in the grove - august/september 2010

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Events Calendar August 6 - Sept. 6 Bulldog Pottery in “Love Bug” exhibit at Epona and Oak in Raleigh 17 Seagrove Potters for Peace “Three Cups of Tea” community discussion at Randolph Arts Guild, 7 p.m. Seagrove Library movie night, “Water Horse - Legend of the Deep,” 7 p.m. 21 & 22 Baseball tournament at H. Clay Presnell Memorial Park, ages 9-12 27 Phil Morgan Pottery in “All Abstract” exhibit - Reception at One Leadership Place in Greensboro, 5-7:30 p.m. The exhibit may be seen by appointment until Nov. 18 28 Luck’s Ware - Luck Legacy 12th Annual Kiln Opening, 9 a.m - 3 p.m. Seagrove Athletic Assoc. holding sign-ups at Lamb’s Ball Field for Southwest Randolph Fall Baseball, 10- 11:30 a.m., ages 3-12 September 7 Seagrove Town Council Meeting - 7:30 p.m. 11 Westmoore Pottery - Celebration of Reenactment with 6th N.C. Regiment, 9 a.m. - 5 p.m. 6th Annual Potters Market Invitational at Mint Museum in Charlotte, 10 a.m. - 4 p.m., several Seagrove area pottery shops participating Luck Legacy Kiln Opening The Luck Legacy 12 th Annual Kiln Opening takes place August 28 from 9 a.m. until 3 p.m. at Luck’s Ware, 1606 Adams Road, Seagrove. Salt glazed pots will be available for purchase directly from the groundhog kiln when it’s opened at 10 a.m. The event is Sid Luck’s way of honoring the apprentices he’s had throughout the years, 15 of which will be in attendance. Several apprentices will set up booths to sell their wares, along with special guests from North Cole Pottery in Sanford. There will also be a silent auction featuring collaborative and commemorative pots. Steel Magnolia, from Greensboro, will perform bluegrass music for the event. Barbeque, prepared by Sid’s son, Matt Luck, will be served, as well. There is no admission charge for the event and everyone is welcome to attend. For more information and to see photos from last year’s kiln opening, visit www.lucksware.com. Celebration of Reenactment Westmoore Pottery, 4620 Busbee Road, Seagrove, will have a Celebration of Reenactment event on September 11, from 9 a.m. until 5 p.m. Westmoore will host the 6 th NC Regiment for the event, who will set up an encampment and demonstrate what life was like for Revolutionary War soldiers. They will also be available to talk with the public. People who show up in authentic period dress will receive a 10 percent discount on purchases in the shop. Many of the items available in the shop are made in the styles used during the 18 th century. To find out more about the wares available at Westmoore Pottery, visit www.westmoorepottery.com. There is no admission charge for the event, and people of all ages are encouraged to attend. In The Grove August - September 2010 Volume 1, Issue 5 Kiln Opening and Reenactment In this issue News of Seagrove and Surrounding Communities Page 2 - Dover Pottery Carolina Bronze Sculpture Page 3 - Lufkin Pottery Page 4 - August Town Council Meeting, Heritage Committee and SWR Fall Baseball Visit In the Grove’s Facebook page for more photos and information - www.facebook.com/IntheGrove Left - Sid Luck prepares clay for the pug mill that will be used to make pots for the Luck Legacy Kiln Opening. Center - Luck’s Ware groundhog kiln, Right - Westmoore Pottery ware made in the style used during the 18th Century. .

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News of Seagrove, NC and surrounding communities. Events Calendar, Luck Legacy 12th Annual Kiln Opening, Westmoore Pottery Celebration of Reenactment, Dover Pottery, Carolina Bronze and Sculpture, Lufkin Pottery, August Seagrove Town Council Meeting, Seagrove Public Library Heritage Committee, Southwest Randolph Fall Baseball

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Page 1: In the Grove - August/September 2010

Events Calendar

August6 - Sept. 6Bulldog Pottery in “Love Bug”exhibit at Epona and Oak inRaleigh17� Seagrove Potters for Peace

“Three Cups of Tea”community discussion atRandolph Arts Guild, 7 p.m.� Seagrove Library movie

night, “Water Horse - Legendof the Deep,” 7 p.m.

