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Kim Ellington Kim Ellington follows a 200 year old tradition by making the time-honored ceramic wares of the Catawba Valley, NC. True to the tradition, Ellington digs his own clay to create traditional pottery forms ranging from bean pots to pitchers to vases. Also true to the tradition, hi mixes wood ash, slop and glass for form the runny alkaline glaze typical of the region. Finally, he fires his work in a traditional wood-fired ground hog kiln identical to those used in the early days of the Catawba Valley pottery tradition. Unlike other contemporary folk potters, Ellington has veered away from figurative work and face jugs. His preference is to eschew most surface decoration and allow the rich amber and chocolate glazes play over the surfaces of his classically beautiful forms, discriminately adding a wavy line or a glass run, and expecting the ash from the fire box to enrich his pieces with glittering specks of gold. In this way, his work is reminiscent of the turn of the century potter, Daniel Siegel. Ellington’s works have been featured in Southern Accents and Southern Living magazines. |
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Luscious Glass Drip Jar Wood Fired Stoneware size: 5 Gallon, 14" tall $ 600.- (xke2) view larger image in new window ask me about "Luscious Glass Drip Jar" |
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Lovely 4 Handle Vase Wood Fired Stoneware size: 2 Gallon, 11" tall $ 275.- (ke118) view larger image in new window ask me about "Lovely 4 Handle Vase" |
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Deep Blues Pitcher Wood Fired Stoneware size: 1 Qt, 8.75" tall $ 80.- (ke124) view larger image in new window ask me about "Deep Blues Pitcher" |
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Double Band Pitcher Wood Fired Stoneware size: 1 Qt, 7" tall $ 75.- (ke125) view larger image in new window ask me about "Double Band Pitcher" |
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Tall, Dark & Handsome Vase Wood Fired Stoneware size: 4 Gallon, 17.5" tall $ 550.- (xke3) view larger image in new window ask me about "Tall, Dark & Handsome Vase" |
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Urn with Waves Wood-fired stoneware size: 12" tall $ 225 (afke12) view larger image in new window ask me about "Urn with Waves" |
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Beautiful & Dark Vase Wood Fired Stoneware size: 2 Qt, 8.75" tall $ 125.- (ke123) view larger image in new window ask me about "Beautiful & Dark Vase" |
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Perfection Vase Wood Fired Stoneware size: 10" tall $ 150 (ke115) view larger image in new window ask me about "Perfection Vase" |
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Peek-a-boo glaze vase Wood Fired Stoneware size: 2 Qt, 8.5" tall $ 125.- (ke122) view larger image in new window ask me about "Peek-a-boo glaze vase" |
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Slim Two Handled Vase Wood Fired Stoneware size: 10" tall $ 150 (ke115) view larger image in new window ask me about "Slim Two Handled Vase" |
