PCPFC's 5th Anniversary Month! WEEK TWO!

The Winner of the Pat Holleman Covered Dish with one of her signature glazes is 

Robin Kramer of Whiteville!  

Week TWO is now underway!

Sybil West

The drawing for this prized Sybil West "porcelain vessel with multiple overlapping slips" will be held next Sunday, April 15, at the end of the business day (4pm).  If you would like a chance to win it, simply drop by our gallery, located in The Cotton Exchange, any time this week.  Purchase anything at all and you will receive a second chance to win.  Be sure to fill out a slip when you enter and at the register.

MARY HOLDEN-HALL - Featured Clay Artist

Each month at Port City Pottery & Fine Crafts we feature one of our artists, with an opening reception during Fourth Friday Gallery Walks.  Mary Holden-Hall, co-owner and co-founding artist of our gallery, will be featured from August 26 - September 23.  We invite you to meet Mary, view her huge and varied repertoire of work, and enjoy refreshments on Friday, Aug 26 from 6 - 9 pm at The Cotton Exchange in beautiful downtown Wilmington NC.

Mary's work includes dancing teapots, leaf motifs, fountains, bowls, crystalline vases - a array of functional and decorative ceramic pieces to enhance your home.

She writes this about herself:

My medium is clay, all clays.
I am mostly self-taught, having developed my interest in
clay since 1967. I have often been surprised by clay's versatility.
As my pottery has transitioned so has my life.
My aim is to produce the feeling of tranquility
And balance both in my creations and in my life.
My designs are a reflection of how I live my life.
I do what I love and love what I do.

Lady of the Leaves is currently on display at the Cameron Art Museum's State of the Art / Art of the State exhibit through October.

Art Tour Across America Visits Wilmington!

Kerry and Paul Filiberto, owners of the Cortile Gallery in Provincetown MA visited Port City Pottery & Fine Crafts during their Art Tour Across America.  What an amazing and ambitious adventure!  During the winter season on Cape Cod, when their tourist town sleeps, they set out to visit art galleries and museums across the country and blog about their adventures: Art Tour Across America.  While in Wilmington, they visited The Cotton Exchange and included The Golden Gallery and Port City Pottery & Fine Crafts.

Pat Holleman and Dick Heiser were "on duty" that day, so you will see photos of them and their work.  Upon their recommendation, Kerry and Paul also visited New Elements Gallery, Justine's, and the Cameron Art Museum.  Read it here: http://cortilegallery.blogspot.com/2011/01/wilmington-nc-to-charleston-sc.html

You can follow Kerry and Paul, read their views of the art scene in a variety of towns as they travel the United States.  It's a beautiful blog, well-written and designed.  We are grateful to the Filibertos for including Port City Pottery & Fine Crafts in their travels and write-up.