21 & 22Baseball tournament at H. ClayPresnell Memorial Park, ages9-1227Phil Morgan Pottery in “AllAbstract” exhibit - Reception atOne Leadership Place inGreensboro, 5-7:30 p.m. Theexhibit may be seen byappointment until Nov. 1828� Luck’s Ware - Luck Legacy

12th Annual Kiln Opening, 9a.m - 3 p.m.� Seagrove Athletic Assoc.

holding sign-ups at Lamb’sBall Field for SouthwestRandolph Fall Baseball, 10-11:30 a.m., ages 3-12

September7Seagrove Town CouncilMeeting - 7:30 p.m.11� Westmoore Pottery -

Celebration of Reenactmentwith 6th N.C. Regiment, 9a.m. - 5 p.m.6th Annual Potters MarketInvitational at MintMuseum in Charlotte, 10a.m. - 4 p.m., severalSeagrove area pottery shopsparticipating

Luck Legacy Kiln OpeningThe Luck

Legacy 12th

Annual KilnOpening takesplace August28 from 9 a.m.until 3 p.m. atLuck’s Ware,1606 AdamsRoad,Seagrove.

Salt glazedpots will be available for purchasedirectly from the groundhog kilnwhen it’s opened at 10 a.m. Theevent is Sid Luck’s way of honoringthe apprentices he’s had throughoutthe years, 15 of which will be inattendance.

Several apprentices will set upbooths to sell their wares, along withspecial guests from North ColePottery in Sanford. There will alsobe a silent auction featuring collaborative andcommemorative pots.

Steel Magnolia, from Greensboro, willperform bluegrass music for the event.Barbeque, prepared by Sid’s son, Matt Luck,will be served, as well.

There is no admission charge for the eventand everyone is welcome to attend. For moreinformation and to see photos from last year’skiln opening, visit www.lucksware.com.

Celebration of ReenactmentWestmoore Pottery, 4620 Busbee Road,

Seagrove, will have a Celebration ofReenactment event on September 11, from 9a.m. until 5 p.m.

Westmoore will host the 6th NC Regimentfor the event, who will set up an encampmentand demonstrate what life was like forRevolutionary War soldiers. They will also be

available to talk with the public.People who show up in authentic

period dress will receive a 10 percentdiscount on purchases in the shop.Many of the items available in theshop are made in the styles usedduring the 18th century.

To find out more about the waresavailable at Westmoore Pottery, visitwww.westmoorepottery.com. There

is no admissioncharge for theevent, andpeople of allages areencouraged toattend.

In The Grove August - September 2010 Volume 1, Issue 5

Kiln Opening and Reenactment

In this issue

News of Seagrove and Surrounding Communities

Page 2 - Dover Pottery Carolina Bronze Sculpture Page 3 - Lufkin PotteryPage 4 - August Town Council Meeting, Heritage Committee and SWR Fall Baseball

Visit In the Grove’s Facebook page for more photos and information - www.facebook.com/IntheGrove

Left - Sid Luck prepares clay for the pug mill that will be used tomake pots for the Luck Legacy Kiln Opening. Center - Luck’sWare groundhog kiln, Right - Westmoore Pottery ware made inthe style used during the 18th Century..

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Community TreasuresDover Pottery

Carolina Bronze SculptureCarolina Bronze

Sculpture has spent thepast 20 years castingbronze works of art thathave been featured inmany places throughoutthe world.

The process, asowner Ed Walkerexplained, requiresmaking each statuethree separate times indifferent mediums andcan take up to sixmonths to complete.

They are hired byartists to recreate anoriginal work in bronze.In most cases the pieceis a sculpture that needsto be enlarged.However, there aretimes when the staff atCarolina Bronze onlyhas a sketch to workwith.

One of their morefamous pieces is theRonald Reagan statue

In the Seagrovearea, pottery is often afamily business. DoverPottery, located down ascenic country road inthe Westmoorecommunity, is noexception.

In 1978, MillyMcCanless decided topursue pottery as ahobby. She wanted tomake miniature pots forher dollhouse, so she enrolled in ceramicclasses at Montgomery CommunityCollege. She had previous designexperience from N.C. State UniversitySchool of Design.

In March 1983, she and her formerhusband, Al McCanless, converted alivestock barn, built in the early 1900s,into a pottery shop. Dover Pottery openedits doors in October of the same year.Milly and Al’s hand-painted designsproved to be very popular, and the shopneeded to be restocked within a week afteropening.

Having grown up around pottery, it’sno surprise that Milly and Al’s fourchildren became involved in the familybusiness.

“I’m very proud of my talentedchildren,” Milly said. “They got the bestof their mom and dad.”

