British expat, Mark Hewitt, has carried the Studio Movement with him to American soil. His branch of the Studio Pottery Movement is informed by his training with Michael Cardew—Bernard Leach’s first apprentice. Since that time, Hewitt has overseen the training of numerous apprentices, and well over 100 seasonal kiln openings at his studio, located in Pittsboro, North Carolina.

Hewitt’s students have likewise established studios of their own, sustaining the long-standing apprenticeship model. This brief index, North Carolina Potters, traces a specific lineage of American potters emerging from the Pittsboro studio. It includes works adapted by Mark Hewitt, Matt Jones, and Daniel Johnston, as well as East Fork potters Alex Matisse, John Vigeland, and Cade Hollomon-Cook.

I trained under the East Fork potters’ guidance near Asheville, North Carolina, beginning in 2016. This series is an homage to regional history and folk tradition. It provided the opportunity for reflection upon my craft inheritance and space to admire the work of my friends and creative role models.