. We have been visiting it ever since they posted about a pitcher show in Asheville sometime ago. The blog is called C...
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Samantha Henneke posted an article on Around and About with Bulldog Pottery - Oct 15, 2009, 2:05 pm
... 's Gala Auction at the Historic Lucks Cannery. The Friday night (Nov. 20) Gala begins at 6:00 pm and ends around 9:00 ish. Tickets are $35.00 which includes food and beverage, early potte...
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Samantha Henneke posted an article on Around and About with Bulldog Pottery - Oct 13, 2009, 8:26 am
We have signed up for the Word of the Day to come to our e-mail. We wanted to share this one with you. Word of the Day Tuesday, October 13, 2009 triskaidekaphobia \tris-ky-dek-uh-FOH-bee-uh\, noun:...
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Samantha Henneke posted an article on Around and About with Bulldog Pottery - Oct 10, 2009, 9:02 am
To see more images of the Wednesday night fundraiser for the NC Pottery Center that we had in Seagrove, go to Jennie's JLK Jewelry blog. Jennie sent me this picture she took of me with David and N...
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Samantha Henneke posted an article on Around and About with Bulldog Pottery - Oct 6, 2009, 7:55 am
We received an e-mail from Pam Owens this morning. A gentler reminder: Greetings Friends of Craft in America and Jugtown Pottery,TWO NEW EPISODES will air on Wednesday, Oct 7th, 8-10pm*, nationally o...
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Samantha Henneke posted an article on Around and About with Bulldog Pottery - Sep 29, 2009, 9:37 am
Opening on October 3 : Cedar Creek Gallery kicks off their 42nd Annual Fall Pottery and Glass Festival with the exhibition "Think out the Box". Samantha sent three of her porcelain glaze paintings to...
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Samantha Henneke posted an article on Around and About with Bulldog Pottery - Sep 27, 2009, 7:11 am
Here is an upcoming exhibition that we will both be a part of. It takes place in Columbia, SC at the McMaster Gallery in the Art Department at the University of South Carolina. Click on the image fo...
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Samantha Henneke posted an article on Around and About with Bulldog Pottery - Sep 23, 2009, 9:01 am
... and Two Yunomis will be part of the festivities at this years "Art of Tea" at VisARTS in Rockville, Maryland. The Art ... Center for Visual Arts. VisArts welcomes you to join them for their ...
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Samantha Henneke posted an article on Around and About with Bulldog Pottery - Sep 20, 2009, 8:41 am
Fund Raiser for the North Carolina Pottery Center! It is truely Grassroots effort. This will be a wonderful event which will affirm the continuing importance of North Carolina in shaping the cerami...
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Samantha Henneke posted an article on Around and About with Bulldog Pottery - Sep 18, 2009, 10:16 am
Bruce gets a Bingo! B7, pretty much the same spot as last year A few nights ago there was a Celebration of Seagrove Potters meeting. We talked a bit about stuff, and then formed a line to pick booth...
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Samantha Henneke posted an article on Around and About with Bulldog Pottery - Sep 16, 2009, 10:32 am
David Stuempfle took this picture of us at the Mints Potters Market Invitational. He had a booth across from us. There is nothing like an event such as the Potters Market to totally exhaust ourselve...
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Samantha Henneke posted an article on Around and About with Bulldog Pottery - Sep 10, 2009, 3:22 pm
We are busy, busy and more busy. We were up until 2:30 am last night. I was glazing for one more La La kiln load. Crazy but we get into this roll where we want as much to choose from to take to th...
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Samantha Henneke posted an article on Around and About with Bulldog Pottery - Sep 8, 2009, 4:28 pm
Here are the pieces that I unloaded today. We call them our La La colors. My niece was into the Telatubbies when she was a baby and she had a yellow one named La La. At the time I was working out s...
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Samantha Henneke posted an article on Around and About with Bulldog Pottery - Sep 8, 2009, 10:12 am
We are working night and day to get ready for this weekend in Charlotte. We will have our shop open here as well. Ed and Gloria will stay back home to manage the fort and take care of Maxwell. Betw...
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Samantha Henneke posted an article on Around and About with Bulldog Pottery - Sep 7, 2009, 11:26 am
Here are some pieces that Samantha finished. These wall glaze paintings still need to be fitted with wood on the back so they are ready to hang. Here are some vases that are waiting upside down to ...
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Samantha Henneke posted an article on Around and About with Bulldog Pottery - Sep 5, 2009, 10:13 am
Bruce is working on glazing his agate mugs and cups. Some of these have his fossil fish drawn on. We will be unloading this kiln tomorrow. It took as a couple days longer to get our kiln loaded. ...
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Samantha Henneke posted an article on Around and About with Bulldog Pottery - Sep 3, 2009, 10:16 am
Potters Market Invitational Kicks Off with Silent Auction Delhom Service League sponsors annual fundraiser to benefit The Mint Museum Charlotte, N. C. (August 27, 2009) The Delhom Service League, a...
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Samantha Henneke posted an article on Around and About with Bulldog Pottery - Sep 2, 2009, 6:30 am
We unloaded an assortment yesterday of our vases with a variety of crystalline and flowing glaze colors. In the images below Bruce is working on another grouping of vases. The rings need to be fitte...
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Samantha Henneke posted an article on Around and About with Bulldog Pottery - Sep 1, 2009, 9:30 am
We are putting the finishing touches on our teapots. Hopefully these will be dry and glazed by next Saturday. Bruce has been throwing agate clay these past few weeks. These are my (Samantha) teap...
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Samantha Henneke posted an article on Around and About with Bulldog Pottery - Aug 31, 2009, 11:59 am
We are in our glazing cycle now and working on the pieces we have thrown for the upcoming Potter's Market in Charlotte on September 12. I was finishing up glazing some other vases and loading our...
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Samantha Henneke posted an article on Around and About with Bulldog Pottery - Aug 28, 2009, 9:56 am
We are working on lots of different activities in the pottery lately. We are busily getting ready for the Potters Market Invitational at the Mint Museum in Charlotte on September 12th. At the same ...
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Samantha Henneke posted an article on Around and About with Bulldog Pottery - Aug 26, 2009, 10:05 am
Above Sid Luck is talking with a visitor about her new purchase. They are at the entrance of his shop. Bruce and I visited our neighbor Sid and Matthew Luck of Luck's Ware this past Saturday. W...
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Samantha Henneke posted an article on Around and About with Bulldog Pottery - Aug 21, 2009, 4:27 pm
This Friday evening, is the opening to the "Drawn to Clay" exhibition at Claymakers in Durham. Here are the pieces that Bruce has selected to be in the show. Tracey Broome has a sneak preview on her b...
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Samantha Henneke posted an article on Around and About with Bulldog Pottery - Aug 21, 2009, 8:30 am
This Friday evening, is the opening to the "Drawn to Clay" exhibition at Claymakers in Durham. Here are the pieces that Bruce has selected to be in the show. Tracey Broome has a sneak preview on her...
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Samantha Henneke posted an article on Around and About with Bulldog Pottery - Aug 19, 2009, 8:36 am
The following works will be on display and for sale at Claymakers in Durham. The exhibition of 20 North Carolina Ceramics Artists are all part of "Drawn to Clay" curated by Ronan Peterson. These pie...
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