Her sons, Eck and Zeke, are the maincontributors to Dover Pottery today. Eckbegan turning 17 years ago and is now thesole turner for the shop. His graceful andlightweight forms are available in several

colorful crystallineglazes.

Zeke began hispottery career aroundthe same time, but tooksome time off to pursuecomputer programming.He’s now back atDover, painting detailedmajolica designs ondinnerware and servingdishes.

Fiva, Milly’sdaughter, sometimes helps out around theshop, too. She recently began painting herown majolica designs.

In 2006, Milly’s son, Will, openedMcCanless Pottery on N.C. Highway 705.He began his pottery journey at Dover, aswell.

Milly still paints sometimes, butmostly manages the shop these days. Al isno longer an active member of DoverPottery, but he does sell some of hisagateware pots in the shop.

The hand-painted majolica at Doverfeatures floral and geometric themes. Theshop also offers crystalline on a regularbasis, and salt-fired pieces from time totime.

Dover Pottery will celebrate its 27th

anniversary on October 9 with a “Reunionof Pots” event. They are also participatingin the Celebration of Seagrove Potters,November 19 - 21.

The shop is located at 321 DoverPottery Drive, off of Dover Church Road.For more information, visitwww.doverpots.com.

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Eck, Zeke, and Milly McCanless

Ed Walker poses with a replica ofthe Ronald Reagan statue thatstands in the Capitol rotunda.

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(336) 873-7621

Upton Accounting, Inc.Professional Accounting Service

Seagrove Professional Village508 North Broad Street

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(336) 873-7690Fax: (336) 873-7650

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Community Treasures profiles three locally-owned businesses each month.

that stands proudly in the U.S. Capitolrotunda. They were contacted by artistChas Fagan to transform his 2-foot tallclay sculpture into the 7-foot tall bronzestatue that was placed in the rotunda.

To do this, Ed and his team used a 3-Dscanner to capture all of the sculpture’sdetails. Next, they programmed theinformation into a CNC HAAS machine,which carved an enlarged sculpture out ofa big block of foam. The artist thenapplied a thin layer of oil-based clay overthe foam and fine-tuned the details.

Once the details were precise, a rubbermold was made, which was cut intosections that had hot wax poured intothem. After the wax cooled, the artistworked on the finishing details. The waxcastings were then dipped into a ceramicslurry to make ceramic shell moldings.

Once the molds dried, they were firedand, the wax melted out to be reused for

another sculpture. Finally, the bronze waspoured into the molds.

At that point, the pieces were allwelded together and touch-ups were madeto create the finished product that wasshipped to Washington D.C.

Much of the work created at CarolinaBronze is made using the same process asthe Reagan Statue. They also createsmaller castings and fabricated pieces.

Ed, who taught sculpture at theuniversity level for six years, holds abachelor’s degree in art from East CarolinaUniversity and a master’s degree from theUniversity of North Dakota. He and hiswife, Melissa Walker, will both have artfeatured at Tyler D Studios in Burlingtonuntil August 30.

Carolina Bronze Sculpture is located at6108 Maple Springs Road in Seagrove.For more information, visitwww.carolinabronze.com.

Lufkin PotterySelf-taught potter,

Sally Lufkin Saylor,said that the mostpopular items in hershop, Lufkin Pottery,are the Witness Crocks(pictured on the frontpage).

The crocks are hervessel for telling peoplethat no matter who theyare or what they do,God is with them, shesaid. One side of eachcrock is left smooth and unblemished,while the other side has small cracks andholes. Each one comes with a signedcomposition written by Sally to explainwhat they represent to her.

Sally offers several other uniqueitems in her shop, like mini bird houses,kitchen sponge holders, egg separators,office sets, and soup and cracker bowls.She also makes dinnerware, servingdishes, decorative pieces, and bakingdishes, among other things.

Cookbooks and books on collectiblepottery inspire Sally to create many forms,but she said her favorite things to makeare teapots. She’s creative with the form.One might have a little frog sitting on thelid. Another might be made to look like abirdhouse.

Having always been fond of handmadeitems, pottery was a natural fit for Sally.“Ever since I was a little girl, I’ve loved

handmade crafts,” shesaid.

When she waslearning how to turn,Mitchell Shelton toldher she would have toturn 500 pots of thesame shape and sizethat were acceptablebefore she couldconsider herself apotter, Sally said. Thefirst pot she made was afluted candy dish, and

she made 500 of them. She’s been busymaking pots ever since.

