Stephen Ferrell demonstrates molding a piece of pottery on the wheel. 

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Stephen Ferrell demonstrates molding a piece of pottery on the wheel. 

Roots in Brown's Pottery | Digital Traditions
Episode 1

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Otis Norris, Sandhills Pottery, McBee, Chesterfield County. Interview recorded May 2007. A Kershaw County native, Otis Norris has been turning pots at his current location in Chesterfield County since...
Norman Smith on the Early Days | Digital Traditions
Episode 1

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Norman Smith (d. 1990), Lawley, Chilton County. Interview recorded June 1981. Norman Smith began working in the family pottery in 1920 and opened his own shop in 1932 a few miles away. Arguably one of...
Norman & Oscar Smith Photos | Digital Traditions
Norman & Oscar Smith Photos | Digital Traditions
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Norman Smith began working in the family pottery in 1920 and opened his own shop in 1932 a few miles away. Arguably one of the most traditional of southern potters still practicing in 1981, he used a...
Marie Gooden Rogers Photos | Digital Traditions
Marie Gooden Rogers Photos | Digital Traditions
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Marie Gooden married into a potting family and was given informal instruction in shop operations and the nuances of turning by her husband, Horace Rogers. After his death in 1962, Marie decided to...
Landrum Family Photos | Digital Traditions
Landrum Family Photos | Digital Traditions

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Dr. Abner Landrum (1783-1856) was a major figure in the development and dissemination of the alkaline-glazed pottery tradition. In addition to being a newspaper editor and land speculator, he is...