Sally is participating in several events,both locally and out of state. She will beat two Handcraft Unlimited & CountryPeddler Craft Shows. One will be at theWildwood Convention Center inWildwood, NJ on September 4 & 5. Theother is at Frederick Fairgrounds inFrederick, MD on October 23 & 24.

She will be at the Traditional TurnersPottery Festival in Lincolnton, NC onOctober 9. She is also participating in theSeagrove Pottery Festival and theCelebration of Seagrove Potters, both onNovember 20 & 21.

The pottery at Lufkin is electric firedstoneware and comes in a variety of jeweltone glazes. The shop is located on SouthU.S. Highway 220 Alternate, nearJugtown Café. For more information, visitwww.lufkinpottery.com.

Sally Lufkin Saylor cleans up a dishthat will hold a candle made out of asoy and vitamin mixture.

www.DiscoverSeagrove.com

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Seagrove Town NewsAugust Town Council Meeting

Bonnie Renfro, president of theRandolph County Economic DevelopmentCorporation, talked with town councilmembers at the August 3 meeting aboutthe possibility of a grant from the N.C.Rural Center that would help pay for thecost of a sewer system in Seagrove.

The proposed project would bring awater line to the grocery store and create asewer line that would run from a pumpstation on East Avenue to the grocery storeproperty line. H&H Furniture is donatingthe site for the pump station.

The project is estimated to cost $290,940, and the grant from the N.C. RuralCenter would pay for up to half of thatamount. Jobs that would be created by thenew grocery store and Four SeasonsFurniture, a division of H&H Furniture,make the town eligible for the grant. FourSeasons Furniture would also have accessto the sewer line.

Even though the sewer system wouldbe owned by the Seagrove/Ulah waterdistrict, only a unit of local government,such as the town of Seagrove, is eligible toapply for the grant, according to Renfro.That unit would have to put up $15,000 tomatch the grant. The Randolph CountyBoard of Commissioners indicated theywould consider paying $7,500 of that, butwould need to set up a public hearing toformally consider the matter, Renfro said.

Once the proposed sewer system isinstalled, it will be possible to extend thelines to other streets in Seagrove. A publichearing on the proposal will take place atthe September 7 town council meeting.

The proposed special event vendorordinance, and peddlers and itinerantmerchants ordinance were both discussedat the meeting, as well. David Fencl, fromthe N.C. Department of Commerce’sDivision of Community Assistance, gavean overview of both ordinances andanswered questions.

Due to concern over the applicationdeadline of 45 days before a special eventtakes place and some of the wording in thepeddlers ordinance, amendments will bemade to both ordinances. Revisedversions will be made available at townhall until the September town councilmeeting. At that time, council memberswill vote on the ordinances.

Bonnie Burns presented a proposedlayout for trees to be planted by TreesSeagrove in H. Clay Presnell MemorialPark. Trees will be placed every 40 feet,with flowering trees staggered in the front.Council members granted a motion toapprove the layout. Planting will takeplace October 16.

Frank Neef requested a variance for thesign at his pottery shop, which currentlydoesn’t meet town restrictions. Neef wasunaware of the restrictions and created thesign to fit into the sign frame that was leftby the previous property owners.

Robert Wilhoit, town attorney, saidNeef would have to file a petition andcouncil members would have to sit as theboard of adjustments in order to considerthe variance.

The meeting went into a closed sessionat 9:30 p.m. to discuss a police matter.

Heritage CommitteeThe Heritage Committee of the

Seagrove Public Library is looking foritems of historical significance to theSeagrove community. They intend todisplay the items in the library.

Items they are collecting includephotos, newspaper clippings, letters,diaries, Bible records, yearbooks,scrapbooks, old household items, copies offamily trees and other memorabilia.

They are also looking for volunteers toresearch areas of interest, such as schools,businesses, churches and civic groups.

Anyone interested in volunteering ordonating items should call the library orcommittee members, Sue Spencer at (336)

873-7487, Cathy Baiden at (336) 626-2366, Barbara Luther at (336) 873-7521,and Pat Callicutt at (336) 873-7264.

SWR Fall BaseballThe Seagrove Athletic Association will

hold sign-ups for Southwest Randolph FallBaseball on August 28. Sign-ups will takeplace at Lamb’s Ball Field from 10-11:30a.m. Applicants must be between the agesof 3 and 12.

All games will be held at Lamb’s BallField and H. Clay Presnell Memorial Parkbetween September 9 and November 6.For more information, contact Jason Lambat (336) 381-4213.

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